December 9th, 1556 was a Sunday.
November 23rd, 1556 - December 21st, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 290 days, exactly on February 13th, 2025, people who were born on December 9th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
*December 9th, 1608, Cheapside †November 8th, 1674, LondonSwedish king (1594–1632; regent 1611–32)
*December 9th, 1594, Stockholm Palace †November 6th, 1632, LützenPrime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-2013) and President of the European Commission (2014-2019)
*December 9th, 1954, RedangeEnglish politician; (1561-1629)
*December 9th, 1561, Worcestershire †October 1st, 1629American stage and film actor (1916–2020)
*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly HillsBritish musician and instrumentalist for the band Portishead
*December 9th, 1971, Walton in GordanoEnglish writer and poet (1617-1658)
*December 9th, 1617, Woolwich †April 1st, 1658, City of LondonDutch mathematician and astronomer
*December 9th, 1571, Alkmaar †September 6th, 1635, FranekerAmerican actor (1882-1915)
*December 9th, 1882, Los Angeles †June 16th, 1915, Los AngelesSwedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
*December 9th, 1742, Stralsund †May 21st, 1786, KöpingGerman chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize
*December 9th, 1868, Wrocław †January 29th, 1934, BaselDanish 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 December 9th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | 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).