August 20th, 1556 was a Monday.
July 23rd, 1556 - August 23rd, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 114 days, exactly on October 25th, 2024, people who were born on August 20th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
British classical archaeologist (born 1927)
*August 20th, 1927, London Borough of RedbridgeAmerican lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General
*August 20th, 1960, AtlantaGerman illustrator, draughtsperson and writer
*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu ZittauPresident of the United States from 1889 to 1893
*August 20th, 1833, North Bend †March 13th, 1901, IndianapolisAmerican author (1890–1937)
*August 20th, 1890, Providence †March 15th, 1937, ProvidenceSwedish chemist (1779–1848)
*August 20th, 1779, Väfversunda †August 7th, 1848, Adolf Fredriks parishPuerto Rican actress (1936-2017)
*August 20th, 1936, Ponce †March 3rd, 2017, New York CityAmerican writer and actress (1918-1974)
*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York CityDanish 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 20th.
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).