May 9th, 1556 was a Wednesday.
April 21st, 1556 - May 21st, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 78 days, exactly on July 14th, 2024, people who were born on May 9th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
Founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG
*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am MainNorwegian musicologist and educator
*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, OsloSwiss classical philologist (1843-1918)
*May 9th, 1843, Zürich †August 27th, 1918, ZürichFrench mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)
*May 9th, 1746, Beaune †July 28th, 1818, ParisFoundress of the first Catholic monastery in Manila — Monastery of Santa Clara
*May 9th, 1555, Toledo †October 22nd, 1630, ManilaBritish actress and politician (1936–2023)
*May 9th, 1936, Birkenhead †June 15th, 2023, BlackheathDanish horticulturalist
*September 22nd, 1556, Knutstorp Castle †January 1st, 1643, HelsingørMughal court poet and minister (1556–1627)
*December 17th, 1556, Lahore †October 1st, 1626, AgraGerman Lutheran pastor, hymnwriter
*August 10th, 1556, Bad Arolsen †October 2nd, 1608, HamburgMalian academic (1556-1627)
*October 26th, 1556, Araouane †April 22nd, 1627, TimbuktuCarniolan noble and military commander in the battle of Sisak
*April 9th, 1556, Žužemberk †September 5th, 1593, KarlovacCountess of Nassau (1556-1616)
*February 7th, 1556, Breda †October 10th, 1616, BurenSpanish writer and saint
*September 11th, 1556, Peralta de la Sal †August 25th, 1648, RomeGerman music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher
*February 21st, 1556, Gorsleben †November 24th, 1615, LeipzigDaimyo during the Sengoku and Edo periods
*January 8th, 1556, Echigo Province †April 19th, 1623, Yonezawa(1556-1586)
*October 9th, 1556, Simmern †January 26th, 1586, DillenburgGerman university teacher (1556-1613)
*May 16th, 1556, Stuttgart †November 22nd, 1613, Bad UrachEnglish poet and dramatist (1556-1596)
*January 1st, 1556, London †November 7th, 1596, LondonFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances, Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany) which are celebrated on May 9th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1556 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).