January 21st, 1971

Born on January 21st, 1971

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 19,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 548 days, exactly on October 24th, 2025, people who were born on January 21st, 1971 will be 20,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 21st, 1971?

January 21st, 1971

The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emley_Moor_transmitting_station

What else 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.

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

Born on January 21st, 1971

53

Sergey Klevchenya

Speed skater from the Soviet Union and Russia

*January 21st, 1971, Barnaul

53

Dmitri Khlestov

Russian footballer

*January 21st, 1971, Moscow

53

Doug Weight

American ice hockey player

*January 21st, 1971, Warren

53

Alan McManus

Scottish snooker player

*January 21st, 1971, Glasgow

53

Donna Lynne Champlin

American actress

*January 21st, 1971, Rochester

53

Per-Willy Amundsen

Norwegian politician

*January 21st, 1971, Harstad Municipality

53

Doug Edwards

American basketball player

*January 21st, 1971, Miami

53

Rafael Berges

Spanish football player/manager

*January 21st, 1971, Córdoba

53

Dylan Kussman

American actor

*January 21st, 1971, Los Angeles

53

Uni Arge

Faroese footballer

*January 21st, 1971, Tórshavn

53

Joana Benedek

Rumanian-Mexican exactress

*January 21st, 1971, Bucharest

53

Darren Frost

Canadian actor

*January 21st, 1971, Brantford

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 21st?

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

52

Cat Power

American singer-songwriter

*January 21st, 1972, Atlanta

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

31

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

25

Em Beihold

Irani-American singer-songwriter and TikToker

*January 21st, 1999, Glendale

62

Isabelle Nanty

French actress, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*January 21st, 1962, Verdun

59

María Luisa Ramos Urzagaste

Bolivian diplomat

*January 21st, 1965, Bolivia

65

Paul Allen

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

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

54

Ken Leung

American actor

*January 21st, 1970, Manhattan

36

Angel Mena Pedroza

Ecuadorian Footballer

*January 21st, 1988, Guayaquil

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

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

67

Rainer Laupichler

German actor

*January 21st, 1957, Daun

52

Rickard Falkvinge

Former head of the Swedish Pirate Party

*January 21st, 1972, Gothenburg

48

Lars Eidinger

German actor

*January 21st, 1976, West Berlin

55

Karina Lombard

French-American Actress

*January 21st, 1969, Afaahiti

63

Piotr Ugrumov

Soviet, Latvian and Russian cyclist

*January 21st, 1961, Riga

54

Marina Foïs

French actress

*January 21st, 1970, Boulogne-Billancourt

68

Adeline Hazan

French politician

*January 21st, 1956, Paris

48

Emma Bunton

English singer

*January 21st, 1976, Finchley

Same year
Born in 1971

52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

52

Christina Cox

Canadian actress

*July 31st, 1971, Toronto

52

Billy Bush

American radio and television host (born 1971)

*October 13th, 1971, Los Angeles

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

52

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

52

Elon Musk

Businessman (born 1971)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

53

Susi Susanti

Indonesian badminton player

*February 11th, 1971, Tasikmalaya City

52

Chen Ying

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1971, Xijiang, Guizhou

52

John 5

American guitarist

*July 31st, 1971, Grosse Pointe

53

Ricky Subagja

Badminton player

*January 27th, 1971, Bandung City

52

Zarinah Abdullah

Badminton player

*July 12th, 1971, Singapore

52

Mario Abdo Benítez

50st President of Paraguay

*November 10th, 1971, Asunción

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

52

Raoul Bova

Italian actor

*August 14th, 1971, Rome

52

Martin Gerster

German politician

*August 30th, 1971, Biberach an der Riss

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

52

Valentina Polkhanova

Russian racing cyclist

*August 15th, 1971, Saransk

53

Jeremy Renner

American actor, producer, and musician

*January 7th, 1971, Modesto

53

Ewan McGregor

Scottish-American actor

*March 31st, 1971, Perth

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1971 is a normal year and no leap year.

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