Born on December 31st, 1520
Weekday
Friday
December 31st, 1520 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1520 - January 20th, 1521
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 167 days, exactly on October 9th, 2024, people who were born on December 31st, 1520 will be 184,000 days old!
183,833 Days
26,261 Weeks
6,039 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 31st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 31st
Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 31st?
65 Jacques Cartier
Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-Malo
,_RP-P-OB-6909.jpg "Andreas Vesalius")
49 Andreas Vesalius
Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)
*December 31st, 1514, Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg †October 16th, 1564, Zakynthos
84 Henri Matisse
French artist (1869–1954)
*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, Nice.jpg "Anthony Hopkins")
Ferdinand Noack
German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)
*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin
96 Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter
*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna
67 Vaughan Jones
New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist
*December 31st, 1952, Gisborne †September 6th, 2020, Nashville.jpg "James Remar")
_(cropped).jpg "Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud")
.jpg "George Marshall")
78 George Marshall
American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.Hieronymus Gerhard
German jurist (1518-1574)
*December 31st, 1518, Hildesheim †May 12th, 1574, Stuttgart
87 Elizabeth Arden
Canadian American businesswoman
*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City.jpg "Ben Kingsley")
.jpg "Jan Smit")
Same 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 December 31st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, New Year's Eve) which are celebrated on December 31st.
December 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_31_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Solidarity_Day_of_AzerbaijanisFirst Night (United States)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_NightLast Day of the Year or Bisperás ng Bagong Taón, special holiday between Rizal Day and New Year's Day (Philippines)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_PhilippinesNovy God Eve (Russia)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year_celebration_in_Russian_cultureŌmisoka (Japan)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/ŌmisokaThe first day of Hogmanay or "Auld Year's Night" (Scotland)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/HogmanayThe seventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_ChristmasThe sixth and penultimate day of Kwanzaa (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenultDate as a Roman numeral / digit
31.12.1520
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | X = 10 | 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).