Born on December 31st, 1524
Weekday
Wednesday
December 31st, 1524 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1524 - January 20th, 1525
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 624 days, exactly on January 13th, 2026, people who were born on December 31st, 1524 will be 183,000 days old!
182,376 Days
26,053 Weeks
5,991 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
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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")
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78 George Marshall
American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.
87 Elizabeth Arden
Canadian American businesswoman
*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City.jpg "Ben Kingsley")
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93 Francesco Alberoni
Italian journalist and professor of sociology (1929–2023)
*December 31st, 1929, Borgonovo Val Tidone †August 14th, 2023, MilanSame 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 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
31.12.1524
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | X = 10 | 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).