December 1st, 1539

Born on December 1st, 1539

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

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What happened on December 1st?

December 1st, 2019

Vivianne Miedema scored six goals and had four assists for Arsenal W.F.C. in their 11–1 victory over Bristol City W.F.C. that broke the record for the most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match.

December 1st, 1991

A referendum held to ratify the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine passed with more than 92 percent of the vote.

December 1st, 1988

Five armed men hijacked a bus carrying schoolchildren and a teacher in Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz, Russia), and were later given an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft and ransom for the release of the hostages.

December 1st, 1971

A period of political and economic reforms in the Socialist Republic of Croatia came to an end as the League of Communists of Yugoslavia decided to purge the state's reformist leadership.

December 1st, 1966

The first Gävle goat, a Swedish Yule goat tradition, was constructed in Gävle and then burned to the ground on New Year's Eve.

December 1st, 1959

Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, banning military activity in the Antarctic and setting the continent aside as a scientific preserve.

December 1st, 1958

The musical Flower Drum Song by Rodgers and Hammerstein premiered on Broadway.

December 1st, 1955

In a key event in the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott.

December 1st, 1953

American men's magazine Playboy was founded in Chicago by Hugh Hefner and his associates.

December 1st, 1948

In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an unidentified man was found on Somerton beach in Adelaide, a case which remains unsolved.

December 1st, 1941

The Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, was founded.

December 1st, 1934

Soviet politician Sergei Kirov was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad.

December 1st, 1923

The Gleno Dam in the Italian province of Bergamo failed due to poor workmanship, flooding the downstream valley and killing at least 356 people.

December 1st, 1918

With the signing of the Act of Union, Denmark recognized the Kingdom of Iceland as a fully sovereign state in personal union through a common monarch.

December 1st, 1828

Returning to Buenos Aires with troops who fought in the Cisplatine War, Juan Lavalle (pictured) deposed provincial governor Manuel Dorrego, reigniting the Argentine Civil Wars.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 1st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 1st?

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

27

Nico Dannowski

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1996, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

52

Chen Ying

Chinese badminton player

*December 1st, 1971, Xijiang, Guizhou

48

Sarah Hardaker

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1975, Dartford

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

57

Filippo Spinola

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*December 1st, 1535, Genoa †August 20th, 1593, Rome

57

Basilius Amerbach

Swiss lawyer, professor and historian (1533–1591)

*December 1st, 1533, Basel †April 25th, 1591, Basel

65

Richard Pryor

American comedian and actor (1940–2005)

*December 1st, 1940, Peoria †December 10th, 2005, Encino

74

Sebastián Piñera

Chilean entrepreneur and politician

*December 1st, 1949, Santiago †February 6th, 2024, Ranco Lake

88

Heinz Riesenhuber

German politician (CDU)

*December 1st, 1935, Frankfurt

35

Tyler Joseph

American musician

*December 1st, 1988, Columbus

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

79

Pierre Arditi

French actor

*December 1st, 1944, 6th arrondissement of Paris

47

Frank Streffing

German actor

*December 1st, 1976, North Rhine-Westphalia

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

73

Ueli Maurer

Swiss Politician

*December 1st, 1950, Wetzikon

50

Steve Gibb

British-American guitarist (born 1973)

*December 1st, 1973, London

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Born in 1539

64

Fausto Sozzini

Polish-Italian theologian

*December 5th, 1539, Siena †March 4th, 1604, Lusławice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

62

Paulus Melissus

German composer (1539-1602)

*December 20th, 1539, Mellrichstadt †February 3rd, 1602, Heidelberg

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

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Leap year

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

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