December 7th, 1539

Born on December 7th, 1539

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 279 days, exactly on April 12th, 2027, people who were born on December 7th, 1539 will be 178,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 7th?

December 7th, 2015

The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed.

December 7th, 2007

A crane barge that had broken free from a tugboat crashed into an oil tanker near Daesan, South Korea, causing the country's worst-ever oil spill.

December 7th, 2005

Spanish authorities captured Croatian Army general Ante Gotovina, who was wanted for war crimes committed during the Croatian War of Independence; he was eventually cleared of all charges.

December 7th, 1995

The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.

December 7th, 1993

A passenger murdered six people and injured nineteen others on the Long Island Rail Road in Garden City, New York.

December 7th, 1975

The Indonesian military began a lengthy occupation of East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism.

December 7th, 1972

Construction workers found the remains of Martin Bormann near Lehrter Station in Berlin, ending a decades-long search after his conviction in absentia at the Nuremberg trials.

December 7th, 1942

Second World War: A small unit of Royal Marines launched Operation Frankton, in which they damaged six ships in the port of Bordeaux in German-occupied France.

December 7th, 1936

Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton (pictured) became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.

December 7th, 1869

American outlaw Jesse James committed his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

December 7th, 1862

American Civil War: The Battle of Prairie Grove ended a Confederate attempt to regain control of northwestern Arkansas.

December 7th, 1837

British troops swiftly defeated rebels led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Anthony Van Egmond at the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only major confrontation of the Upper Canada Rebellion.

December 7th, 0574

Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son.

January 1st, 1970

Cicero, widely considered one of ancient Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists, was killed after having been proscribed as an enemy of the state.

December 7th, 2011

The United States transferred its last base in the Al Anbar Governorate to the Iraqi government, ending the Anbar campaign.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 7th

Same year
Born in 1539

51

Jost Amman

Swiss printmaker (1539-1591)

*May 12th, 1539, Zurich †March 17th, 1591, Nuremberg

57

Pierre Pithou

French lawyer and scholar (1539-1596)

*November 1st, 1539, Troyes †November 1st, 1596, Nogent-sur-Seine

58

Franciscus Raphelengius

Flemish orientalist, text editor, printer, professor

*February 27th, 1539, Lannoy †July 20th, 1597, Leiden

62

Paulus Melissus

German composer (1539-1602)

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

64

Fausto Sozzini

Polish-Italian theologian

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

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Eve of the Immaculate Conception-related observances) which are celebrated on December 7th.

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Leap year

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

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