Born on April 8th, 1524
Weekday
Tuesday
April 8th, 1524 was a Tuesday.
Age
People born on April 8th, 1524 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 500 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Aries (The Ram)
March 21st, 1524 - April 20th, 1524
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 363 days, exactly on April 21st, 2025, people who were born on April 8th, 1524 will be 183,000 days old!
182,637 Days
26,091 Weeks
6,000 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
What happened on April 8th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 8th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 8th?
Michele Mercati
Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)
*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome
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80 Kofi Annan
7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)
*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern.jpg "Robert Kiyosaki")
60 Philip IV of Spain
King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)
*April 8th, 1605, Valladolid Royal Palace †September 17th, 1665, Cuarto bajo del Rey
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Calenberg
Countess of Henneberg (1526-1566)
*April 8th, 1526, Nienover †August 19th, 1566, Schleusingen.jpg "Adrian Boult")
Karl Scherm
German association football player (1904-1977)
*April 8th, 1904, Nuremberg †June 30th, 1977, Nuremberg
Same year
Born in 1524
Giovanni da Palestrina
Italian Renaissance composer (c. 1525–1594)
*November 30th, 1524, Palestrina †February 2nd, 1594, RomeSelim II
11th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 to 1574
*May 28th, 1524, Istanbul †December 9th, 1574, Istanbul
60 Giovanni Francesco Commendone
Catholic cardinal (1523-1585)
*March 17th, 1524, Venice †December 26th, 1584, Padua
59 Thomas Erastus
Swiss Calvinist theologian and physician
*September 7th, 1524, Baden †December 31st, 1583, Basel
62 Johannes Vischer
German physician and university teacher
*December 19th, 1524, Wemding †April 21st, 1587, TübingenPierre de Ronsard
French poet (1524-1585)
*September 11th, 1524, La Possonnière Castle †December 27th, 1585, La Riche
Abdias Praetorius
German theologian (1524-1573)
*March 28th, 1524, Salzwedel †January 9th, 1573, Lutherstadt WittenbergFrancisco Vallés
Spanish physician (1524-1592)
*October 4th, 1524, Covarrubias †September 20th, 1592, BurgosCharles, Cardinal of Lorraine
French Catholic cardinal of the House of Guise (1524-1574)
*February 17th, 1524, Joinville †December 26th, 1574, AvignonAlbrecht Giese
Danzig politician (1524-1580)
*February 10th, 1524, Gdańsk †August 1st, 1580, GdańskElizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg
Duchess consort of Mecklenburg
*October 14th, 1524, Denmark †October 15th, 1586, GedserMichael Teuber
German jurist (1524-1586)
*August 15th, 1524, Lutherstadt Eisleben †September 15th, 1586, Lutherstadt WittenbergOttavio Farnese
Duke of Parma (1524-1586)
*October 9th, 1524, Valentano †September 18th, 1586, ParmaLorenzo Zacchia
Italian painter and engraver (1524-1587)
*December 27th, 1524, Lucca †November 30th, 1586Birthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on April 8th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 8th.
Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha's_BirthdayWilliam Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Augustus_MuhlenbergApril 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_8_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LiberiaInternational Romani Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Romani_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
8.4.1524
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1524 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).