January 6th, 1541

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Born on January 6th, 1541 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 6th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 6th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1541)

Born on January 6th, 1541

Weekday

Monday

January 6th, 1541 was a Monday.

Age

483

People born on January 6th, 1541 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 483 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1540 - January 20th, 1541

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 474 days, exactly on August 16th, 2025, people who were born on January 6th, 1541 will be 177,000 days old!

176,526 Days

25,218 Weeks

5,799 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on January 6th?

January 6th, 2014

The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency.

January 6th, 2021

Rioters supporting President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the certification of the presidential election and forcing Congress to evacuate.

January 6th, 1994

Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.

January 6th, 1960

National Airlines Flight 2511, traveling from New York City to Miami, exploded in mid-air due to a bomb placed by an unknown party, resulting in the deaths of all 34 people on board.

January 6th, 1953

The inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests.

January 6th, 1941

During his State of the Union address, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his Four Freedoms as fundamental freedoms that all people ought to enjoy.

January 6th, 1912

German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift, the precursor of plate tectonics.

January 6th, 1907

Italian educator Maria Montessori (pictured) opened her first school and day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a philosophy of education that now bears her name.

January 6th, 1724

Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, a Bach cantata for Epiphany, was first performed in Leipzig.

January 6th, 1540

King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves; the marriage was annulled six months later.

January 6th, 1536

The oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, the Colegio de Santa Cruz, was founded in Tlatelolco, Mexico City.

January 6th, 1449

Four years before the fall of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos (pictured) assumed the throne as the last Byzantine emperor.

January 6th, 1322

Stefan Dečanski was crowned King of Serbia, succeeding his half-brother Stefan Konstantin, whom he later defeated in battle.

January 6th, 1066

Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon monarch before the Norman Conquest, was crowned King of England.

January 6th, 1969

Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 6th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 6th?

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

Patrícia Kimberly

Brazilian pornographic actress

*January 6th, 1984, São Paulo

Polo G

American rapper

*January 6th, 1999, Chicago

Martin Kähler

German theologian

*January 6th, 1835, Guryevsk †September 7th, 1912, Freudenstadt

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

Eddie Redmayne

English actor

*January 6th, 1982, London

Rowan Atkinson

English actor, comedian, and screenwriter

*January 6th, 1955, Consett

Carl Sandburg

American writer and editor

*January 6th, 1878, Galesburg †July 22nd, 1967, Flat Rock

Khalil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

Syd Barrett

British musician (1946–2006), co-founder of Pink Floyd

*January 6th, 1946, Cambridge †July 7th, 2006, Cambridge

Jérémie Renier

Belgian actor

*January 6th, 1981, Brussels metropolitan area

Irina Shayk

Russian model and television personality

*January 6th, 1986, Yemanzhelinsk

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

*January 6th, 1934, Woolwich †January 27th, 2023, Denville Hall

Malcolm Young

Australian guitarist (1953–2017)

*January 6th, 1953, Glasgow †November 18th, 2017, Elizabeth Bay

Aron Eisenberg

American actor

*January 6th, 1969, Hollywood †September 21st, 2019, Los Angeles

Elizabeth Teissier

French astrologer

*January 6th, 1938, Algiers

Catherine Vasa of Sweden

Regent of East Frisia; Swedish princess, writer

*January 6th, 1539, Stockholm †December 21st, 1610, Berum

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

A. R. Rahman

Indian composer and musician

*January 6th, 1966, Chennai

Same year
Born in 1541

Michele Mercati

Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)

*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome

Menso Alting

Preacher and reformer

*November 9th, 1541, Eelde †October 7th, 1612, Emden

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

English noble and general (1541-1576)

*September 16th, 1541, Carmarthen †September 22nd, 1576, Dublin

Francesco I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541-1587)

*March 25th, 1541, Florence †October 17th, 1587, Poggio a Caiano

Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon

French general

*March 15th, 1541, Murs †December 2nd, 1615, Avignon

Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels

German noble

*January 1st, 1541, Marburg †January 1st, 1583, Rheinfels Castle

Johann Bauhin

Swiss botanist

*December 12th, 1541, Basel †October 26th, 1612, Montbéliard

Johann von Wattenwyl

Swiss politician (1541-1604)

*January 1st, 1541, Bern †May 28th, 1604, Bern

Philip V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1590 to 1599

*February 21st, 1541, Bouxwiller †June 2nd, 1599, Niederbronn-les-Bains

Sophie of Brandenburg

(1541-1564)

*December 14th, 1541, Old Cölln †June 27th, 1564, Český Krumlov

Sigmund Fugger von Kirchberg und Weißenhorn

Bishop of Regensburg (1542-1600)

*November 30th, 1541, Augsburg †January 1st, 1600

Virgil Pingitzer

*October 9th, 1541, Hallein †July 20th, 1619, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 6th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast day, Christmas, Epiphany or Three Kings' Day) which are celebrated on January 6th.

Befana Day (Italy)

Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana

Little Christmas (Ireland)

Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Christmas

Þrettándinn (Iceland)

Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Iceland

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VI.I.MDXLI

6.1.1541

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1541 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1541

January 1541

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1			1	2	3	4	5
2	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
3	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
4	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
5	27	28	29	30	31