Born on August 6th, 1520
Weekday
Friday
August 6th, 1520 was a Friday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1520 - August 23rd, 1520
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 25 days, exactly on May 15th, 2024, people who were born on August 6th, 1520 will be 184,000 days old!
183,975 Days
26,282 Weeks
6,044 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 6th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 6th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 6th?
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84 Howard Hodgkin
British artist (1932-2017)
*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London
78 Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)
*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence
86 Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)
*August 6th, 1868, Villeneuve-sur-Fère †February 23rd, 1955, Paris.jpg "Robin van Persie")
73 Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)
*August 6th, 1881, Lochfield †March 11th, 1955, LondonAndy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York CityAllan Holdsworth
British musician (1946–2017)
*August 6th, 1946, Bradford †April 15th, 2017, Vista
38 Bafétimbi Gomis
French-Senegalese association football player
*August 6th, 1985, La Seyne-sur-Mer.jpg "Leslie Odom Jr.")
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63 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
*August 6th, 1960, Valladolid
70 Matthew Parker
Archbishop of Canterbury (1504-1575)
*August 6th, 1504, Norwich †May 17th, 1575, Lambeth Palace_(cropped).jpg "Alfred Tennyson")
83 Alfred Tennyson
British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)
*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, Aldworth.jpg "Gordon Freeth")
87 Gordon Freeth
Australian politician and diplomat (1914–2001)
*August 6th, 1914, Angaston †November 27th, 2001, PerthSame 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 August 6th
Fixed holidays (Christian holidays and observances) which are celebrated on August 6th.
Transfiguration of Jesus
Christian holidays and observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_JesusAugust 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian holidays and observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_NahyanIndependence Day (Bolivia), celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BoliviaIndependence Day (Jamaica), celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Jamaica)Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_CeremonyDate as a Roman numeral / digit
6.8.1520
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).