Born on August 16th, 1524
Weekday
Saturday
August 16th, 1524 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1524 - August 23rd, 1524
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 492 days, exactly on August 29th, 2025, people who were born on August 16th, 1524 will be 183,000 days old!
182,508 Days
26,072 Weeks
5,996 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 16th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 16th
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Who's birthday is on August 16th?
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Gabriel Lippmann
Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)
*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean
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58 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
President of Nigeria (1951-2010)
*August 16th, 1951, Katsina †May 5th, 2010, Nigerian Presidential ComplexSame 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 August 16th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 16th.
Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennington_Battle_DayChildren's Day (Paraguay)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_DayTranslation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_of_EdessaAugust 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gozan_no_OkuribiNational Airborne Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Airborne_DayRestoration Day (Dominican Republic)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Dominican_RepublicThe first day of the Independence Days, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonXicolatada (Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XicolatadaDate as a Roman numeral / digit
16.8.1524
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).