August 1st, 1556 was a Wednesday.
July 23rd, 1556 - August 23rd, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 95 days, exactly on October 6th, 2024, people who were born on August 1st, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
American writer and poet (1819–1891)
*August 1st, 1819, Manhattan †September 28th, 1891, New York CityFrench naturalist (1744-1829)
*August 1st, 1744, Bazentin †December 18th, 1829, ParisFormer King of Saudi Arabia (1924-2015)
*August 1st, 1924, Riyadh †January 23rd, 2015, RiyadhIsraeli politician (1923–2016)
*August 1st, 1923, Višnieva †September 28th, 2016, Sheba Medical CenterKing of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
*August 1st, 1520, Kraków †July 7th, 1572, KnyszynDutch association football player and manager (* 1961)
*August 1st, 1961, Oost-SouburgAmerican actor of stage, film and television (1912-1999)
*August 1st, 1912, New Jersey †May 17th, 1999, Los AngelesCanadian actor (1922–2006)
*August 1st, 1922, Melfort †October 22nd, 2006, Los AngelesAmerican actress (1930-1991)
*August 1st, 1930, Brooklyn †September 14th, 1991, New York CityFrench sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)
*August 1st, 1930, Denguin †January 23rd, 2002, 12th arrondissement of ParisDanish horticulturalist
*September 22nd, 1556, Knutstorp Castle †January 1st, 1643, HelsingørDaimyo during the Sengoku and Edo periods
*January 8th, 1556, Echigo Province †April 19th, 1623, YonezawaMughal court poet and minister (1556–1627)
*December 17th, 1556, Lahore †October 1st, 1626, AgraCatholic cardinal
*November 15th, 1556, Saint-Lô †December 6th, 1618, ParisGerman 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, Leipzig(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, LondonFrench bishop, Magistrate of the Parliament, Keeper of the Seals of France under Louis XIII
*March 7th, 1556, Paris †August 3rd, 1621, TonneinsFixed holidays (Emancipation Day is commemorated in many parts of the former British Empire, which marks the day the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into effect which abolished chattel slavery in the British Empire, Christian feast day, The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere) which are celebrated on August 1st.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | 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).