Born on January 17th, 1912
Weekday
Wednesday
January 17th, 1912 was a Wednesday.
Age
People born on January 17th, 1912 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 112 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1911 - January 20th, 1912
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 994 days, exactly on January 13th, 2027, people who were born on January 17th, 1912 will be 42,000 days old!
41,006 Days
5,858 Weeks
1,347 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Hours
What happened on January 17th, 1912?
British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Falcon_Scott Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen's team had beaten them by 33 days.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Falcon_ScottWhat else happened on January 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 17th
Born on January 17th, 1912
Friedrich Donenfeld
Association footballer (1912-1976)
*January 17th, 1912, Vienna †March 20th, 1976, UtrechtAnacleto Angelini
Italian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007)
*January 17th, 1912, Ferrara †August 28th, 2007, SantiagoSame Day
Who's birthday is on January 17th?
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83 Jens Bratlie
13th Prime Minister of Norway
*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo
74 Muhammad Ali
American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)
*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale
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66 Louis Armand
French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)
*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer.jpg "James Earl Jones")
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99 Betty White
American actress and comedian (1922–2021)
*January 17th, 1922, Oak Park †December 31st, 2021, Brentwood
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73 Sheree North
American actress, dancer, and singer (1932-2005)
*January 17th, 1932, Los Angeles †November 4th, 2005, Los AngelesSame year
Born in 1912
81 Erich Honecker
Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
*August 25th, 1912, Neunkirchen †May 29th, 1994, La Reina
41 Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, WilmslowJack Marshall
Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1912-1988)
*March 5th, 1912, Wellington †August 30th, 1988, Snape
104 Ingeborg Rapoport
German physician and East German communist functionary (1912-2017)
*September 2nd, 1912, Kribi †March 23rd, 2017, Berlin
94 Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
German physicist (1912–2007)
*June 28th, 1912, Kiel †April 28th, 2007, SöckingLeiva Petersen
German classical philologist and publisher
*November 28th, 1912, Berlin †April 17th, 1992, Weimar
65 John Paul I
Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)
*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City.jpg "John Cage")
79 John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)
*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City
90 Wendy Hiller
English film and stage actress (1912-2003)
*August 15th, 1912, Stockport †May 14th, 2003, Beaconsfield
94 Milton Friedman
American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
*July 31st, 1912, Brooklyn †November 16th, 2006, San Francisco
59 Jean Vilar
French theatre director and actor (1912–1971)
*March 25th, 1912, Sète †May 28th, 1971, Sète
44 Jackson Pollock
American painter (1912–1956)
*January 28th, 1912, Cody †August 11th, 1956, East Hampton
75 Ray Eames
American artist, designer, and filmmaker
*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles
65 Wernher von Braun
German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)
*March 23rd, 1912, Wyrzysk †June 16th, 1977, Alexandria
97 June Havoc
American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist
*November 8th, 1912, Vancouver †March 28th, 2010, Stamford
78 Patrick White
English-born Australian writer
*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, SydneyBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 17th.
Blessed Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelbert_of_MichaelsbuchJenaro Sánchez Delgadillo (one of Saints of the Cristero War)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenaro_Sánchez_DelgadilloJanuary 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)National Day (Menorca, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dayThe opening ceremony of Patras Carnival, celebrated until Clean Monday. (Patras)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_CarnivalThe opening ceremony of Patras Carnival, celebrated until Clean Monday. (Patras, Greece)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_CarnivalDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.1.1912
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1912 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).