Born on May 12th, 1520
Weekday
Wednesday
May 12th, 1520 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1520 - May 21st, 1520
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 934 days, exactly on November 15th, 2026, people who were born on May 12th, 1520 will be 185,000 days old!
184,066 Days
26,295 Weeks
6,047 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 12th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 12th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 12th?
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79 Gabriel Fauré
French composer, organist, pianist and teacher
*May 12th, 1845, Pamiers †November 4th, 1924, Paris
90 Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)
*May 12th, 1820, Florence †August 13th, 1910, London_Publicity.jpg "George Carlin")
71 George Carlin
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica
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96 Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook
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90 Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)
*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, OjaiGustav I of Sweden
King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560
*May 12th, 1496, Rydboholm Castle †September 29th, 1560, Stockholm.jpg "Emilio Estevez")
40 Jonah Lomu
New Zealand rugby union player
*May 12th, 1975, Auckland †November 18th, 2015, AucklandGustav Adolf von Götzen
German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator
*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, BerlinKarl von Appen
German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)
*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East BerlinSame year
Born in 1520
Sixtus V
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590
*December 13th, 1520, Grottammare †August 27th, 1590, RomeMartha Leijonhufvud
Swedish noblewoman
*December 24th, 1520, Ekeberg †January 15th, 1584, StegeholmFXD.jpg "Alessandro Farnese")
68 Alessandro Farnese
Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
*October 7th, 1520, Valentano †March 2nd, 1589, Rome.jpg "William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley")
77 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)
*September 13th, 1520, Bourne †August 4th, 1598, Westminster
55 Matthias Flacius
Croatian theologian (1520–1575)
*March 3rd, 1520, Labin †March 11th, 1575, Frankfurt
51 Sigismund II Augustus
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
*August 1st, 1520, Kraków †July 7th, 1572, KnyszynFrancesco Piccolomini
Italian philosopher (1520-1604)
*January 25th, 1520, Siena †November 30th, 1603, SienaElisabeth von Pfalz-Simmern
German aristocrat
*February 13th, 1520, Simmern †February 18th, 1564, FürstenauThoinot Arbeau
French dance manual author and priest (1520-1595)
*March 17th, 1520, Dijon †July 23rd, 1595, LangresBarbara Radziwiłł
(1520-1551) queen-consort of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania
*December 16th, 1520, Vilnius †May 8th, 1551, KrakówMadeleine of Valois
Scottish royal consort
*August 10th, 1520, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †July 7th, 1537, Edinburgh
71 Heinrich Sudermann
German politician (1520-1591)
*August 31st, 1520, Cologne †September 7th, 1591, LübeckHermann tom Ring
German renaissance painter (1521-1596)
*November 30th, 1520, Münster †October 18th, 1596, MünsterBartholomäus Sastrow
German politician (1520–1603)
*August 21st, 1520, Greifswald †February 7th, 1603, StralsundDorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine
Electress Palatine (1520-1580)
*November 10th, 1520, Copenhagen †May 31st, 1580, Neumarkt in der OberpfalzBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 12th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 12th.
Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereus_and_AchilleusPatriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_I_of_ConstantinopleInternational ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_May_12th_Awareness_DayInternational Nurses Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Nurses_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
12.5.1520
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1520 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).