Born on August 21st, 1540
Weekday
Wednesday
August 21st, 1540 was a Wednesday.
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 336 days, exactly on March 31st, 2025, people who were born on August 21st, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,664 Days
25,237 Weeks
5,804 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 21st
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Who's birthday is on August 21st?
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Geoffrey Keen
English actor (1916–2005)
*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood
57 Stephen Hillenburg
American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)
*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino
35 Robert Lewandowski
Polish association football player
*August 21st, 1988, Leszno, Warsaw West County
71 William IV
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 1830 to 1837
*August 21st, 1765, Buckingham Palace †June 20th, 1837, Windsor Castle
60 Nigel Pearson
English association football player and manager (born 1963)
*August 21st, 1963, Nottingham
89 Melvin Van Peebles
American filmmaker
*August 21st, 1932, Chicago †September 21st, 2021, Manhattan
81 Clarence Williams III
American actor (1939–2021)
*August 21st, 1939, New York City †June 4th, 2021, Los AngelesSame 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 21st
Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 21st.
Abraham of Smolensk (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_of_SmolenskAugust 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_DayYouth Day (Morocco)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_DayWorld Senior Citizen's Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Senior_Citizen's_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
21.8.1540
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).