1558 April 1558 April 17th, 1558

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  1. Born on April 17th, 1558 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on April 17th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on April 17th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (April 1558)

Born on April 17th, 1558

Weekday

Thursday

April 17th, 1558 was a Thursday.

Age

466

People born on April 17th, 1558 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 466 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

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Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1558 - April 20th, 1558

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 170,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 778 days, exactly on June 22nd, 2026, people who were born on April 17th, 1558 will be 171,000 days old!

170,222 Days

24,317 Weeks

5,592 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

What happened on April 17th?

NASA April 17th, 2014

NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, the first exoplanet with a radius similar to Earth's discovered in the habitable zone of another star.
Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War April 17th, 1986

Having supposedly been at war for 335 years without a single shot having been fired and no casualties incurred, the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace.
Metropolitan Police April 17th, 1984

Metropolitan Police officer Yvonne Fletcher was shot and killed while on duty during a protest outside the Libyan embassy in London, resulting in an 11-day police siege of the building and a breakdown of Libya–United Kingdom relations.
Khmer Rouge April 17th, 1975

The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing the socialist state of Democratic Kampuchea.
George Lucas April 17th, 1973

George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars.
Sirhan Sirhan April 17th, 1969

Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Peak District April 17th, 1951

The Peak District was designated the first national park in the United Kingdom.
Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes April 17th, 1907

Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensive South American naval arms race with Argentina and Chile.
Napoleonic Wars April 17th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron under Alexander Cochrane.
French Revolutionary Wars April 17th, 1797

French Revolutionary Wars: British forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Ralph Abercromby invaded the Spanish colonial port of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mechanical Turk April 17th, 1783

The Mechanical Turk, a fraudulent chess-playing "machine" by Wolfgang von Kempelen that was secretly controlled by a hidden human, began a tour of Europe.
Lithuanian Crusade April 17th, 1362

Lithuanian Crusade: After a month-long siege, forces of the Teutonic Order captured and destroyed Kaunas Castle (reconstruction pictured), which was defended by troops of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Canute IV of Denmark April 17th, 1080

Canute IV became King of Denmark upon the death of his brother Harald III.
Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh April 17th, 2021

The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
NASA April 17th, 2014

NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 17th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 17th?

Pete Shelley: Age & Birthday 63
Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn
Timothy Gibbs: Age & Birthday 57
Timothy Gibbs

American actor

*April 17th, 1967, Calabasas
Horst Hrubesch: Age & Birthday 73
Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm
Sean Bean: Age & Birthday 65
Sean Bean

English actor

*April 17th, 1959, Handsworth
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria: Age & Birthday 78
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire

*April 17th, 1573, Munich †September 27th, 1651, Ingolstadt
Nick Hornby: Age & Birthday 67
Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill
Alain Poher: Age & Birthday 87
Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris
Roddy Piper: Age & Birthday 61
Roddy Piper

Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015)

*April 17th, 1954, Saskatoon †July 31st, 2015, Hollywood
Medhi Benatia: Age & Birthday 37
Medhi Benatia

Moroccan and French footballer

*April 17th, 1987, Courcouronnes
David Bradley: Age & Birthday 82
David Bradley

British actor

*April 17th, 1942, York
Jennifer Garner: Age & Birthday 52
Jennifer Garner

American actress

*April 17th, 1972, Houston
Erasmus Schmidt: Age & Birthday 67
Erasmus Schmidt

German philologist and mathematician

*April 17th, 1570, Delitzsch †September 22nd, 1637, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Jasper Stuyven: Age & Birthday 32
Jasper Stuyven

Belgian cyclist

*April 17th, 1992, Leuven
Victoria Beckham: Age & Birthday 50
Victoria Beckham

English businesswoman, fashion designer and singer

*April 17th, 1974, Harlow
Chris Thompson: Age & Birthday 43
Chris Thompson

British long-distance runner

*April 17th, 1981, Barrow-in-Furness
Pascale Arbillot: Age & Birthday 54
Pascale Arbillot

French actress

*April 17th, 1970, France
78
Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden
Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Age & Birthday 84
Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo
William Holden: Age & Birthday 63
William Holden

American actor (1918–1981)

*April 17th, 1918, O'Fallon †November 12th, 1981, Santa Monica
Lagle Parek: Age & Birthday 83
Lagle Parek

Estonian politician

*April 17th, 1941, Pärnu

Same year
Born in 1558

Szymon Szymonowic: Age & Birthday 70
Szymon Szymonowic

Polish writer (1558-1629)

*October 24th, 1558, Lviv †May 5th, 1629, Czernięcin Główny
35
Thomas Kyd

English dramatist

*November 3rd, 1558, London †July 16th, 1594, London
56
Markus Welser

German politician and astronomer (1558-1614)

*June 20th, 1558, Augsburg †June 23rd, 1614, Augsburg
34
Robert Greene

English author (1558-1592)

*July 11th, 1558, Norwich †September 3rd, 1592, London
86
François de La Rochefoucauld

Catholic cardinal

*December 8th, 1558, Paris †February 14th, 1645, Abbey of St Genevieve
34
Johann VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1558-1592)

*March 7th, 1558, Güstrow †March 22nd, 1592, Burg Stargard
34
Mingyi Swa

Crown Prince of Burma (1558-1593)

*November 27th, 1558, Bago †January 8th, 1593, Don Chedi
72
Wolfgang II. zu Castell-Remlingen

(1558-1631)

*July 20th, 1558, Rüdenhausen †April 30th, 1631, Remlingen
74
Lavinia Feltria della Rovere

16 Jan 1558 - 7 Jun 1632

*January 16th, 1558, Pesaro †June 7th, 1632, Montebello
43
Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur

French soldier and prominent member of the Catholic League

*September 9th, 1558, Nancy †February 19th, 1602, Nuremberg
55
François de Bourbon

Prince of Conti

*August 19th, 1558, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †August 3rd, 1614, Paris
47
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

English noble (1558-1605)

*August 8th, 1558, Westmorland †October 30th, 1605, Middlesex
75
Johann Georg Agricola

German physician (1558-1633)

*October 25th, 1558, Amberg †November 20th, 1633, Regensburg
76
Heinrich Schickhardt

Württembergian architect

*February 5th, 1558, Herrenberg †January 14th, 1635, Stuttgart
42
Giovanni Alberti

Italian painter (1558-1601)

*October 19th, 1558, Sansepolcro †August 10th, 1601, Rome
34
Albrecht Radziwiłł

Lithuanian marshal (1558-1592)

*March 8th, 1558, Vilnius †June 13th, 1592, Kraków
53
Herman van den Bergh

Dutch nobleman and military commander (1558-1611)

*August 2nd, 1558, 's-Heerenberg †August 12th, 1611, Spa
60
Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria

Austrian archduke

*October 12th, 1558, Wiener Neustadt †November 2nd, 1618, Vienna
Eva Christina: Age & Birthday 16
Eva Christina
*October 25th, 1558, Montbéliard †March 30th, 1575, Kirchheim unter Teck
60
Johann Fladenstein
*January 1st, 1558, Kulmbach †April 13th, 1618

Birthdays of famous people

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Public holidays on April 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 17th.

Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kateri_Tekakwitha
Stephen Harding
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Harding
April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Evacuation Day (Syria), celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(Syria)
FAO Day (Iraq)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Iraq
Flag Day (American Samoa)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_American_Samoa
Malbec World Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbec_World_Day
Women's Day (Gabon)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Gabon
World Hemophilia Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Federation_of_Hemophilia
Donnán of Eigg
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnán_of_Eigg
Henry Heath
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Heath_(martyr)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVII.IV.MDLVIII

17.4.1558

Legend

M = 1000D = 500L = 50X = 10V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1558 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
April 1558

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w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
14 123456
15 78910111213
16 14151617181920
17 21222324252627
18 282930

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