August 18th, 1556 was a Saturday.
July 23rd, 1556 - August 23rd, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 113 days, exactly on October 23rd, 2024, people who were born on August 18th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)
*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, BerlinGerman actor and singer
*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, HamburgFirst Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981
*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, PlainsFrench virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)
*August 18th, 1932, Chabris †February 8th, 2022, Neuilly-sur-SeineFrench-Polish director, screenwriter, producer and actor
*August 18th, 1933, ParisGerman journalist; Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2016
*August 18th, 1967, Mülheim an der RuhrDanish 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 (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 18th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | 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).