August 23rd, 1556 was a Thursday.
July 25th, 1556 - August 23rd, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 173 days, exactly on October 28th, 2024, people who were born on August 23rd, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist
*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, BolognaAmerican economist (1921-2017)
*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo AltoFrench politician and writer
*August 23rd, 1927, Talmont †April 25th, 2017, 6th arrondissement of ParisKing of France and Navarre (1754-1793)
*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la ConcordeAmerican basketball player (1978–2020)
*August 23rd, 1978, Philadelphia †January 26th, 2020, CalabasasFrench politician (1930–2016)
*August 23rd, 1930, Courbevoie †July 2nd, 2016, Pitié-Salpêtrière HospitalDutch writer and illustrator
*August 23rd, 1927, Utrecht †February 16th, 2017, UtrechtRussian-British physicist known for graphene work
*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny TagilAmerican stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014)
*August 23rd, 1928, Manhattan †October 6th, 2014, New York CityFrench economist and adviser to the French Government (1896-1978)
*August 23rd, 1896, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †April 23rd, 1978, 7th arrondissement of ParisFrench naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
*August 23rd, 1769, Montbéliard †May 13th, 1832, ParisRomanian footballer (1944-2014)
*August 23rd, 1944, Măgurele †March 27th, 2014, BucharestDanish horticulturalist
*September 22nd, 1556, Knutstorp Castle †January 1st, 1643, HelsingørMughal 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, 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, 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, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day) which are celebrated on August 23rd.
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).