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

Born on August 2nd, 1541

Weekday

Saturday

August 2nd, 1541 was a Saturday.

Age

482

People born on August 2nd, 1541 will turn 483 this year (2024), in exactly 97 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1541 - August 23rd, 1541

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 684 days, exactly on March 12th, 2026, people who were born on August 2nd, 1541 will be 177,000 days old!

176,316 Days

25,188 Weeks

5,792 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 2nd?

Summerland disaster August 2nd, 1973

A flash fire killed 50 people at a leisure centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.
1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident August 2nd, 1947

Star Dust, a British South American Airways airliner, crashed into Mount Tupungato in the Argentine Andes; its wreckage was not found until 1998.
Leo Szilard August 2nd, 1939

Leo Szilard (pictured) penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Germany may develop atomic bombs, leading to the establishment of the Manhattan Project.
California Institute of Technology August 2nd, 1932

At the California Institute of Technology, American physicist Carl David Anderson proved the existence of antimatter with the discovery of the positron, for which he would receive the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Calvin Coolidge August 2nd, 1923

Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack.
Krishna Lal Adhikari August 2nd, 1920

Nepalese author Krishna Lal Adhikari (pictured) was sentenced to nine years in prison for publishing a book about the cultivation of corn.
Austria-Hungary August 2nd, 1916

An explosion, blamed on Austro-Hungarian saboteurs, sank the Italian dreadnought Leonardo da Vinci.
Tower Subway August 2nd, 1870

One of the world's earliest underground tube railways opened in the Tower Subway, a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London.
1790 United States census August 2nd, 1790

The first United States census was officially completed, with the nation's residential population enumerated to be 3,929,214.
New Forest August 2nd, 1100

While on a hunting trip in the New Forest, King William II of England was killed by an arrow through the lung loosed by one of his own men.
Roman Senate August 2nd, 0461

Unpopular among the Senate aristocracy for his reforming efforts, Roman emperor Majorian was deposed by Ricimer and executed five days later.
Philip II of Macedon January 1st, 1970

An allied army led by Philip II of Macedon overcame the forces of city-states led by Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony over the majority of ancient Greece.
Potsdam Conference August 2nd, 1945

World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.
World War II August 2nd, 1943

World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
Albert Einstein August 2nd, 1939

Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 2nd?

Charli XCX: Age & Birthday 31
Charli XCX

English singer-songwriter

*August 2nd, 1992, Cambridge
Florian Stetter: Age & Birthday 46
Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich
Arun Vishnu: Age & Birthday 35
Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode
Tang Yuanting: Age & Birthday 29
Tang Yuanting

Chinese badminton player

*August 2nd, 1994, Nanning
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo: Age & Birthday 27
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Indonesian badminton player

*August 2nd, 1996, Banyuwangi
48
Xu Huaiwen

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1975, Guiyang
88
Dora Boothby

English badminton and tennis player

*August 2nd, 1881, Finchley †February 22nd, 1970, Hammersmith
Peter O'Toole: Age & Birthday 81
Peter O'Toole

British actor (1932–2013)

*August 2nd, 1932, Leeds †December 14th, 2013, Wellington Hospital, London
63
Bobby Ertanto

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1960, Surabaya
55
Thomas Lund

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1968, Aarhus
35
Rosario Maddaloni

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Torre del Greco
34
Xing Aiying

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1989, Jiangsu
32
Niclas Nøhr

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1991, Vordingborg
31
Kira Kattenbeck

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1992, Steinfurt
30
Tam Chun Hei

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1993, Hong Kong
28
Victor Svendsen

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1995, Hjørring
27
Citra Putri Sari Dewi

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1996, Jakarta
24
Elavenil Valarivan

Indian sport shooter

*August 2nd, 1999, Cuddalore
Mary-Louise Parker: Age & Birthday 59
Mary-Louise Parker

American actress (born 1964)

*August 2nd, 1964, Fort Jackson
Theodor Zwinger: Age & Birthday 54
Theodor Zwinger

Swiss physician

*August 2nd, 1533, Basel †March 10th, 1588, Basel

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
Johann von Wattenwyl: Age & Birthday 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

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on August 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Romani genocide-related observances, including) which are celebrated on August 2nd.

Basil Fool for Christ (Russian Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Fool_for_Christ
Justin Russolillo
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giustino_Russolillo
Peter Faber
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Faber
Peter Julian Eymard
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Julian_Eymard
Plegmund
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plegmund
Pope Stephen I
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Stephen_I
Portiuncola Indulgence ("Pardon of Assisi"), the plenary indulgence related to St. Francis of Assisi (Catholic Church).
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portiuncula
Samuel David Ferguson (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_David_Ferguson
August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Azerbaijan
Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgen_de_los_Ángeles
Paratroopers Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day
Republic Day (North Macedonia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_(North_Macedonia)
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Council of Europe, European Parliament)
Romani genocide-related observances, includingen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Holocaust_Memorial_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

II.VIII.MDXLI

2.8.1541

Legend

M = 1000D = 500XL = 40V = 5I = 1

Leap year

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

Calendar
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