Born on July 21st, 1540
Weekday
Sunday
July 21st, 1540 was a Sunday.
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 304 days, exactly on February 28th, 2025, people who were born on July 21st, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,696 Days
25,242 Weeks
5,805 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on July 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 21st
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Who's birthday is on July 21st?
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63 Robin Williams
American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon
61 Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum.jpg "Charlotte Gainsbourg")
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70 Sixtus IV
Pope of the Catholic Church, 1471–1484
*July 21st, 1414, Celle Ligure †August 12th, 1484, Rome_(Norman_Jewison_cropped).jpg "Norman Jewison")
97 Norman Jewison
Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)
*July 21st, 1926, Toronto †January 20th, 2024, Los Angeles
Norbert Blüm
German politician and minister, CDU (1935–2020)
*July 21st, 1935, Rüsselsheim am Main †April 23rd, 2020, Bonn
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66 Stefan Löfven
Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021
*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling.jpg "Ken Starr")
76 Ken Starr
American judge and educational administrator
*July 21st, 1946, Vernon †September 13th, 2022, HoustonSame 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 21st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 21st.
Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Duarte_CostaJuly 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_DayBelgian National Day (Belgium)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_National_DayRacial Harmony Day (Singapore)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_Harmony_DaySummer Kazanskaya (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_KazanDate as a Roman numeral / digit
21.7.1540
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).