January 7th, 1924

Born on January 7th, 1924

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 205 days, exactly on April 26th, 2025, people who were born on January 7th, 1924 will be 37,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 7th?

January 7th, 2012

A hot air balloon flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a power line while landing, causing it to crash and killing all eleven people on board.

January 7th, 2010

In Nag Hammadi, Egypt, Muslim gunmen opened fire on a crowd of Coptic Christians leaving church after attending Christmas Liturgy, killing eight of them, as well as one Muslim bystander.

January 7th, 1993

The Fourth Republic of Ghana was inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings, the country's former military ruler, as president.

January 7th, 1989

Representatives of Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini delivered a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev, inviting him to consider Islam as an alternative to communism, and predicting the dissolution of the Soviet Bloc.

January 7th, 1979

The People's Army of Vietnam captured Phnom Penh, marking the end of large-scale fighting in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.

January 7th, 1955

Marian Anderson became the first African-American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

January 7th, 1948

Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell, flying in pursuit of an alleged UFO, was killed when his P-51 Mustang crashed near Fort Knox, Kentucky.

January 7th, 1939

French physicist Marguerite Perey identified francium, the last element to be discovered in nature rather than by synthesis.

January 7th, 1931

Australian aviator Guy Menzies (pictured) flew from Sydney to New Zealand's West Coast, making the first solo trans-Tasman flight.

January 7th, 1797

The Italian tricolour was first adopted as an official flag by the government of the Cispadane Republic.

January 7th, 1782

The Bank of North America (pictured) opened in Philadelphia as the de facto first central bank of the United States.

January 7th, 1610

Through his telescope, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei made the first observation of Jupiter's Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, although he was not able to distinguish the first two until the following night.

January 7th, 2020

After 253 days without an operational government, a second round of investiture votes produced Spain's first coalition government since the Second Republic.

January 7th, 2015

A car bomb explodes outside a police college in the Yemeni capital Sana'a with at least 38 people reported dead and more than 63 injured.

January 7th, 2012

A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 7th

Born on January 7th, 1924

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

42

Pablo Birger

Argentine racing driver

*January 7th, 1924, Buenos Aires †March 9th, 1966, Buenos Aires

92

Edwin Reinecke

American politician

*January 7th, 1924, Medford †December 24th, 2016, Laguna Hills

70

Ralph Miliband

1924-1994 Marxist theorist

*January 7th, 1924, Brussels metropolitan area †May 21st, 1994, Westminster

85

Stanley Wolfe

American composer and music teacher

*January 7th, 1924, New York City †May 29th, 2009, Yonkers

49

Gene L. Coon

American screenwriter, TV producer and novelist, best known for his work on Star Trek

*January 7th, 1924, Beatrice †July 8th, 1973, Los Angeles

91

Russell Henderson

Trinidad and Tobago musician (1924-2015)

*January 7th, 1924, Trinidad †August 18th, 2015, London

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 7th?

31

Nico Santos

German singer-songwriter

*January 7th, 1993, Bremen

25

Brandon Austin

English association football player

*January 7th, 1999, Hemel Hempstead

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

92

Ursula Brunner

Swiss fair trade activist (1925-2017)

*January 7th, 1925, Frauenfeld †March 23rd, 2017, Frauenfeld

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

60

Nicolas Cage

American actor

*January 7th, 1964, Long Beach

53

Jeremy Renner

American actor, producer, and musician

*January 7th, 1971, Modesto

39

Lewis Hamilton

British racing driver

*January 7th, 1985, Stevenage

69

Zora Neale Hurston

African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891-1960)

*January 7th, 1891, Notasulga †January 28th, 1960, Fort Pierce

24

Rosario Soto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*January 7th, 2000, Cipolletti

33

Eden Hazard

Belgian association football player (born 1991)

*January 7th, 1991, La Louvière

74

Paul Deussen

German Orientalist and Sanskrit scholar

*January 7th, 1845, Oberdreis †July 6th, 1919, Kiel

61

Rand Paul

United States Senator from Kentucky since 2011

*January 7th, 1963, Pittsburgh

72

Vincent Gardenia

American actor (1920-1992)

*January 7th, 1920, Naples †December 9th, 1992, Philadelphia

82

Jörg Lucke

East German rower

*January 7th, 1942, Berlin

72

Hans-Dieter Jancker

German journalist

*January 7th, 1952, Grevesmühlen

74

Millard Fillmore

President of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*January 7th, 1800, Summerhill †March 8th, 1874, Buffalo

85

Émile Borel

French mathematician and politician

*January 7th, 1871, Saint-Affrique †February 3rd, 1956, Paris

65

Pierre Gripari

French writer

*January 7th, 1925, Paris †December 23rd, 1990, Paris

78

Dick Marty

Swiss politician

*January 7th, 1945, Sorengo †December 28th, 2023, Fescoggia

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Born in 1924

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

100

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

86

Emilie Lieberherr

Swiss politician (1924–2011)

*October 14th, 1924, Erstfeld †January 3rd, 2011, Zollikerberg

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

89

Paul Dietzel

American football and coach, college athletics administrator (1924–2013)

*September 5th, 1924, Fremont †September 24th, 2013, Baton Rouge

100

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day, Christmas) which are celebrated on January 7th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1924 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).

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