December 23rd, 1556 was a Sunday.
December 22nd, 1556 - January 20th, 1557
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 304 days, exactly on February 27th, 2025, people who were born on December 23rd, 1556 will be 171,000 days old!
French politician (1812-1904)
*December 23rd, 1812, Valenciennes †November 13th, 1904, ParisGerman poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner
*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, AltmünsterFounder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
*December 23rd, 1805, Sharon †June 27th, 1844, CarthageChancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD
*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, HamburgDutch princess (1545-1577)
*December 23rd, 1544, Dresden †December 18th, 1577, DresdenBritish television personality
*December 23rd, 1971, Hampshire †February 8th, 2017, South KensingtonSouth African diplomat and poet
*December 23rd, 1960, Soweto †July 13th, 2020, JohannesburgPuerto Rican swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-breaker
*December 23rd, 1981, San JuanEmperor of the Ming Dynasty
*December 23rd, 1605, Beijing †September 30th, 1627, BeijingItalian and French singer, model and spouse of former president of France
*December 23rd, 1967, TurinDanish 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 23rd.
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).