Born on August 17th, 1540
Weekday
Saturday
August 17th, 1540 was a Saturday.
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 332 days, exactly on March 27th, 2025, people who were born on August 17th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,668 Days
25,238 Weeks
5,804 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 17th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 17th?
45 Vibeke Stene
Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania
*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal.jpg "Robert De Niro")
54 Markus Gisdol
German association football player and manager
*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige
63 Pierre de Fermat
French mathematician and lawyer
*August 17th, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne †January 12th, 1665, Castres
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96 Jiang Zemin
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002
*August 17th, 1926, Yangzhou †November 30th, 2022, Shanghai
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74 Julian Fellowes
English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter
*August 17th, 1949, Cairo.jpg "Gracie Gold")
Robert von Mohl
German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)
*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, BerlinSame 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 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 17th.
Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson_(American_educator)August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Engineer's Day (Colombia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_DayFlag Day (Bolivia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BoliviaIndependence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Indonesia)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonMarcus Garvey Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_GarveyPrekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_SloveniaSan Martin Day (Argentina)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ArgentinaBlack Cat Appreciation Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_catDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.8.1540
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).