Born on August 23rd, 1543
Weekday
Monday
August 23rd, 1543 was a Monday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 25th, 1543 - August 23rd, 1543
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 429 days, exactly on July 6th, 2025, people who were born on August 23rd, 1543 will be 176,000 days old!
175,571 Days
25,081 Weeks
5,768 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 23rd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 23rd?
Thomas Dempster
British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist
*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, Bologna
95 Kenneth Arrow
American economist (1921-2017)
*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto
89 Philippe Mestre
French politician and writer
*August 23rd, 1927, Talmont †April 25th, 2017, 6th arrondissement of Paris
38 Louis XVI of France
King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)
*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde
41 Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
*August 23rd, 1978, Philadelphia †January 26th, 2020, Calabasas
85 Michel Rocard
French politician (1930–2016)
*August 23rd, 1930, Courbevoie †July 2nd, 2016, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.jpg "Willy Russell")
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89 Dick Bruna
Dutch writer and illustrator
*August 23rd, 1927, Utrecht †February 16th, 2017, Utrecht
49 Konstantin Novoselov
Russian-British physicist known for graphene work
*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil
86 Marian Seldes
American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014)
*August 23rd, 1928, Manhattan †October 6th, 2014, New York City
83 Gene Kelly
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912-1996)
*August 23rd, 1912, Pittsburgh †February 2nd, 1996, Beverly HillsNatalie Coughlin
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
*August 23rd, 1982, Vallejo.jpg "Paul Otlet")
76 Paul Otlet
Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker
*August 23rd, 1868, City of Brussels †December 10th, 1944, City of Brussels
68 Giuseppe Meazza
Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)
*August 23rd, 1910, Milan †August 21st, 1979, Rapallo
80 John Gallaudet
American actor (1903-1983)
*August 23rd, 1903, Philadelphia †November 5th, 1983, Los AngelesSame 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 23rd
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day) which are celebrated on August 23rd.
Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Military_HonourAugust 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_23_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_National_Flag_(Ukraine)Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)
European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Romanian_coup_d'étatInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Remembrance_of_the_Slave_Trade_and_its_AbolitionNational Day for Physicians (Iran)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doctors'_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
23.8.1543
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1543 is a normal year and no leap year.