August 24th, 1556

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Born on August 24th, 1556 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 24th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 24th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1556)

Born on August 24th, 1556

Weekday

Friday

August 24th, 1556 was a Friday.

Age

467

People born on August 24th, 1556 will turn 468 this year (2024), in exactly 52 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1556 - September 23rd, 1556

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 170,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 118 days, exactly on October 29th, 2024, people who were born on August 24th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!

170,882 Days

24,411 Weeks

5,614 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on August 24th?

August 24th, 2006

The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution redefining the term planet and classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.

August 24th, 2004

Eighty-nine people died after suicide bombers attacked two airliners flying out of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.

August 24th, 1992

Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.

August 24th, 1966

Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang, the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.

August 24th, 1963

Buddhist crisis: The U.S. State Department ordered Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (pictured) to encourage South Vietnamese Army officers to oust Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not willingly remove Ngo Dinh Nhu from his unofficial position of power.

August 24th, 1942

World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, contributing to an Allied victory.

August 24th, 1941

Adolf Hitler ordered the suspension of the T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and disabled, although killings continued in secret for the remainder of World War II.

August 24th, 1921

The Royal Navy's R.38, the world's largest airship at the time, was destroyed by a structural failure over Hull, killing 44 of the 49 crew aboard.

August 24th, 1914

World War I: The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of the war.

August 24th, 1889

The predominantly Māori New Zealand Native football team (pictured) played the last match of their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history.

August 24th, 1888

89 New Zealand Native football team

August 24th, 1814

War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the White House (damage depicted).

August 24th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: Near present-day Aurora, Indiana, American Indians led by Joseph Brant killed or captured all members of a Pennsylvania militia.

August 24th, 1662

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.

August 24th, 1643

A Dutch expedition arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the ruins of the abandoned Spanish settlement of Valdivia.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 24th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 24th?

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

Lavinia Fontana

Italian painter (1552-1614)

*August 24th, 1552, Bologna †August 11th, 1614, Rome

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

English sailor, politician, and courtier (1561–1626)

*August 24th, 1561, London †May 28th, 1626, Charing Cross

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian (1957-)

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

*August 24th, 1890, Roseau †May 14th, 1979, Exeter

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

Alan Walker

Norwegian DJ and music producer

*August 24th, 1997, Northampton

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

Bartholomäus Gölnitz

*August 24th, 1557, Leipzig †January 31st, 1635

Same year
Born in 1556

Sophia Brahe

Danish horticulturalist

*September 22nd, 1556, Knutstorp Castle †January 1st, 1643, Helsingør

Jerzy Radziwiłł

Catholic cardinal

*May 31st, 1556, Lukiškės †January 21st, 1600, Rome

Uesugi Kagekatsu

Daimyo during the Sengoku and Edo periods

*January 8th, 1556, Echigo Province †April 19th, 1623, Yonezawa

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana

Mughal court poet and minister (1556–1627)

*December 17th, 1556, Lahore †October 1st, 1626, Agra

Jeanne de Lestonnac

French saint

*December 27th, 1556, Bordeaux †February 2nd, 1640, Bordeaux

Jacques Davy Duperron

Catholic cardinal

*November 15th, 1556, Saint-Lô †December 6th, 1618, Paris

Philipp Nicolai

German Lutheran pastor, hymnwriter

*August 10th, 1556, Bad Arolsen †October 2nd, 1608, Hamburg

Alexander Briant

Jesuit martyr

*August 17th, 1556, Somerset †December 1st, 1581, Tyburn

Ahmad Baba al Massufi

Malian academic (1556-1627)

*October 26th, 1556, Araouane †April 22nd, 1627, Timbuktu

François Béroalde de Verville

French writer

*April 27th, 1556, Paris †January 1st, 1626, Tours

Andreas von Auersperg

Carniolan noble and military commander in the battle of Sisak

*April 9th, 1556, Žužemberk †September 5th, 1593, Karlovac

Nyaungyan Min

King of Burma

*March 6th, 1556, Bago †March 3rd, 1606, Hsipaw

Countess Maria of Nassau

Countess of Nassau (1556-1616)

*February 7th, 1556, Breda †October 10th, 1616, Buren

Joseph Calasanz

Spanish writer and saint

*September 11th, 1556, Peralta de la Sal †August 25th, 1648, Rome

Aurelio Lomi

Italian painter (1556-1622)

*February 29th, 1556, Pisa †January 1st, 1622, Pisa

Sethus Calvisius

German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher

*February 21st, 1556, Gorsleben †November 24th, 1615, Leipzig

Kunigunde Jakobäa of Simmern

(1556-1586)

*October 9th, 1556, Simmern †January 26th, 1586, Dillenburg

Matthaeus Entzlin

German university teacher (1556-1613)

*May 16th, 1556, Stuttgart †November 22nd, 1613, Bad Urach

George Peele

English poet and dramatist (1556-1596)

*January 1st, 1556, London †November 7th, 1596, London

Guillaume du Vair

French bishop, Magistrate of the Parliament, Keeper of the Seals of France under Louis XIII

*March 7th, 1556, Paris †August 3rd, 1621, Tonneins

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 24th.

Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_of_Ukraine

International Strange Music Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Grant_(composer)

National Waffle Day (United States)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_Day

Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostalgia_Night

Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willka_Raymi

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIV.VIII.MDLVI

24.8.1556

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

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).

Calendar
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August 24th, 1556

Born on August 24th, 1556

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 170,000 days old!

170,882 Days

24,411 Weeks

5,614 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 24th?

The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution redefining the term planet and classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.

Eighty-nine people died after suicide bombers attacked two airliners flying out of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.

Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.

Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang, the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.

Buddhist crisis: The U.S. State Department ordered Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (pictured) to encourage South Vietnamese Army officers to oust Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not willingly remove Ngo Dinh Nhu from his unofficial position of power.

World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, contributing to an Allied victory.

Adolf Hitler ordered the suspension of the T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and disabled, although killings continued in secret for the remainder of World War II.

The Royal Navy's R.38, the world's largest airship at the time, was destroyed by a structural failure over Hull, killing 44 of the 49 crew aboard.

World War I: The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of the war.

The predominantly Māori New Zealand Native football team (pictured) played the last match of their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history.

89 New Zealand Native football team

War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the White House (damage depicted).

American Revolutionary War: Near present-day Aurora, Indiana, American Indians led by Joseph Brant killed or captured all members of a Pennsylvania militia.

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.

A Dutch expedition arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the ruins of the abandoned Spanish settlement of Valdivia.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 24th

Same Day Who's birthday is on August 24th?

Same year Born in 1556

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 24th

Abbán of Ireland

Bartholomew the Apostle (Roman Catholic, Anglican)

Jeanne-Antide Thouret

Maria Micaela Desmaisieres

Massa Candida (Martyrs of Utica)

Owen (Audoin)

August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Flag Day (Liberia)

Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.

International Strange Music Day

National Waffle Day (United States)

Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)

Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

24.8.1556

Legend

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 170,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Born in 1556

Calendar
August 1556

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31			1	2	3	4	5
32	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
33	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
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35	27	28	29	30	31