January 24th, 1870

Born on January 24th, 1870

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 56,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 658 days, exactly on February 15th, 2026, people who were born on January 24th, 1870 will be 57,000 days old!

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What happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

During the Spanish transition to democracy, neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

January 24th, 1536

King Henry VIII of England (pictured) suffered a serious accident while jousting, receiving injuries which may have caused his later obesity and erratic personality.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 24th

Born on January 24th, 1870

46

Herbert Kilpin

English footballer (1870–1916)

*January 24th, 1870, Nottingham †October 22nd, 1916, Milan

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 24th?

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter, YouTuber and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

54

Walter Model

German field marshal

*January 24th, 1891, Genthin †April 21st, 1945, Ratingen

75

Edith Wharton

American novelist, short story writer, designer (1862–1937)

*January 24th, 1862, New York City †August 11th, 1937, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

63

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

72

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

86

Gavin Crawford

Scottish footballer (1869-1955)

*January 24th, 1869, Kilmarnock †March 2nd, 1955, Plumstead

43

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

42

Daveed Diggs

American actor and rapper

*January 24th, 1982, Oakland

70

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

71

Gaetano Giardino

Italian general (1864-1935)

*January 24th, 1864, Asti †November 21st, 1935, Turin

76

Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941-2017)

*January 24th, 1941, Carcassonne †May 12th, 2017, Marseille

49

Henry Jarvis Raymond

American journalist and politician (1820–1869)

*January 24th, 1820, Livingston County †June 18th, 1869, New York City

72

Vicki Baum

Austrian writer

*January 24th, 1888, Vienna †August 29th, 1960, Hollywood

41

Frankie Grande

American actor, dancer, singer, producer

*January 24th, 1983, New York City

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Born in 1870

53

Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union

*April 10th, 1870, Ulyanovsk †January 21st, 1924, Bolshiye Gorki

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

75

Robert Zahn

German classical archaeologist

*January 9th, 1870, Bruchsal †November 27th, 1945, Berlin

67

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

*February 7th, 1870, Rudolfsheim †May 28th, 1937, Aberdeen

78

Franz Lehár

Komárom-born Austrian music composer (1870–1948)

*April 30th, 1870, Komárom †October 24th, 1948, Bad Ischl

81

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician

*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk

83

Ivan Bunin

Russian winter and poet

*October 22nd, 1870, Voronezh †November 8th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jean Perrin

French physicist

*September 30th, 1870, Lille †April 17th, 1942, New York City

70

Josephine Siebe

German journalist and writer

*November 10th, 1870, Leipzig †July 26th, 1941, Leipzig

76

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, Fairlight

83

Wilhelm Anschütz

German university professor

*September 24th, 1870, Halle (Saale) †September 15th, 1954, Kiel

74

Joseph C. Lincoln

Novelist, short story writer, poet

*February 13th, 1870, Brewster †March 10th, 1944

87

James Middleton Cox

American politician, governor of Ohio

*March 31st, 1870, Butler County †July 15th, 1957, Kettering

76

Louis Bachelier

Mathematician

*March 11th, 1870, Le Havre †April 28th, 1946, Saint-Malo

81

Michael Rostovtzeff

Russian historian of ancient history

*November 10th, 1870, Zhytomyr †October 20th, 1952, New Haven

62

Adolf Loos

Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933)

*December 10th, 1870, Brno †August 23rd, 1933, Kalksburg

70

Samuel Cohen

Moldovan composer; composer of the Israeli National Anthem

*January 1st, 1870, Ungheni †January 1st, 1940, Rishon LeZion

83

Albert Meyer

Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870-1953)

*March 13th, 1870, Fällanden †October 22nd, 1953, Zürich

44

Gaston Arman de Caillavet

French playwright

*March 15th, 1870, 16th arrondissement of Paris †January 15th, 1915, Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil

64

Emil Młynarski

Polish conductor, violinist, composer and pedagogue

*July 18th, 1870, Kybartai †April 5th, 1935, Warsaw

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Feast of Our Lady of Peace) which are celebrated on January 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1870 is a normal year and no leap year.

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