September 1st, 1549

Born on September 1st, 1549

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 636 days, exactly on January 23rd, 2026, people who were born on September 1st, 1549 will be 174,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 1st?

September 1st, 2019

Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record outside the tropics, made landfall in the Bahamas at Category 5 intensity.

September 1st, 2000

Speakers' Corner, a free speech area in Hong Lim Park in Singapore, was launched.

September 1st, 1983

A Soviet jet interceptor shot down the civilian Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near the island of Sakhalin in the north Pacific, killing all 246 passengers and 23 crew on board.

September 1st, 1973

A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Irish Sea resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history (pictured).

September 1st, 1972

In a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation, American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the 11th World Chess Champion with his victory over Soviet Boris Spassky.

September 1st, 1969

Muammar Gaddafi (pictured) led a coup d'état to overthrow King Idris of Libya.

September 1st, 1967

At an Arab League summit, eight nations issued the Khartoum Resolution, declaring that there would be "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, [and] no negotiations with it".

September 1st, 1952

Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published.

September 1st, 1939

German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.

September 1st, 1914

The passenger pigeon, which once numbered in the billions, became extinct when the last individual died in captivity

September 1st, 1911

Construction began on the Saline Valley salt tram, which during its operation was the steepest tram in the United States.

September 1st, 1902

The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was released in France.

September 1st, 1872

A small British force commanded by a surgeon fought off a surprise attack by the Maya on Orange Walk Town, British Honduras.

September 1st, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate forces attacked retreating troops of the Union Army during a rainstorm in Chantilly, Virginia, but the battle ended inconclusively.

September 1st, 1859

A powerful solar flare caused a coronal mass ejection that struck Earth a few hours later, generating the most intense geomagnetic storm ever recorded and causing bright aurorae visible in the middle latitudes.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 1st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 1st?

34

Lea Sirk

Slovene singer

*September 1st, 1989, Koper

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

32

Jaymes Young

American singer-songwriter and musician

*September 1st, 1991, Seattle

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

78

Paul Wolters

German classical archaeologist

*September 1st, 1858, Bonn †October 21st, 1936, Munich

35

Jose Antonio Reyes

Spanish footballer

*September 1st, 1983, Utrera †June 1st, 2019, Alcalá de Guadaíra

27

Zendaya

American actress, singer, and model

*September 1st, 1996, Oakland

26

Jungkook

South Korean singer

*September 1st, 1997, Busan

58

Nils Tavernier

French actor and film director

*September 1st, 1965, Paris

72

Rex Beach

Author and water polo player (1877-1949)

*September 1st, 1877, Antrim County †December 7th, 1949, Sebring

61

Ruud Gullit

Dutch association football player and manager

*September 1st, 1962, Amsterdam

94

George Maharis

American actor (1928-2023)

*September 1st, 1928, Astoria †May 24th, 2023, Beverly Hills

84

Heinrich Messner

Austrian alpine skier

*September 1st, 1939, Obernberg am Brenner †October 19th, 2023

66

Gloria Estefan

Cuban-American singer (born 1957)

*September 1st, 1957, Havana

61

Carolee Carmello

American actress and singer

*September 1st, 1962, Albany

77

Barry Gibb

British singer, songwriter, record producer, and co-founder of the group Bee Gees

*September 1st, 1946, Douglas

84

Lily Tomlin

American actress, comedian and writer

*September 1st, 1939, Detroit

34

Cosmo Jarvis

American actor and musician

*September 1st, 1989, Ridgewood

68

Francis William Aston

British chemist (1877-1945)

*September 1st, 1877, Harborne †November 20th, 1945, Cambridge

45

Rocky Marciano

American heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969)

*September 1st, 1923, Brockton †August 31st, 1969, Newton

Same year
Born in 1549

78

Francesco Maria del Monte

Cardinal and patron of music and art in Rome

*July 5th, 1549, Venice †August 27th, 1627, Rome

53

Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin

Daughter of Margrave John of Küstrin

*August 10th, 1549, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 30th, 1602, Old Cölln

72

Sir Henry Savile

English bible translator (1549-1622)

*November 30th, 1549, Yorkshire †February 19th, 1622, Eton

60

Kryštof z Lobkovic

Czech poet, hofmeister and valet

*April 28th, 1549, Horšovský Týn †May 25th, 1609, Prague

59

Ferdinando I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609)

*July 30th, 1549, Florence †February 3rd, 1609, Florence

72

Francesco Soriano

Italian composer of the Renaissance, born 1548 or 1549, died 29 July 1621

*January 1st, 1549, Soriano nel Cimino †July 19th, 1621, Rome

30

Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1549-1580)

*November 1st, 1549, Palace of the Counts of Benavente, Cigales †October 26th, 1580, Badajoz

60

Anna Elisabeth of Palatinate-Simmern

(1549-1609)

*July 23rd, 1549, Simmern †September 20th, 1609, La Petite-Pierre

61

Francis Solanus

Spanish missionary and saint

*March 10th, 1549, Montilla †July 14th, 1610, Lima

32

Duchess Sabine of Württemberg

Princess of Württemberg by birth, and by marriage, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1549-1581)

*July 2nd, 1549, Montbéliard †August 17th, 1581, Rotenburg an der Fulda

48

Princess Elizabeth of Sweden

Swedish princess; daughter of Gustav I of Sweden and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1549-1597)

*April 4th, 1549, Kungsör †November 12th, 1597, Stockholm

67

Kaspar Ulenberg

German theologian

*December 24th, 1549, Lippstadt †February 16th, 1617, Cologne

74

Philippe de Mornay

French theologian (1549-1623)

*November 5th, 1549, Buhy †November 11th, 1623, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre

65

Jakob Ebert

German theologian

*January 26th, 1549, Szprotawa †February 5th, 1614, Frankfurt (Oder)

54

Barnim X, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Stettin

*February 15th, 1549, Wolgast †September 1st, 1603, Szczecin

50

João de Lucena

Portuguese writer (1549-1600)

*December 27th, 1549, Trancoso †October 2nd, 1600, Lisbon

61

Johann Pappus

German theologian

*January 16th, 1549, Lindau †July 13th, 1610, Strasbourg

66

Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł

Grand Marshal of Lithuanian (1549-1616)

*August 2nd, 1549, Ćmielów †February 28th, 1616, Niasviž

82

Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

Italian noble

*February 20th, 1549, Pesaro †April 28th, 1631, Urbania

42

Francesco Bassano the Younger

Italian painter (1549-1592)

*January 7th, 1549, Bassano del Grappa †January 1st, 1592, Venice

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Public holidays on September 1st

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1549 is a normal year and no leap year.

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