Born on December 14th, 1540
Weekday
Saturday
December 14th, 1540 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)
November 23rd, 1540 - December 21st, 1540
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 447 days, exactly on July 24th, 2025, people who were born on December 14th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,553 Days
25,221 Weeks
5,800 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 14th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 14th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 14th?
54 Tycho Brahe
Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601
*December 14th, 1546, Knutstorp Castle †October 24th, 1601, Prague
39 Molly Nilsson
Swedish record producer, keyboardist and singer-songwriter
*December 14th, 1984, Stockholm
62 Nostradamus
French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)
*December 14th, 1503, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence †July 2nd, 1566, Salon-de-Provence
75 Paul Herrmann
German classical archaeologist
*December 14th, 1859, Halle (Saale) †August 30th, 1935, Dresden
69 Patty Duke
American actress (1946–2016)
*December 14th, 1946, Queens †March 29th, 2016, Coeur d'AleneSophie of Brandenburg
(1541-1564)
*December 14th, 1541, Old Cölln †June 27th, 1564, Český Krumlov
56 George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948 (1895–1952)
*December 14th, 1895, York Cottage †February 6th, 1952, Sandringham House
76 Ruth Fuchs
German politician and athlete, Olympic champion
*December 14th, 1946, Egeln †September 20th, 2023, Jena
77 Karl Carstens
President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)
*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim
92 Linda Hopkins
African American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017)
*December 14th, 1924, New Orleans †April 10th, 2017, Milwaukee
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 December 14th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 14th.
John III of the Sedre (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_of_the_SedreDecember 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_14_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Alabama Day (Alabama)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_DayForty-seven Ronin Remembrance Day (Sengaku-ji, Tokyo)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty-seven_rōninMartyred Intellectuals Day (Bangladesh)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyred_Intellectuals_DayMonkey Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
14.12.1540
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | 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).