December 5th, 1556 was a Wednesday.
November 23rd, 1556 - December 21st, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 286 days, exactly on February 9th, 2025, people who were born on December 5th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
American animator and producer (1901–1966)
*December 5th, 1901, Chicago †December 15th, 1966, BurbankFormer King of Thailand
*December 5th, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital †October 13th, 2016, Siriraj HospitalGerman association football player and manager (1919–1983)
*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, AeschPresident of the United States from 1837 to 1841
*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, KinderhookGerman theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner
*December 5th, 1901, Würzburg †February 1st, 1976, MunichHead of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513
*December 5th, 1443, Albisola Superiore †February 21st, 1513, RomeFrisian historian and geographer
*December 5th, 1547, Greetsiel †December 9th, 1625, GroningenSpanish Discalced Carmelite nun and spiritual writer (1545-1621)
*December 5th, 1545, Medina del Campo †March 4th, 1621, City of BrusselsPolish-Italian theologian
*December 5th, 1539, Siena †March 4th, 1604, Lusławice, Lesser Poland VoivodeshipAmerican theoretical physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)
*December 5th, 1932, New York CityDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011)
*December 5th, 1903, Amersfoort †December 24th, 2011, StarnbergDanish 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, Saint Nicholas' Eve) which are celebrated on December 5th.
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).