December 16th, 1556 was a Sunday.
November 23rd, 1556 - December 21st, 1556
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 297 days, exactly on February 20th, 2025, people who were born on December 16th, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
German composer (1770–1827)
*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, ViennaEnglish novelist (1775–1817)
*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, WinchesterGerman actor and voice actor
*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, BerlinDanish painter (1910-1998)
*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, CopenhagenAmerican anthropologist (1901—1978)
*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York CityFirst wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
*December 16th, 1485, Alcalá de Henares †January 7th, 1536, Kimbolton CastleEnglish playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer
*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly EstateGerman classical archaeologist
*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, OxfordBritish scouting pioneer
*December 16th, 1858, Paddington †June 2nd, 1945, EnglandBritish science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)
*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, ColomboAmerican actress and singer (1924-1989)
*December 16th, 1920, Minneapolis †July 29th, 1989, QueensDanish 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, The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born) which are celebrated on December 16th.
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).