Born on August 4th, 1540
Weekday
Sunday
August 4th, 1540 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1540 - August 23rd, 1540
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 319 days, exactly on March 14th, 2025, people who were born on August 4th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,681 Days
25,240 Weeks
5,804 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 4th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 4th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 4th?
62 Barack Obama
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
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Siegfried Lauffer
German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)
*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich
92 Knut Hamsun
Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)
*August 4th, 1859, Vågå †February 19th, 1952, GrimstadLouis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
*August 4th, 1901, New Orleans †July 6th, 1971, New York City
29 Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
*August 4th, 1792, Horsham †July 8th, 1822, La Spezia
67 Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
American politician (1817-1885)
*August 4th, 1817, Millstone †May 20th, 1885, Newark.jpg "Dylan Sprouse")
Same 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 August 4th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 4th.
August 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Coast Guard Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Guard_DayConstitution Day (Cook Islands); first Monday in August
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_IslandsMatica slovenská Day (Slovakia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_days_in_SlovakiaBarack Obama Day in Illinois in the United States
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_Day2020 Beirut explosion commemoration day in Lebanon
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosionDate as a Roman numeral / digit
4.8.1540
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | 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).