October 17th, 1556 was a Wednesday.
September 24th, 1556 - October 23rd, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 238 days, exactly on December 22nd, 2024, people who were born on October 17th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)
*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, AmsterdamGerman dramatist and writer of poetry and prose
*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, ZürichPope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)
*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican CityBritish theatre and musical producer
*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of EnfieldAmerican actress (1918–1987)
*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West SideBritish actor (1937–2023)
*October 17th, 1937, East Malling and Larkfield †June 16th, 2023, Arlington CountySpanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)
*October 17th, 1871, Teruel †May 2nd, 1929, 20th arrondissement of ParisMargrave of Baden-Durlach
*October 17th, 1560, Durlach †April 14th, 1604, RemchingenDanish horticulturalist
*September 22nd, 1556, Knutstorp Castle †January 1st, 1643, HelsingørMughal court poet and minister (1556–1627)
*December 17th, 1556, Lahore †October 1st, 1626, AgraGerman 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, LondonFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 17th.
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).