March 21st, 1552

Born on March 21st, 1552

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 569 days, exactly on November 16th, 2025, people who were born on March 21st, 1552 will be 173,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 21st?

March 21st, 1980

The American soap opera Dallas aired the episode "A House Divided", which led to eight months of international speculation on "Who shot J.R.?"

March 21st, 1968

War of Attrition: The Battle of Karameh took place between the Israel Defense Forces and allied troops of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Armed Forces.

March 21st, 1963

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California—one of the world's most notorious and best known prisons—was closed.

March 21st, 1952

The Moondog Coronation Ball (poster pictured), generally considered to be the first major rock and roll concert, took place at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

March 21st, 1946

The Los Angeles Rams signed Kenny Washington, making him the first African-American player in the National Football League since 1933.

March 21st, 1937

A police squad, acting under orders from Governor of Puerto Rico Blanton Winship, opened fire on demonstrators protesting the arrest of Puerto Rican Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos, killing 21 people and injuring 235 others.

March 21st, 1918

First World War: The German Army opened the Spring Offensive with Operation Michael, attempting to break through the Allied lines and to seize ports on the English Channel.

March 21st, 1913

More than 360 were killed and 20,000 homes were destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

March 21st, 1874

Queen's Park defeated Clydesdale 2–0 in the final of the inaugural Scottish Cup (trophy pictured).

March 21st, 1861

Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, gave an extemporaneous speech laying out the Confederacy's rationale for seceding from the United States.

March 21st, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: During their march on Paris, Coalition forces defeated Napoleon's French army on the final day of the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.

March 21st, 1788

A large fire destroyed 856 of the 1,100 structures in New Orleans.

March 21st, 1556

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer, one of the founders of Anglicanism, was burnt at the stake for heresy in Oxford, England.

March 21st, 1180

Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.

March 21st, 1152

Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 21st?

65

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer (1685–1750)

*March 21st, 1685, Eisenach †July 28th, 1750, Leipzig

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

33

Maneepong Jongjit

Thai badminton player

*March 21st, 1991, Phuket

30

Kelly Dulfer

Dutch handball player

*March 21st, 1994, Amsterdam

33

Yzomandias

Czech rapper

*March 21st, 1991, Karlovy Vary

38

Kerry-Lee Harrington

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1986, Durban

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

35

Jordi Alba

Spanish association football player

*March 21st, 1989, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

80

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

44

Narges Rashidi

German-Iranian actress

*March 21st, 1980, Khorramabad

27

He Bingjiao

Chinese badminton player

*March 21st, 1997, Lianyungang

45

Elizabeth Cann

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1979, Redhill

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

35

Takuma Ueda

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1989, Kokubunji

31

Dian Fitriani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 21st, 1993, Magelang

27

Hashiru Shimono

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1997, Okinawa

57

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)

*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, Graz

32

Mercy Joseph

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1992, Nairobi

66

Gary Oldman

British actor and filmmaker (born 1958)

*March 21st, 1958, London

Same year
Born in 1552

68

Paul V

Pope from 1605 to 1621

*September 17th, 1552, Rome †January 28th, 1621, Rome

59

Emperor Rudolf II

Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612)

*July 18th, 1552, Vienna †January 20th, 1612, Prague

57

Matteo Ricci

Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)

*October 6th, 1552, Macerata †May 11th, 1610, Beijing

79

Jost Bürgi

Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments and mathematician

*February 28th, 1552, Lichtensteig †January 31st, 1632, Kassel

62

Sengoku Hidehisa

Daimyo

*February 20th, 1552, Kuroiwa †June 13th, 1614, Kōnosu-shuku

35

Henri, Prince of Condé

French prince du Sang; Huguenot general, lived (1553-1588)

*December 29th, 1552, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †March 5th, 1588, Saint-Jean-d'Angély

82

Edward Coke

English lawyer and judge

*February 1st, 1552, Mileham †September 3rd, 1634, Godwick

61

Lavinia Fontana

Italian painter (1552-1614)

*August 24th, 1552, Bologna †August 11th, 1614, Rome

37

Elisabeth of Saxony

Countess Palatine of Simmern (1552-1590)

*October 18th, 1552, Schloss Wolkenstein †April 2nd, 1590, Heidelberg

58

Simon Forman

English astrologer, occultist and herbalist

*December 31st, 1552, Quidhampton †September 12th, 1611, River Thames

78

Agrippa d'Aubigné

French military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630)

*February 8th, 1552, Pons †May 9th, 1630, Jussy

65

Eleonore of Württemberg

(1552-1618)

*March 22nd, 1552, Tübingen †January 12th, 1618, Schloss Lichtenberg

47

Miklós Pálffy

(1552–1600) Hungarian soldier

*September 10th, 1552, Čabradský Vrbovok †April 23rd, 1600, Červený Kameň Castle

56

Alberico Gentili

Italian jurist (1552-1608)

*January 14th, 1552, San Ginesio †June 19th, 1608, London

80

Anna of Cleves

Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine of Neuburg

*March 1st, 1552, Kleve †October 6th, 1632, Höchstädt an der Donau

64

Ernestus Hettenbach

German physicist (1552-1616)

*February 2nd, 1552, Bad Mergentheim †October 2nd, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

63

Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi

Moroccan writer

*December 18th, 1552, Meknes †August 19th, 1616, Fez

35

Magdalene of Lippe

Countess of Lippe by birth, and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt

*February 25th, 1552, Detmold †February 26th, 1587, Darmstadt

101

Muhammad Qadiri

Founder of the Naushahia branch of the Qadri order

*August 22nd, 1552, Mandi Bahauddin †January 26th, 1654, Phalia

40

Christopher, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch

Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1552-1592)

*March 20th, 1552, Haigerloch †April 21st, 1592, Haigerloch

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Leap year

Yes: 1552 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).

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