Born on January 3rd, 1544
Weekday
Monday
January 3rd, 1544 was a Monday.
Age
People born on January 3rd, 1544 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 480 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1543 - January 20th, 1544
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 568 days, exactly on November 16th, 2025, people who were born on January 3rd, 1544 will be 176,000 days old!
175,432 Days
25,061 Weeks
5,763 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on January 3rd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 3rd
Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 3rd?
81 J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth
_(cropped).jpg "Greta Thunberg")
Johann Georg Büsch
German mathematician
*January 3rd, 1728, Altenmedingen †August 5th, 1800, Hamburg.jpg "Wilhelm Pieck")
84 Wilhelm Pieck
German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)
*January 3rd, 1876, Guben †September 7th, 1960, BerlinJohannes von Müller
Swiss historian (1752–1809)
*January 3rd, 1752, Schaffhausen †May 29th, 1809, Kassel
.jpg "Iliana Fox")
Meinhard von Gerkan
German architect (1935–2022)
*January 3rd, 1935, Riga †November 30th, 2022, Hamburg.jpg "Henry Handel Richardson")
76 Henry Handel Richardson
Australian author
*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, Fairlight
60 Sergio Leone
Italian film director, screenwriter and producer (1929-1989)
*January 3rd, 1929, Rome †April 30th, 1989, Rome
79 Sebastiano Tecchio
Italian politician (1807-1886)
*January 3rd, 1807, Vicenza †January 24th, 1886, Venice.JPG "Justin Paul")
82 Gian Girolamo Albani
Italian cardinal (1509-1591)
*January 3rd, 1509, Bergamo †April 25th, 1591, Rome.JPG "Dominic Wood")
Same year
Born in 1544
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59 William Gilbert
English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)
*May 24th, 1544, Colchester †November 30th, 1603, London
16 Francis II of France
King of France (1544-1560)
*January 19th, 1544, Fontainebleau †December 5th, 1560, Orléans
32 Anna of Saxony
Dutch princess (1545-1577)
*December 23rd, 1544, Dresden †December 18th, 1577, Dresden
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Duke of Pomerania-Stettin from 1603 to 1606
*August 9th, 1544, Wolgast †March 7th, 1606, SzczecinGillis van Coninxloo
Flemish painter (1544-1607)
*January 24th, 1544, Antwerp †January 4th, 1607, AmsterdamDorothea Susanne of Simmern
Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
*November 15th, 1544, Simmern †April 8th, 1592, WeimarIsaac Habrecht
Swiss clockmaker
*February 23rd, 1544, Schaffhausen †November 11th, 1620, Strasbourg
34 Takenaka Shigeharu
Japanese samurai
*September 27th, 1544, Ōno district †July 6th, 1579, Miki Castle,_fondateur_de_la_congr%C3%A9gation_des_Fr%C3%A8res_de_la_doctrine_chr%C3%A9tienne_-_P2187_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg "César de Bus")
63 César de Bus
French Roman Catholic priest and saint
*February 3rd, 1544, Cavaillon †April 15th, 1607, AvignonJohann Conrad Meyer
Swiss politician (1544-1604)
*May 5th, 1544, Schaffhausen †June 18th, 1604, MaienfeldThomas Hobson
English keeper of a livery stable
*January 1st, 1544, Stratford-upon-Avon †January 1st, 1631, WalesBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 3rd
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 3rd.
Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d'état (Burkina Faso)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burkina_FasoKuriakose Elias Chavara (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuriakose_Elias_ChavaraJanuary 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_3_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Ministry of Religious Affairs Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IndonesiaTamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakozaki_ShrineThe tenth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_ChristmasDate as a Roman numeral / digit
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Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1544 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).