January 24th, 2012

Born on January 24th, 2012

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 4,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 527 days, exactly on October 2nd, 2025, people who were born on January 24th, 2012 will be 5,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

During the Spanish transition to democracy, neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

January 24th, 1536

King Henry VIII of England (pictured) suffered a serious accident while jousting, receiving injuries which may have caused his later obesity and erratic personality.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 24th

Born on January 24th, 2012

12

Countess Athena of Monpezat

Danish former princess; daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark

*January 24th, 2012, Rigshospitalet

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Who's birthday is on January 24th?

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter, YouTuber and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

42

Daveed Diggs

American actor and rapper

*January 24th, 1982, Oakland

43

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

41

Frankie Grande

American actor, dancer, singer, producer

*January 24th, 1983, New York City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

63

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

50

Rokia Traoré

Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist

*January 24th, 1974, Kolokani

72

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

58

Karin Viard

French actress

*January 24th, 1966, Rouen

70

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

27

Luna Rival

French pornographic actress

*January 24th, 1997, Dijon

27

Riccardo Orsolini

Italian footballer

*January 24th, 1997, Ascoli Piceno

76

Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941-2017)

*January 24th, 1941, Carcassonne †May 12th, 2017, Marseille

54

Walter Model

German field marshal

*January 24th, 1891, Genthin †April 21st, 1945, Ratingen

77

Michio Kaku

American theoretical physicist, futurist and author

*January 24th, 1947, San Jose

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Born in 2012

7

Grumpy Cat

Cat and Internet meme celebrity

*April 4th, 2012, Morristown †May 14th, 2019, Morristown

12

Blue Ivy Carter

American singer and daughter of Jay-Z and Beyoncé

*January 7th, 2012, New York City

12

Norodom Jenna

Princess of Cambodia

*March 11th, 2012, Paris

12

Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland

Daughter of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

*February 23rd, 2012, Karolinska University Hospital

11

Kim Ji-yoo

South Korean actress

*September 26th, 2012, South Korea

11

Tinsley Price

American actress

*August 4th, 2012, United States of America

12

Isla Phillips

Granddaughter of Anne, Princess Royal; great-granddaughter of Elizabeth II

*March 29th, 2012, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

11

Caoilinn Springall

American actress

*November 30th, 2012, California

11

Penelope Disick

Child of Kourtney Kardashian Scott Disick

*July 8th, 2012, Los Angeles

12

Julianna Gamiz

American actress

*January 3rd, 2012, Downey

12

Juju Journey Brener

American actress

*February 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

11

Everleigh McDonell

American actress

*August 31st, 2012, California

12

Logan Moreau

American actor and voice actor

*January 27th, 2012, Los Angeles

12

Lilah-Rose Rodriguez

American actress

*February 29th, 2012, Redwood City

11

Sebastian Benedict

Actor

*August 22nd, 2012, General Santos

11

Tucker Wilkerson

American actor and voice actor

*September 18th, 2012, Westport

3

Alan Kurdi

Three-year-old who died from capsized boat August 2015

*May 4th, 2012, Kobanî †September 2nd, 2015, Bodrum

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Public holidays on January 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Feast of Our Lady of Peace) which are celebrated on January 24th.

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Born on January 24th, 2012
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Leap year

Yes: 2012 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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