Born on August 23rd, 1544
Weekday
Wednesday
August 23rd, 1544 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 25th, 1544 - August 23rd, 1544
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 801 days, exactly on July 7th, 2026, people who were born on August 23rd, 1544 will be 176,000 days old!
175,199 Days
25,028 Weeks
5,756 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 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 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
23.8.1544
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).