Born on December 20th, 1540
Weekday
Friday
December 20th, 1540 was a Friday.
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 453 days, exactly on July 30th, 2025, people who were born on December 20th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,547 Days
25,221 Weeks
5,800 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 20th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 20th
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Who's birthday is on December 20th?
54 John III of Sweden
Swedish king
*December 20th, 1537, Stegeborg Castle †November 17th, 1592, Stockholm
62 Paulus Melissus
German composer (1539-1602)
*December 20th, 1539, Mellrichstadt †February 3rd, 1602, HeidelbergHazel Hotchkiss Wightman
US tennis and badminton player
*December 20th, 1886, Healdsburg †December 5th, 1974, Chestnut Hill
25 Kylian Mbappé
French association football player
*December 20th, 1998, 19th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Gigliola Cinquetti")
90 Ferdinand Buisson
French academic and politician (1841-1932)
*December 20th, 1841, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 16th, 1932, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine
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48 Johann Schneidewein
German jurist (1519-1568)
*December 20th, 1519, Stolberg †December 4th, 1568, Zerbst
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68 Binali Yıldırım
Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey
*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province
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62 Albert Dekker
American actor and politician (1905–1968)
*December 20th, 1905, Brooklyn †May 5th, 1968, HollywoodSame 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 20th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve) which are celebrated on December 20th.
Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as Fête des Cafres (Réunion, French Guiana)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CafresBo Aung Kyaw Day (Myanmar)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Aung_Kyaw_DayDecember 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_20_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Yaldā (Iran)
Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve (Northern Hemisphere), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaldā_NightInternational Human Solidarity Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Human_Solidarity_DayMacau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Macau)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_MacauDate as a Roman numeral / digit
20.12.1540
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | 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).