Born on August 6th, 1543
Weekday
Friday
August 6th, 1543 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1543 - August 23rd, 1543
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 412 days, exactly on June 19th, 2025, people who were born on August 6th, 1543 will be 176,000 days old!
175,588 Days
25,084 Weeks
5,768 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 6th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 6th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 6th?
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84 Howard Hodgkin
British artist (1932-2017)
*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London
78 Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)
*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence
86 Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)
*August 6th, 1868, Villeneuve-sur-Fère †February 23rd, 1955, Paris.jpg "Robin van Persie")
73 Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)
*August 6th, 1881, Lochfield †March 11th, 1955, London
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York CityAllan Holdsworth
British musician (1946–2017)
*August 6th, 1946, Bradford †April 15th, 2017, Vista
38 Bafétimbi Gomis
French-Senegalese association football player
*August 6th, 1985, La Seyne-sur-Mer.jpg "Leslie Odom Jr.")
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63 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
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83 Alfred Tennyson
British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)
*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, Aldworth
77 Lucille Ball
American actress (1911–1989)
*August 6th, 1911, Jamestown †April 26th, 1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.jpg "Gordon Freeth")
87 Gordon Freeth
Australian politician and diplomat (1914–2001)
*August 6th, 1914, Angaston †November 27th, 2001, PerthSame year
Born in 1543
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)
*January 31st, 1543, Okazaki Castle †June 1st, 1616, Sunpu Castle_Effigies_pr%C3%A6positorvm_generalivm_societatis_Iesv_(serietitel),_RP-P-1909-1354.jpg "Claudio Acquaviva")
71 Claudio Acquaviva
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome
60 Hartmann Pistoris
German jurist (1543-1603)
*January 22nd, 1543, Leipzig †March 1st, 1603, Leipzig
47 Kanō Eitoku
Japanese artist (1543-1590)
*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō
65 Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
Duke of Lorraine from 1545
*February 18th, 1543, Nancy †May 14th, 1608, Nancy_by_Sylvester_Harding.jpg "John Still")
64 John Still
Bishop of Bath and Wells in Somerset, England
*November 30th, 1543, Grantham †January 1st, 1608, WellsDorothea van Saksen-Lauenburg
(1543-1586)
*March 11th, 1543, Lüneburg †April 5th, 1586, Herzberg am HarzValentin Schindler
Lutheran Hebraist and professor of the University of Wittenberg, where he was an important teacher of the Hebrew language
*February 14th, 1543, Oederan †June 11th, 1604, HelmstedtChristine of Hesse
Duchess Consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
*June 29th, 1543, Kassel †May 13th, 1604, KielLettice Knollys
English noblewoman
*November 8th, 1543, Rotherfield Greys †December 25th, 1634, Drayton BassettSharaf Khan Bidlisi
Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)
*February 25th, 1543, Bitlis †January 1st, 1603, BitlisFrançois de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières
Marshal of France (1543-1626)
*April 1st, 1543, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur †September 21st, 1626, ValenceJohn Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern
German prince and reigning count palatine of Simmern (1543-1592)
*March 7th, 1543, Simmern †January 16th, 1592, HeidelbergPetrus Albinus
German professor, father of Saxon historiography
*June 28th, 1543, Schneeberg †July 31st, 1598, DresdenAntonio Archilei
Italian singer, composer and luth player
*March 12th, 1543, Albano Laziale †January 1st, 1612, FlorenceNathanael Chytraeus
German historian and theologian
*January 1st, 1543, Menzingen †January 1st, 1598, BremenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 6th
Fixed holidays (Christian holidays and observances) which are celebrated on August 6th.
Transfiguration of Jesus
Christian holidays and observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_JesusAugust 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian holidays and observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_NahyanIndependence Day (Bolivia), celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BoliviaIndependence Day (Jamaica), celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Jamaica)Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_CeremonyDate as a Roman numeral / digit
6.8.1543
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1543 is a normal year and no leap year.