What was the date 120 years ago?

Solution

Wednesday January 18, 1905

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120 years in the past was 18 Jan 1905, a Wednesday. Subtracting 120 years in the past is usually simple. Anything under a decade can usually be counted on one hand. The biggest challenge will be skipping decades behind or even centuries. Additionally, we’re 18 days from the end of January, so being in the middle of of the month, you'll need to consider monthly changes as well. Weekly and daily changes most likely won't impact 120 years ago.

How we calculated 120 years before today

All of our day calculators are measured and QA'd by our engineer. Read more about the Git process here. But here's how 120 years ago gets calculated on each visit:

  1. We started with date inputs: used current day of 18 Jan, then set the calculation - 120 years, and factored in the year 2025
  2. Noted your current time of year: 120 years in January will bring us back to or further.
  3. Counted backwards years from current day: date - 18 Jan, factoring in the 18 days left in January to calculate Wednesday January 18, 1905
  4. Did NOT factor in workdays: In this calculation, we kept weekend. See below for just workdays or the fiscal calendar

Tips when solving for January 18

  • Current date: 18 Jan
  • Day of the week: Wednesday
  • New Date: Wednesday January 18, 1905
  • New Date Day of the week: Wednesday
  • Counting back form January will put you close, if not passed, the previous year.
  • The solution crosses into a different year.

Ways to calculate 120 years ago

  1. Calculate it: Start with a time ago calculator. 120 years is easiest solved on a calculator. For ours, we've already factored in the 18 days in January + all number of days in each month and the number of days in . Simply add your years and choose the length of time, then click "calculate". This calculation does not factor in workdays or holidays (see below!).
  2. Use January's calendar: Begin by identifying 18 Jan on a calendar, note that it’s Wednesday, and the total days in (trust me, you’ll need this for smaller calculations) and days until last year (double trust me, you'll need this for larger calculations). From there, count backwards 120 times years by years, subtracting years from until your remainder of years is 0.
  3. Use excel: For more complex years calculations or if you h8 our site (kidding), I use Excel functions like =TODAY()-120 to get or =WORKDAY(TODAY()), -120, cell:cell) for working years.

Working years in 120 calendar years

120 years is Wednesday January 18, 1905 or could be if you only want workdays. This calculation takes 120 years and only subtracts by the number of workdays in a week. Remember, removing the weekend from our calculation will drastically change our original Wednesday January 18, 1905 date.

Work years Solution

Date 120 work years ago
Saturday February 28, 1857

Week of Wednesday January 18, 1905

Monday

Tuesday

120 years back

Wednesday

January 18

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

The past 120 years is equivalent to:

Counting back from today is Wednesday January 18, 1905 using a full calendar, and is also 1051200 hours ago and 4.93% of the year.

120 years = 1051200 hours

120 years = 1412.903 months

120 years = 6257.143 weeks

120 years = 120.0 years

120 years = 63072000 minutes

120 years = 3784320000 seconds

Did you know?

Wednesday Wednesday January 18, 1905 was the 018 day of the year. At that time, it was 4.93% through 1905.

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In 120 years, the average person Spent...

  • 9408240.0 hours Sleeping
  • 1250928.0 hours Eating and drinking
  • 2049840.0 hours Household activities
  • 609696.0 hours Housework
  • 672768.0 hours Food preparation and cleanup
  • 210240.0 hours Lawn and garden care
  • 3679200.0 hours Working and work-related activities
  • 3384864.0 hours Working
  • 5539824.0 hours Leisure and sports
  • 3006432.0 hours Watching television

What happened on January 18 (120 years ago) over the years?

On January 18:

  • 1949 South African Rev Andries Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer
  • 1983 IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals (Pentathlon & Decathlon victories) 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semi-pro baseball

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