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  1. Born on August 21st, 1539 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on August 21st?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on August 21st
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (August 1539)

Born on August 21st, 1539

Weekday

Monday

August 21st, 1539 was a Monday.

Age

484

People born on August 21st, 1539 will turn 485 this year (2024), in exactly 115 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1539 - August 23rd, 1539

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 177,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 971 days, exactly on December 25th, 2026, people who were born on August 21st, 1539 will be 178,000 days old!

177,029 Days

25,289 Weeks

5,816 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 21st?

Thalys August 21st, 2015

Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.
Syrian civil war August 21st, 2013

Syrian civil war: Areas controlled by the Syrian opposition in Ghouta, Damascus, were attacked by rockets (launcher pictured) containing sarin, killing at least 281 people.
Limnic eruption August 21st, 1986

A limnic eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces August 21st, 1963

South Vietnamese special forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, the brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, raided and vandalised Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving hundreds dead.
Harry Daghlian August 21st, 1945

American physicist Harry Daghlian accidentally dropped a tungsten carbide brick onto a plutonium bomb core, exposing himself to neutron radiation and later becoming the first Manhattan Project fatality due to a criticality accident.
World War II August 21st, 1944

World War II: A combined Canadian–Polish force captured the town of Falaise, France, in the final offensive of the Battle of Normandy.
World War II August 21st, 1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army lost the Battle of the Tenaru, the first of its three major land offensives during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
Leonardo da Vinci August 21st, 1911

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (pictured) was stolen from the Louvre by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia and was not recovered until two years later.
Lincoln–Douglas debates August 21st, 1858

The first of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas (both pictured), candidates for an Illinois seat in the U.S. Senate, was held in Ottawa, Illinois.
Peninsular War August 21st, 1808

Peninsular War: British–Portuguese forces put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal at the Battle of Vimeiro.
National colours of Italy August 21st, 1789

The national colours of Italy first appeared on a tricolour cockade in Genoa.
Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) August 21st, 1717

Austro-Turkish War: Austrian troops under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy captured the strategically important city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) August 21st, 1716

Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: Ottoman forces suddenly abandoned their siege of Corfu, allowing the Republic of Venice to preserve its rule over the Ionian Islands.
Jacobitism August 21st, 1689

Jacobite risings: Jacobite clans clashed with a regiment of Covenanters in the streets of Dunkeld, Scotland.
Battle of Dunkeld August 21st, 1689

The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 21st?

Elīza Tīruma: Age & Birthday 33
Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda
Malynda Hale: Age & Birthday 37
Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara
Usain Bolt: Age & Birthday 37
Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter

*August 21st, 1986, Sherwood Content
38
Roelof Dednam

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1985, Bloemfontein
89
Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood
64
Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia
Stephen Hillenburg: Age & Birthday 57
Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino
30
Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul
61
Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City
36
Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey
Alizée: Age & Birthday 39
Alizée

French singer

*August 21st, 1984, Ajaccio
57
Hermann Hammerschmidt
*August 21st, 1887, Cottbus †November 30th, 1944
Robert Lewandowski: Age & Birthday 35
Robert Lewandowski

Polish association football player

*August 21st, 1988, Leszno, Warsaw West County
William IV: Age & Birthday 71
William IV

King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 1830 to 1837

*August 21st, 1765, Buckingham Palace †June 20th, 1837, Windsor Castle
Sergey Brin: Age & Birthday 50
Sergey Brin

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1973, Moscow
Eve Torres: Age & Birthday 39
Eve Torres

American actress, dancer, model and professional wrestler

*August 21st, 1984, Boston
Nigel Pearson: Age & Birthday 60
Nigel Pearson

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*August 21st, 1963, Nottingham
Melvin Van Peebles: Age & Birthday 89
Melvin Van Peebles

American filmmaker

*August 21st, 1932, Chicago †September 21st, 2021, Manhattan
Mohammed: Age & Birthday 60
Mohammed

King of Morocco since 1999

*August 21st, 1963, Rabat
Clarence Williams III: Age & Birthday 81
Clarence Williams III

American actor (1939–2021)

*August 21st, 1939, New York City †June 4th, 2021, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1539

Fausto Sozzini: Age & Birthday 64
Fausto Sozzini

Polish-Italian theologian

*December 5th, 1539, Siena †March 4th, 1604, Lusławice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Paulus Melissus: Age & Birthday 62
Paulus Melissus

German composer (1539-1602)

*December 20th, 1539, Mellrichstadt †February 3rd, 1602, Heidelberg
Franciscus Raphelengius: Age & Birthday 58
Franciscus Raphelengius

Flemish orientalist, text editor, printer, professor

*February 27th, 1539, Lannoy †July 20th, 1597, Leiden
77
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Spanish chronicler (1539-1616)

*April 12th, 1539, Cuzco †April 23rd, 1616, Córdoba
43
Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine

Electress Palatine by marriage

*February 13th, 1539, Kassel †March 15th, 1582, Heidelberg
63
Andreas Schato

German mathematician (1539-1603)

*August 19th, 1539, Torgau †March 17th, 1603, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
63
Amalia of Neuenahr

German noble

*April 6th, 1539, Alpen †April 10th, 1602, Alpen
44
Louis VI

Elector Palatine

*July 4th, 1539, Simmern †October 22nd, 1583, Heidelberg
56
Louis Gonzaga

Duke of Nevers, Italian-French prince (1539-1595)

*September 18th, 1539, Mantua †October 23rd, 1595, Nesle
73
Salima Sultan Begum

Third wife and chief consort of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1539–1613)

*March 5th, 1539, Kannauj †December 15th, 1612, Delhi
64
Christoph Pezel

German theologian

*March 5th, 1539, Plauen †February 25th, 1604, Bremen
49
Henry XI of Legnica

Thrice Duke of Legnica: 1551-1556 (under regency), 1559–1576 and 1580-1581

*February 23rd, 1539, Legnica †March 3rd, 1588, Kraków
71
Catherine Vasa of Sweden

Regent of East Frisia; Swedish princess, writer

*January 6th, 1539, Stockholm †December 21st, 1610, Berum
57
Pierre Pithou

French lawyer and scholar (1539-1596)

*November 1st, 1539, Troyes †November 1st, 1596, Nogent-sur-Seine
64
George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Regent of Prussia

*April 5th, 1539, Ansbach †April 25th, 1603, Ansbach
60
Maria of Nassau

Countess of Nassau

*March 18th, 1539, Dillenburg †May 28th, 1599, Castle of Ulft
62
Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Estouteville

(1539-1601)

*January 1st, 1539, La Fère †January 1st, 1601, Pontoise
79
Nicolò Donato

Doge of Venice (1539-1618)

*January 28th, 1539, Venice †May 9th, 1618, Venice
44
Tobias Stimmer

Swiss artist (1539-1584)

*April 7th, 1539, Schaffhausen †January 4th, 1584, Strasbourg
33
Archduchess Barbara of Austria

Austrian archduchess

*April 30th, 1539, Innsbruck †September 19th, 1572, Ferrara

Birthdays of famous people

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Public holidays on August 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 21st.

Abraham of Smolensk (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_of_Smolensk
Euprepius of Verona
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euprepius_of_Verona
Maximilian of Antioch
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_of_Antioch
Our Lady of Knock
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_Shrine
Pope Pius X
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_X
Sidonius Apollinaris
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidonius_Apollinaris
August 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_Day
Youth Day (Morocco)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Day
World Senior Citizen's Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Senior_Citizen's_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXI.VIII.MDXXXIX

21.8.1539

Legend

M = 1000D = 500X = 10IX = 9V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1539 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1539

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31 123456
32 78910111213
33 14151617181920
34 21222324252627
35 28293031

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