Born on December 24th, 1551
Weekday
Monday
December 24th, 1551 was a Monday.
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1551 - January 20th, 1552
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 480 days, exactly on August 20th, 2025, people who were born on December 24th, 1551 will be 173,000 days old!
172,520 Days
24,645 Weeks
5,668 Months
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What happened on December 24th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 24th
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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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93 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
10th prime minister of India in 1996, 1998 and from 1999–2004
*December 24th, 1924, Gwalior †August 16th, 2018, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New DelhiSame year
Born in 1551
Henry III of France
King of France from 1574 to 1589
*September 19th, 1551, Palace of Fontainebleau †August 2nd, 1589, Saint-Cloud
72 William Camden
(1551–1623) English antiquarian
*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, ChislehurstVasili IV of Russia
Russian tsar
*November 30th, 1551, Nizhny Novgorod †September 12th, 1612, GostyninMaria Anna of Bavaria
Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)
*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, GrazVáclav Budovec z Budova
Czech diplomat, politician and writer (1551-1621)
*August 28th, 1551, Hradec Králové †June 21st, 1621, PragueJacopo da Empoli
Italian painter (1551-1640)
*April 30th, 1551, Florence †September 30th, 1640, FlorenceAbu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1551-1602)
*January 14th, 1551, Agra †August 12th, 1602, LahoreWilhelm Friedrich Lutz
German theologian
*March 7th, 1551, Tübingen †April 17th, 1597, NördlingenCharlotte de Sauve
French courtesan
*October 26th, 1551, Kingdom of France †September 30th, 1617, ParisAnne Erica of Waldeck-Eisenberg
German countess and abbess
*September 17th, 1551, Korbach †August 11th, 1611, Arolsen CastleAnastasius Germonius
Roman Catholic archbishop
*February 27th, 1551, Sale delle Langhe †August 4th, 1627, Madrid
71 Salomon Schweigger
German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)
*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, NurembergAlessandro Alberti
Italian painter (1551-1596)
*January 1st, 1551, Sansepolcro †July 10th, 1596, RomeNicolaus Reimers
German astronomer (1551-1600)
*February 2nd, 1551, Hennstedt †August 15th, 1600, Prague
62 Franz Hildesheim
German historian
*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin
78 Giovanni I Cornaro
Doge of Venice (1551-1629)
*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, VeniceLothar von Metternich
Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)
*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, KoblenzBirthdays 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
24.12.1551
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.