January 25th, 1943

Born on January 25th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 500 days, exactly on December 10th, 2027, people who were born on January 25th, 1943 will be 31,000 days old!

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What happened on January 25th?

January 25th, 1944

Representatives of the Chetnik movement began a four-day congress to organise political opposition to the Allied support of the communist-led Yugoslav Partisans in Yugoslavia.

January 25th, 2011

Arab Spring: The Egyptian revolution began with protests on the "Day of Anger", eventually leading to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule.

January 25th, 2010

Avatar, a science-fiction film directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time.

January 25th, 2006

Three independent observing campaigns announced the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, a super-Earth 21,500 ± 3,300 light-years away from Earth near the center of the Milky Way.

January 25th, 2004

Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed on Mars and rolled into Eagle crater, a small crater on the Meridiani Planum.

January 25th, 1998

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam detonated a truck bomb at the sacred Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, killing 17 people.

January 25th, 1995

A team of Norwegian and American scientists launched a Black Brant XII sounding rocket, which was mistaken by Russian forces for a Trident missile.

January 25th, 1993

Pakistani national Mir Aimal Kansi shot five people outside the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, killing two.

January 25th, 1990

Avianca Flight 52 ran out of fuel on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport and crashed into the village of Cove Neck, New York, resulting in the deaths of 73 people.

January 25th, 1971

Idi Amin seized power from Ugandan president Milton Obote in a coup d'état, beginning eight years of military rule.

January 25th, 1967

South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Cao Kỳ fired his rival Nguyễn Hữu Có while the latter was overseas on a diplomatic visit.

January 25th, 1917

Serving as a British armed merchant cruiser, Laurentic (pictured) was sunk by German naval mines off the northern coast of Ireland, resulting in 354 deaths.

January 25th, 1890

American journalist Nellie Bly (pictured) completed a circumnavigation of the globe by land and sea in a then-record-breaking 72 days.

January 25th, 1792

Thomas Hardy founded the London Corresponding Society to seek a "radical reform of parliament", later influencing the reform movements of early-19th-century England.

January 25th, 1704

English colonists from the Province of Carolina and their native allies began a series of raids against the largely peaceful population of Apalachee in Spanish Florida.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 25th

Born on January 25th, 1943

83

Maurice Risch

French actor

*January 25th, 1943, Paris

83

Dagmar Berghoff

German TV journalist

*January 25th, 1943, Berlin

48

Roy Black

German schlager singer and actor (1943-1991)

*January 25th, 1943, Bobingen †October 9th, 1991, Heldenstein

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82

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

82

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

82

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

83

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

82

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

82

Robert De Niro

American actor, director and producer (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, New York City

82

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

83

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer (1943–2017)

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

58

George Harrison

English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

83

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

83

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

79

Dagmar Schipanski

German politician (1943–2022)

*September 3rd, 1943, Sättelstädt †September 7th, 2022

82

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017, Glasgow

82

Valerie Perrine

American actress (1943—2026)

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston †March 23rd, 2026, Beverly Hills

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author (1943–2017)

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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