1559 April 1559 April 17th, 1559

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  1. Born on April 17th, 1559 – 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 1559)

Born on April 17th, 1559

Weekday

Friday

April 17th, 1559 was a Friday.

Age

465

People born on April 17th, 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 146 days, exactly on September 25th, 2024, people who were born on April 17th, 1559 will be 170,000 days old!

169,854 Days

24,264 Weeks

5,580 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds
Minutes
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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
78
Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden
Pascale Arbillot: Age & Birthday 54
Pascale Arbillot

French actress

*April 17th, 1970, France
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 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

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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.MDLIX

17.4.1559

Legend

M = 1000D = 500L = 50X = 10IX = 9V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

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

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15 6789101112
16 13141516171819
17 20212223242526
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