January 21st, 1910

Born on January 21st, 1910

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 268 days, exactly on January 17th, 2025, people who were born on January 21st, 1910 will be 42,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 21st?

January 21st, 1789

The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown, widely considered to be the first American novel, was published.

January 21st, 0763

The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid revolt when a rebel leader was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in present-day Iraq.

January 21st, 1757

French and Indian War: French regulars, Canadien militia and Indigenous forces ambushed Rogers' Rangers forces in the Battle on Snowshoes.

January 21st, 2017

Millions of people participated in the worldwide Women's March, to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues.

January 21st, 2011

Demonstrations in Tirana against alleged corruption in the Albanian government led to the killings of four protesters by the Republican Guard.

January 21st, 1997

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich (pictured) for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

January 21st, 1976

The Concorde supersonic transports began scheduled commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.

January 21st, 1972

Tripura, formerly part of the independent Twipra Kingdom, became a state of India.

January 21st, 1968

A B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear weapons crashed onto sea ice near Thule Air Base, Greenland, causing localized radioactive contamination.

January 21st, 2023

Huu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, killing eleven people and injuring nine others before later committing suicide. It is the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County since the 2008 Covina massacre.

January 21st, 2017

Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.

January 21st, 2014

Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.

January 21st, 2011

Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people died from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office.

January 21st, 2009

Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow.

January 21st, 2005

In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 21st

Born on January 21st, 1910

74

Rosa Kellner

German sprinter (1910-1984)

*January 21st, 1910, Munich †December 13th, 1984, Munich

65

Shantaram Athavale

Indian lyricist, film director and author

*January 21st, 1910, Pune †May 2nd, 1975

65

Hideo Shinojima

Japanese association football player

*January 21st, 1910, Tochigi Prefecture †February 11th, 1975, Tokyo

101

Albert Rosellini

State senator and governor of Washington (1910-2011)

*January 21st, 1910, Tacoma †October 10th, 2011, Seattle

65

Károly Takács

(1910–1976)

*January 21st, 1910, Budapest †January 5th, 1976, Budapest

81

Valentin Markov

Soviet army leader, lieutenant general of air force

*January 21st, 1910, Vysokovsk †November 30th, 1991

70

Jochen Blume

German actor

*January 21st, 1910, Görlitz †June 18th, 1980

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Who's birthday is on January 21st?

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

31

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

25

Em Beihold

Irani-American singer-songwriter and TikToker

*January 21st, 1999, Glendale

88

Radley Metzger

American film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor and film distributor

*January 21st, 1929, The Bronx †March 31st, 2017, New York City

90

Audrey Dalton

Actress

*January 21st, 1934, Dublin

65

Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)

*January 21st, 1953, Seattle †October 15th, 2018, Seattle

84

Jinx Falkenburg

Model, actress, radio personality, columnist (1919-2003)

*January 21st, 1919, Barcelona †August 27th, 2003, Manhasset

95

Todor Skalovski

Macedonian composer, choir and orchestra conductor

*January 21st, 1909, Tetovo †July 1st, 2004, Skopje

52

Cat Power

American singer-songwriter

*January 21st, 1972, Atlanta

83

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor

*January 21st, 1941, Madrid

52

Christian Dior

French fashion designer (1905–1957)

*January 21st, 1905, Granville †October 24th, 1957, Montecatini Terme

62

Isabelle Nanty

French actress, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*January 21st, 1962, Verdun

72

Telly Savalas

American film and television actor and singer (1922–1994)

*January 21st, 1922, Garden City †January 22nd, 1994, Universal City

67

Rainer Laupichler

German actor

*January 21st, 1957, Daun

92

Lee Yoo-hyung

Japanese and South Korean association football player (1911-2003)

*January 21st, 1911, Sinchon County †January 29th, 2003, Seoul

36

Angel Mena Pedroza

Ecuadorian Footballer

*January 21st, 1988, Guayaquil

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87

Mother Teresa

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

*August 26th, 1910, Skopje †September 5th, 1997, Kolkata

80

Lothar Collatz

German mathematician

*July 6th, 1910, Arnsberg †September 26th, 1990, Varna

87

Egill Jacobsen

Danish painter (1910-1998)

*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, Copenhagen

94

Ejler Bille

Danish artist (1910-2004)

*March 6th, 1910, Odder †May 1st, 2004, Copenhagen

96

Kitty Carlisle

American stage and screen actress, singer, and spokesperson for the arts (1910–2007)

*September 3rd, 1910, New Orleans †April 17th, 2007, New York City

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

*May 12th, 1910, Cairo †July 29th, 1994, Ilmington

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

*February 13th, 1910, London †August 12th, 1989, Stanford

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

*October 19th, 1910, Lahore †August 21st, 1995, Chicago

92

Rachel Kempson

British actress (1910–2003)

*May 28th, 1910, Dartmouth †May 24th, 2003, Millbrook

69

Dick Foran

Actor (1910-1979)

*June 18th, 1910, Flemington †August 10th, 1979, Panorama City

82

Josephine McKim

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1992)

*January 4th, 1910, Oil City, Cambria County, Pennsylvania †December 10th, 1992, Woodstock

87

Erich Mückenberger

German politician (1910-1998)

*June 8th, 1910, Chemnitz †February 10th, 1998, Berlin

87

Jacques Cousteau

French Naval Officer who co-invented open circuit demand scuba

*June 11th, 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac †June 25th, 1997, 17th arrondissement of Paris

83

Baltasar Lobo

Spanish artist

*February 22nd, 1910, Zamora †September 4th, 1993, Paris

90

Dora Alonso

Cuban journalist and writer

*December 22nd, 1910, Matanzas †March 21st, 2001, Havana

98

Irena Sendler

Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer (1910-2008)

*February 15th, 1910, Warsaw †May 12th, 2008, Warsaw

46

Sheila Terry

American actress (1910–1957)

*March 5th, 1910, Warroad †January 19th, 1957, New York City

88

Paul Bowles

American composer and writer (1910–1999)

*December 30th, 1910, Queens †November 18th, 1999, Tangier

77

Jean Anouilh

French playwright (1910–1987)

*June 23rd, 1910, Bordeaux †October 3rd, 1987, Lausanne

68

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

*August 23rd, 1910, Milan †August 21st, 1979, Rapallo

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Public holidays on January 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 21st.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1910 is a normal year and no leap year.

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