1559 April 1559 April 6th, 1559

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  1. Born on April 6th, 1559 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on April 6th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on April 6th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (April 1559)

Born on April 6th, 1559

Weekday

Monday

April 6th, 1559 was a Monday.

Age

465

People born on April 6th, 1559 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 465 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

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Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1559 - April 20th, 1559

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 169,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 138 days, exactly on September 14th, 2024, people who were born on April 6th, 1559 will be 170,000 days old!

169,862 Days

24,266 Weeks

5,580 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on April 6th?

National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad April 6th, 2012

The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declared the region of Azawad independent from Mali.
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency April 6th, 2010

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency: Insurgents from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Dantewada district, India, killing 76 officers.
April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests April 6th, 2009

Mass protests began across Moldova against the results of the parliamentary election.
Kurds April 6th, 2005

Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani (pictured) was elected by the National Assembly as the first non-Arab president of Iraq.
Rolandas Paksas April 6th, 2004

Lithuanian president Rolandas Paksas became the first European head of state to be removed from office by impeachment.
Juvénal Habyarimana April 6th, 1994

The aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down in Kigali; the event became the catalyst for the Rwandan genocide.
California Highway Patrol April 6th, 1970

Four California Highway Patrol officers were killed in a shootout following a traffic stop in Newhall, north of Los Angeles.
World War II April 6th, 1945

Second World War: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville Island concluded with a decisive victory for the Australian Army's 7th Brigade against the Imperial Japanese Army's 6th Division.
World War II April 6th, 1941

World War II: The Luftwaffe began Operation Retribution, bombing the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade in retaliation for a coup d'état that overthrew the government that had signed the Tripartite Pact.
Joseph Smith April 6th, 1830

Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.
Peninsular War April 6th, 1812

Peninsular War: After a three-week siege, the Anglo-Portuguese Army, under the Earl of Wellington, captured Badajoz, Spain, and forced the surrender of the French garrison.
Napoleonic Wars April 6th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: British forces captured the French frigate Niémen in the Bay of Biscay.
John Jacob Astor April 6th, 1808

John Jacob Astor founded the American Fur Company, the profits from which made him the first multi-millionaire in the United States.
American Revolutionary War April 6th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy unsuccessfully attempted to capture HMS Glasgow near Block Island.
New York Slave Revolt of 1712 April 6th, 1712

A group of 23 slaves in New York City revolted, setting fire to a building, but were soon recaptured.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 6th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 6th?

David Woodard: Age & Birthday 60
David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara
37
Raphael

Italian painter and architect (1483–1520)

*April 6th, 1483, Urbino †April 6th, 1520, Rome
84
Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 6th, 1923, Ulm †March 28th, 2008, Marburg
Paul Rudd: Age & Birthday 55
Paul Rudd

American actor

*April 6th, 1969, Passaic
61
Rafael Correa

President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017

*April 6th, 1963, Guayaquil
78
Wolfgang Ischinger

German diplomat

*April 6th, 1946, Nürtingen
Merle Haggard: Age & Birthday 79
Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro
Niels Annen: Age & Birthday 51
Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel
Ian Paisley: Age & Birthday 88
Ian Paisley

Politician and former church minister (1926-2014)

*April 6th, 1926, Armagh †September 12th, 2014, Belfast
Kurt Georg Kiesinger: Age & Birthday 83
Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Chancellor of West Germany (CDU; 1966–1969)

*April 6th, 1904, Albstadt †March 9th, 1988, Tübingen
75
Anita Pallenberg

German-Italian actress, model and partner of Keith Richards

*April 6th, 1942, Rome †June 13th, 2017, Chichester
Fabrice Muamba: Age & Birthday 36
Fabrice Muamba

Congolese association football player (born 1988)

*April 6th, 1988, Kinshasa
90
Otto Frello

Danish painter (1924-2015)

*April 6th, 1924, Varde †March 24th, 2015
Erich Mühsam: Age & Birthday 56
Erich Mühsam

German-Jewish anarchist writer (1878–1934)

*April 6th, 1878, Berlin †July 10th, 1934, Oranienburg concentration camp
Paolo Nespoli: Age & Birthday 67
Paolo Nespoli

Italian astronaut

*April 6th, 1957, Milan
Patrika Darbo: Age & Birthday 76
Patrika Darbo

American actress

*April 6th, 1948, Jacksonville
Oscar Piastri: Age & Birthday 23
Oscar Piastri

Australian racing driver

*April 6th, 2001, Melbourne
80
Holger Schmid-Schönbein
*April 6th, 1937, Tübingen †December 12th, 2017, Würselen
90
Jeanne Martin-Cissé

Politician from Guinea (1926-2017)

*April 6th, 1926, Kankan †February 21st, 2017, Conakry
Nadar: Age & Birthday 89
Nadar

French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910)

*April 6th, 1820, rue Saint-Honoré †March 20th, 1910, avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt

Same year
Born in 1559

77
Alice Spencer

English countess, viscountess and baroness

*May 4th, 1559, Althorp †January 23rd, 1637, Harefield
57
Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau

Prince-archbishop of Salzburg between 1587 and 1612

*March 26th, 1559, Bregenz †January 16th, 1617, Fortress Hohensalzburg
67
Nurhaci

Jurchen chieftain of Later Jin, founder of Qing Dynasty

*February 11th, 1559, Hetu Ala City †September 30th, 1626, Xingcheng
61
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

Austrian cardinal and governor of the Netherlands (1559-1621)

*November 15th, 1559, Wiener Neustadt †July 13th, 1621, City of Brussels
45
Catherine de Bourbon

Infanta of Navarre, Princess of France, crown princess of Navarre and crown princess consort of Lorraine

*February 7th, 1559, Paris †February 13th, 1604, Nancy
60
Lawrence of Brindisi

Italian Capuchin, saint (1559-1619)

*July 22nd, 1559, Brindisi †July 22nd, 1619, Lisbon
29
Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Margrave of Baden-Baden

*February 19th, 1559, Baden-Baden †June 7th, 1588, Baden-Baden
52
Melchior Jöstel

German mathematician (1559-1611)

*April 10th, 1559, Dresden †June 13th, 1611, Freiberg
60
Amar Singh I

Eldest son and successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar

*March 16th, 1559, Chittorgarh Fort †January 26th, 1620, Chittorgarh Fort
53
Cigoli

Tuscan painter active in Rome (1559-1613)

*September 22nd, 1559, Cigoli †June 18th, 1613, Rome
91
Jacques Sirmond

French jesuit scholar (1559-1651)

*October 12th, 1559, Riom †October 7th, 1651, Paris
71
Giulio Mancini

Italian art historian

*February 21st, 1559, Siena †August 22nd, 1630, Rome
70
Dominique de Jésus-Marie

Spanish monk (1559-1630)

*May 16th, 1559, Calatayud city †February 16th, 1630, Vienna
45
Salomon Gesner

German theologian and educationist (1559-1605)

*November 8th, 1559, Bolesławiec †February 7th, 1605, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
55
Isaac Casaubon

Classical scholar and philologist (1559–1614)

*February 18th, 1559, Geneva †July 1st, 1614, London
58
Countess Palatine Barbara of Zweibrücken-Neuburg

Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken by birth and by marriage Countess of Oettingen-Oettingen (1559-1618)

*July 27th, 1559, Neuburg an der Donau †March 5th, 1618, Oettingen in Bayern
59
Frederik van den Bergh

Soldier in the Eighty Years' War (1559-1618)

*August 18th, 1559, Ulft †September 3rd, 1618
66
Johann Friedrich Schröter
*January 1st, 1559, Jena †January 1st, 1625, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Adele: Age & BirthdayStephen Barclay: Age & BirthdayCarrie Henn: Age & BirthdayJan Tore Sanner: Age & BirthdayChukwuma Akabueze: Age & BirthdayMa Jin: Age & BirthdayMatti Geschonneck: Age & BirthdayJohanna Goliszewski: Age & BirthdayKarl Marx: Age & BirthdayKjell Bækkelund: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on April 6th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 6th.

Chakri Day, commemorating the establishment of the Chakri dynasty. (Thailand)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Thailand
Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach (Lutheran Church).
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Dürer
Brychan
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brychan
Eutychius of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutychius_of_Constantinople
Pope Sixtus I
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_I
April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_6_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Sport_for_Development_and_Peace
National Fisherman Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Indonesia
New Beer's Eve (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Beer_Day_(United_States)
Tartan Day (United States & Canada)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan_Day
Waltzing Matilda Day (Australia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda
International Asexuality Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VI.IV.MDLIX

6.4.1559

Legend

M = 1000D = 500L = 50IX = 9V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1559 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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14 12345
15 6789101112
16 13141516171819
17 20212223242526
18 27282930

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