December 9th, 1540 was a Monday.
November 23rd, 1540 - December 21st, 1540
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 442 days, exactly on July 19th, 2025, people who were born on December 9th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
*December 9th, 1608, Cheapside †November 8th, 1674, LondonSwedish king (1594–1632; regent 1611–32)
*December 9th, 1594, Stockholm Palace †November 6th, 1632, LützenPrime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-2013) and President of the European Commission (2014-2019)
*December 9th, 1954, RedangeAmerican stage and film actor (1916–2020)
*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly HillsBritish musician and instrumentalist for the band Portishead
*December 9th, 1971, Walton in GordanoAmerican actor (1882-1915)
*December 9th, 1882, Los Angeles †June 16th, 1915, Los AngelesGerman chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize
*December 9th, 1868, Wrocław †January 29th, 1934, BaselSwedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
*December 9th, 1742, Stralsund †May 21st, 1786, KöpingEnglish writer and poet (1617-1658)
*December 9th, 1617, Woolwich †April 1st, 1658, City of LondonFrench playwright and songwriter
*December 9th, 1867, 18th arrondissement of Paris †May 17th, 1953, ParisGreek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)
*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, ToledoEnglish sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, PortobeloEnglish mathematician
*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester CollegeDanish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia
*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, PilteneArchduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (1540-1590)
*June 3rd, 1540, Vienna †July 10th, 1590, GrazGerman-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
*January 28th, 1540, Hildesheim †December 31st, 1610, LeidenFrench historian (1540-1609)
*August 5th, 1540, Agen †January 21st, 1609, LeidenKing of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania
*July 7th, 1540, Buda †March 14th, 1571, Alba Iulia16th century ruler of Mewar, India
*May 9th, 1540, Kumbhalgarh †January 19th, 1597, Chavand, RajasthanKorean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty
*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, GeojeNoblewoman; Potential successor to the English throne (1540-1568)
*August 25th, 1540, Leicester †February 5th, 1568, YoxfordClaimant ot the Portuguese throne in 1580
*January 18th, 1540, Lisbon †November 15th, 1614, Vila ViçosaMargravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern (1540-1627)
*November 16th, 1540, Stockholm †January 27th, 1627, Brussels metropolitan areaEnglish Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
*January 24th, 1540, London †December 1st, 1581, TyburnCount of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1540-1603)
*September 9th, 1540, Oldenburg †November 12th, 1603, OldenburgEnglish politician (1540-1594)
*June 11th, 1540, Alvingham †February 7th, 1594, AlvinghamGerman artist
*December 21st, 1540, Schwäbisch Hall †October 7th, 1602, Schwäbisch HallFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 9th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | I = 1 |
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).