Born on April 17th, 1544
Weekday
Monday
April 17th, 1544 was a Monday.
Age
People born on April 17th, 1544 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 480 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Aries (The Ram)
March 21st, 1544 - April 20th, 1544
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 673 days, exactly on March 1st, 2026, people who were born on April 17th, 1544 will be 176,000 days old!
175,327 Days
25,046 Weeks
5,760 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
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Hours
What happened on April 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 17th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 17th?
63 Pete Shelley
British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)
*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn
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87 Alain Poher
French politician (1909-1996)
*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris).jpg "Roddy Piper")
61 Roddy Piper
Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015)
*April 17th, 1954, Saskatoon †July 31st, 2015, Hollywood
78 Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire
*April 17th, 1573, Munich †September 27th, 1651, Ingolstadt.jpg "David Bradley")
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Thornton Wilder
American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)
*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden_(Hon.Sirimavo_Bandaranaike_with_Hon.Lalith_Athulathmudali_Crop).jpg "Sirimavo Bandaranaike")
84 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo
63 William Holden
American actor (1918–1981)
*April 17th, 1918, O'Fallon †November 12th, 1981, Santa Monica
67 Erasmus Schmidt
German philologist and mathematician
*April 17th, 1570, Delitzsch †September 22nd, 1637, Lutherstadt WittenbergSame 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 April 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 17th.
April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Evacuation Day (Syria), celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(Syria)FAO Day (Iraq)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IraqFlag Day (American Samoa)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_American_SamoaMalbec World Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbec_World_DayWomen's Day (Gabon)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonWorld Hemophilia Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Federation_of_HemophiliaDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.4.1544
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | 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).