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  1. Born on February 23rd, 1541 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on February 23rd?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on February 23rd
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (February 1541)

Born on February 23rd, 1541

Weekday

Sunday

February 23rd, 1541 was a Sunday.

Age

483

People born on February 23rd, 1541 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 483 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1541 - March 20th, 1541

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 532 days, exactly on October 3rd, 2025, people who were born on February 23rd, 1541 will be 177,000 days old!

176,468 Days

25,209 Weeks

5,797 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on February 23rd?

Syrian civil war February 23rd, 2017

Syrian civil war: Allied troops led by the Turkish Armed Forces captured the city of al-Bab from the Islamic State.
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit February 23rd, 2008

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in the most expensive crash in U.S. Air Force history.
SN 1987A February 23rd, 1987

SN 1987A, a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, was observed from Earth.
Vietnam War February 23rd, 1971

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese General Đỗ Cao Trí was killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering Operation Lam Son 719.
Joe Rosenthal February 23rd, 1945

American photographer Joe Rosenthal took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima, an image that was later reproduced on the Marine Corps War Memorial.
Cavan Orphanage fire February 23rd, 1943

35 children and 1 adult employee were killed in a fire at an orphanage in the town of Cavan, Ireland.
Plutonium February 23rd, 1941

Plutonium was first chemically identified by chemist Glenn T. Seaborg and his team at the University of California, Berkeley.
Charles Martin Hall February 23rd, 1886

American inventor Charles Martin Hall discovered an inexpensive method of producing aluminium (sample pictured).
Mexican–American War February 23rd, 1847

Mexican–American War: The United States Army used artillery to repulse the much larger Mexican army at the Battle of Buena Vista near Saltillo.
American Revolutionary War February 23rd, 1778

American Revolutionary War: Prussian military officer Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania as a volunteer for the Continental Army.
Highwayman February 23rd, 1739

The identity of English highwayman Dick Turpin was uncovered by his former schoolmate, who recognised his handwriting, leading to Turpin's trial.
Murder of Ahmaud Arbery February 23rd, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American citizen, is shot and murdered by three white men after visiting a house under construction while jogging at a neighborhood in Satilla Shores near Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia.
Atlas Air Flight 3591 February 23rd, 2019

Atlas Air Flight 3591, a Boeing 767 freighter, crashes into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, killing all three people on board.
Free Syrian Army February 23rd, 2017

The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.
Diesel fuel February 23rd, 2010

Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 23rd?

Alistair Casey: Age & Birthday 43
Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow
Allan Fung: Age & Birthday 54
Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence
Naruhito: Age & Birthday 64
Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household
George Frideric Handel: Age & Birthday 74
George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

*February 23rd, 1685, Halle (Saale) †April 14th, 1759, London
86
Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

*February 23rd, 1883, Oldenburg †February 26th, 1969, Basel
32
Peter Briggs

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1992, Leicester
30
Tom Wolfenden

English badminton player

*February 23rd, 1994, Liverpool
James Paxton: Age & Birthday 30
James Paxton

American actor

*February 23rd, 1994, Ojai
Peter Fonda: Age & Birthday 79
Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles
W. E. B. Du Bois: Age & Birthday 95
W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

*February 23rd, 1868, Great Barrington †August 27th, 1963, Accra
62
Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

*February 23rd, 1540, Old Cölln †October 21st, 1602, Wolfenbüttel
Didier Queloz: Age & Birthday 58
Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne
Dakota Fanning: Age & Birthday 30
Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers
92
Christian Habicht

German historian and epigrapher (1926–2018)

*February 23rd, 1926, Dortmund †August 6th, 2018, Princeton
Josh Gad: Age & Birthday 43
Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood
nisola gaitani: Age & Birthday 36
nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín
Mikel Erentxun: Age & Birthday 59
Mikel Erentxun

Spanish singer

*February 23rd, 1965, Caracas
49
Henry XI of Legnica

Thrice Duke of Legnica: 1551-1556 (under regency), 1559–1576 and 1580-1581

*February 23rd, 1539, Legnica †March 3rd, 1588, Kraków
Emily Blunt: Age & Birthday 41
Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth
63
Caroline von Humboldt

German salon-holder, wife of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1766–1829)

*February 23rd, 1766, Minden †March 26th, 1829, Berlin

Same year
Born in 1541

52
Michele Mercati

Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)

*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome
Menso Alting: Age & Birthday 70
Menso Alting

Preacher and reformer

*November 9th, 1541, Eelde †October 7th, 1612, Emden
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex: Age & Birthday 35
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

English noble and general (1541-1576)

*September 16th, 1541, Carmarthen †September 22nd, 1576, Dublin
46
Francesco I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541-1587)

*March 25th, 1541, Florence †October 17th, 1587, Poggio a Caiano
74
Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon

French general

*March 15th, 1541, Murs †December 2nd, 1615, Avignon
42
Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels

German noble

*January 1st, 1541, Marburg †January 1st, 1583, Rheinfels Castle
70
Johann Bauhin

Swiss botanist

*December 12th, 1541, Basel †October 26th, 1612, Montbéliard
63
Johann von Wattenwyl

Swiss politician (1541-1604)

*January 1st, 1541, Bern †May 28th, 1604, Bern
58
Philip V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1590 to 1599

*February 21st, 1541, Bouxwiller †June 2nd, 1599, Niederbronn-les-Bains
22
Sophie of Brandenburg

(1541-1564)

*December 14th, 1541, Old Cölln †June 27th, 1564, Český Krumlov
58
Sigmund Fugger von Kirchberg und Weißenhorn

Bishop of Regensburg (1542-1600)

*November 30th, 1541, Augsburg †January 1st, 1600
77
Virgil Pingitzer
*October 9th, 1541, Hallein †July 20th, 1619, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

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Public holidays on February 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics) which are celebrated on February 23rd.

Polycarp of Smyrna
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarp
Serenus the Gardener
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenus_the_Gardener
February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_23_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
The Emperor's Birthday, birthday of Naruhito, the current Emperor of Japan (Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_Birthday
Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashramani
National Day (Brunei)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_(Brunei)
Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russia)
Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republicsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_Fatherland_Day
Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces day (Belarus)
Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republicsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Belarus
Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan) (Tajikistan)
Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republicsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day_(Tajikistan)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIII.II.MDXLI

23.2.1541

Legend

M = 1000D = 500XL = 40X = 10I = 1

Leap year

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

Calendar
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