Born on December 24th, 1548
Weekday
Friday
December 24th, 1548 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1548 - January 20th, 1549
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 385 days, exactly on May 17th, 2025, people who were born on December 24th, 1548 will be 174,000 days old!
173,615 Days
24,802 Weeks
5,704 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 24th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 24th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 24th?
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70 James Prescott Joule
English physicist and brewer (1818-1889)
*December 24th, 1818, Salford †October 11th, 1889, Sale.jpg "Lorenz Caffier")
90 Witold Pyrkosz
Polish actor (1926-2017)
*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw
69 Eugène Scribe
French dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)
*December 24th, 1791, Paris †February 20th, 1861, Paris
56 Adam Mickiewicz
Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)
*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul.jpg "Mark Valley")
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48 Willem IV van den Bergh
Dutch politician (1537-1586)
*December 24th, 1537, Huis Bergh †November 6th, 1586, Castle of Ulft
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Same year
Born in 1548
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
*January 1st, 1548, Nola †February 17th, 1600, Rome
73 David Pareus
German theologian (1549-1622)
*December 30th, 1548, Ząbkowice Śląskie †June 15th, 1622, HeidelbergFrancisco Suárez
Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian (1548-1617)
*January 5th, 1548, Granada †September 25th, 1617, Lisbon
79 Andrew Downes
English classical scholar
*November 30th, 1548, Shropshire †January 1st, 1628, Coton
80 Peter Candid
Flemish painter and graphic designer (1548-1628)
*January 1st, 1548, Bruges †February 29th, 1628, MunichVincenzo Scamozzi
16th century Italian architect
*September 2nd, 1548, Vicenza †August 7th, 1616, VeniceBernardino Poccetti
Italian painter (1548-1612)
*July 31st, 1548, Florence †October 10th, 1612, FlorenceMagnus Heinason
Faroese naval hero, trader and privateer
*January 1st, 1548, Oyndarfjørður †January 18th, 1589, CopenhagenJacopo Mazzoni
Italian philosopher (1548-1598)
*November 27th, 1548, Cesena †April 10th, 1598, CesenaPietro Cataldi
Italian mathematician (1552–1626)
*April 15th, 1548, Bologna †February 11th, 1626, BolognaWilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria
Monarch of Bavaria
*September 29th, 1548, Landshut †February 7th, 1626, OberschleißheimOctavian Secundus Fugger
Merchant and art collector (1549-1600)
*November 30th, 1548, Augsburg †November 30th, 1599, AugsburgBenedikt Wurzelbauer
German sculptor (1548-1620)
*September 25th, 1548, Nuremberg †October 2nd, 1620, Nuremberg
68 Cornelis Ketel
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1548-1616)
*March 18th, 1548, Gouda †August 8th, 1616, AmsterdamBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 24th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Christmas Eve) which are celebrated on December 24th.
December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_24_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Aðfangadagskvöld, the day when the 13th and the last Yule Lad arrives to towns. (Iceland)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_IcelandFeast of the Seven Fishes (Italian Americans)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Seven_FishesJuleaften (Denmark)/Julaften (Norway)/Julafton (Sweden)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_and_Christmas_in_DenmarkNittel Nacht (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittel_NachtNochebuena (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_EveThe Declaration of Christmas Peace (Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_PeaceWigilia (Poland)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/WigiliaQuviasukvik, the Inuit new year (Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuviasukvikKūčios (Lithuania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KūčiosIndependence Day (Libya)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LibyaDay of Military Honour – Siege of Ismail (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Military_HonourDate as a Roman numeral / digit
24.12.1548
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1548 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).