July 21st, 1552

Born on July 21st, 1552

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 687 days, exactly on March 18th, 2026, people who were born on July 21st, 1552 will be 173,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 21st?

July 21st, 2019

People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured.

July 21st, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released and sold 15 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book in history.

July 21st, 1990

The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths due to suffocation.

July 21st, 1977

Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.

July 21st, 1972

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated twenty-two bombs throughout Belfast, Northern Ireland.

July 21st, 1960

Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was elected the prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.

July 21st, 1959

The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.

July 21st, 1946

After several weeks of unrest, rioters shot and lynched Bolivian President Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in the streets of La Paz.

July 21st, 1925

American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in class.

July 21st, 1918

World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts.

July 21st, 1877

Much of central Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was burned and looted during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.

July 21st, 0365

A large earthquake occurred near Crete, triggering a tsunami, and causing widespread destruction around the eastern Mediterranean region.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.

January 1st, 1970

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.

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

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

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

41

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

*July 21st, 1858, Gvardeysk †July 17th, 1925, Zandvoort

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

26

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

52

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

70

Sixtus IV

Pope of the Catholic Church, 1471–1484

*July 21st, 1414, Celle Ligure †August 12th, 1484, Rome

91

Eero Aarnio

Finnish interior designer

*July 21st, 1932, Helsinki

97

Norman Jewison

Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)

*July 21st, 1926, Toronto †January 20th, 2024, Los Angeles

37

Livia Brito

Cuban actress

*July 21st, 1986, Ciego de Ávila

84

Norbert Blüm

German politician and minister, CDU (1935–2020)

*July 21st, 1935, Rüsselsheim am Main †April 23rd, 2020, Bonn

42

Stefan Schumacher

German road bicycle racer

*July 21st, 1981, Ostfildern

75

Garry Trudeau

American cartoonist (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, New York City

31

Rachael Flatt

American figure skater

*July 21st, 1992, Del Mar

42

Anabelle Langlois

Figure skater

*July 21st, 1981, Grand-Mère

75

Cat Stevens

British musician (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, Marylebone

66

Stefan Löfven

Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021

*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling

76

Ken Starr

American judge and educational administrator

*July 21st, 1946, Vernon †September 13th, 2022, Houston

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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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