Born on August 23rd, 1524
Weekday
Saturday
August 23rd, 1524 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 25th, 1524 - August 23rd, 1524
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 495 days, exactly on September 5th, 2025, people who were born on August 23rd, 1524 will be 183,000 days old!
182,505 Days
26,072 Weeks
5,996 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 23rd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd
Born on August 23rd, 1524
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 23rd?
Thomas Dempster
British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist
*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, Bologna
95 Kenneth Arrow
American economist (1921-2017)
*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto
89 Philippe Mestre
French politician and writer
*August 23rd, 1927, Talmont †April 25th, 2017, 6th arrondissement of Paris
38 Louis XVI of France
King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)
*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde
41 Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
*August 23rd, 1978, Philadelphia †January 26th, 2020, Calabasas
85 Michel Rocard
French politician (1930–2016)
*August 23rd, 1930, Courbevoie †July 2nd, 2016, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.jpg "Willy Russell")
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89 Dick Bruna
Dutch writer and illustrator
*August 23rd, 1927, Utrecht †February 16th, 2017, Utrecht
49 Konstantin Novoselov
Russian-British physicist known for graphene work
*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil
86 Marian Seldes
American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014)
*August 23rd, 1928, Manhattan †October 6th, 2014, New York City
83 Gene Kelly
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912-1996)
*August 23rd, 1912, Pittsburgh †February 2nd, 1996, Beverly HillsNatalie Coughlin
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
*August 23rd, 1982, Vallejo.jpg "Paul Otlet")
76 Paul Otlet
Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker
*August 23rd, 1868, City of Brussels †December 10th, 1944, City of Brussels
68 Giuseppe Meazza
Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)
*August 23rd, 1910, Milan †August 21st, 1979, Rapallo
79 Sigismund von Herberstein
Carniolan diplomat, writer and historian
*August 23rd, 1486, Vipava †March 28th, 1566, ViennaSame 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, ParmaJohn Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken
German canon (1524-1542)
*March 29th, 1524, Saarbrücken †December 6th, 1542, SaarbrückenLorenzo 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 23rd
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day) which are celebrated on August 23rd.
Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Military_HonourAugust 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_23_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_National_Flag_(Ukraine)Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)
European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Romanian_coup_d'étatInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Remembrance_of_the_Slave_Trade_and_its_AbolitionNational Day for Physicians (Iran)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doctors'_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
23.8.1524
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).