Born on July 20th, 1540
Weekday
Saturday
July 20th, 1540 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
♋
Cancer (The Crab)
June 22nd, 1540 - July 22nd, 1540
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 300 days, exactly on February 27th, 2025, people who were born on July 20th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,700 Days
25,242 Weeks
5,805 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on July 20th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 20th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 20th?
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92 Lola Albright
American actress and singer (1924–2017)
*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake_%E2%80%93_edited.jpg "Innocent IX")
72 Innocent IX
Pope of the Catholic Church in 1591 (1519-1591)
*July 20th, 1519, Bologna †December 30th, 1591, RomeChristian Rode
German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)
*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin
84 Dan Rooney
American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)
*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh
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Ferdinand Franz Wallraf
German botanist, mathematician, theologian, priest and art collector (1748-1824)
*July 20th, 1748, Cologne †March 18th, 1824, Cologne
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Johann Ernst Daniel Bornschein
German author (1774–1838)
*July 20th, 1774, Prettin †April 1st, 1838, Gera
91 Sally Ann Howes
British actor and singer
*July 20th, 1930, St John's Wood †December 19th, 2021, Palm Beach GardensSame year
Born in 1540
73 El Greco
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)
*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo
55 Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo
91 Thomas Allen
English mathematician
*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College,_by_Domenico_Tintoretto.jpg "Paolo Paruta")
42 Magnus, Duke of Holstein
Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia
*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, PilteneCharles II, Archduke of Austria
Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (1540-1590)
*June 3rd, 1540, Vienna †July 10th, 1590, GrazLudolph van Ceulen
German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
*January 28th, 1540, Hildesheim †December 31st, 1610, Leiden
Joseph Justus Scaliger
French historian (1540-1609)
*August 5th, 1540, Agen †January 21st, 1609, LeidenJohn Sigismund Zápolya
King of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania
*July 7th, 1540, Buda †March 14th, 1571, Alba IuliaMaharana Pratap Singh
16th century ruler of Mewar, India
*May 9th, 1540, Kumbhalgarh †January 19th, 1597, Chavand, RajasthanWon Gyun
Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty
*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, GeojeKatherine Grey
Noblewoman; Potential successor to the English throne (1540-1568)
*August 25th, 1540, Leicester †February 5th, 1568, YoxfordInfanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
Claimant ot the Portuguese throne in 1580
*January 18th, 1540, Lisbon †November 15th, 1614, Vila ViçosaPrincess Cecilia of Sweden
Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern (1540-1627)
*November 16th, 1540, Stockholm †January 27th, 1627, Brussels metropolitan areaEdmund Campion
English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
*January 24th, 1540, London †December 1st, 1581, TyburnJohn VII, Count of Oldenburg
Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1540-1603)
*September 9th, 1540, Oldenburg †November 12th, 1603, OldenburgBarnabe Googe
English politician (1540-1594)
*June 11th, 1540, Alvingham †February 7th, 1594, AlvinghamThomas Schweicker
German artist
*December 21st, 1540, Schwäbisch Hall †October 7th, 1602, Schwäbisch HallBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on July 20th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 20th.
Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (Norway)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_flying_days_in_NorwayElizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Ross Tubman (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_StantonJohn Baptist Yi (one of The Korean Martyrs)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baptist_Yi_Kwang-nyolJuly 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_20_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Día del Amigo (Argentina, Brazil)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship_DayEngineer's Day (Costa Rica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_DayIndependence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Colombia from Spain in 1810.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ColombiaInternational Chess Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Chess_DayLempira Day (Honduras)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_HondurasTree Planting Day (Central African Republic)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
20.7.1540
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1540 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).