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  1. Born on August 17th, 1559 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on August 17th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on August 17th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (August 1559)

Born on August 17th, 1559

Weekday

Monday

August 17th, 1559 was a Monday.

Age

464

People born on August 17th, 1559 will turn 465 this year (2024), in exactly 111 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1559 - August 23rd, 1559

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 272 days, exactly on January 25th, 2025, people who were born on August 17th, 1559 will be 170,000 days old!

169,728 Days

24,246 Weeks

5,576 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 17th?

Water turbine August 17th, 2009

A hydroelectric turbine at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Russia catastrophically failed, flooding the turbine hall, killing 75 people and causing widespread power outages.
Michael Phelps August 17th, 2008

Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Summer Olympics, the most golds by any person at a single games.
Hurricane Camille August 17th, 1969

Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 259 people and causing $1.42 billion in damage..
Miles Davis August 17th, 1959

American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time.
Korean War August 17th, 1950

Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.
Animal Farm August 17th, 1945

Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.
Winston Churchill August 17th, 1943

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a highly secret military conference (pictured) held in Quebec City.
World War I August 17th, 1916

World War I: Romania signed a secret treaty with the Entente Powers, agreeing to enter the war in return for promised territory in Austria-Hungary.
1915 Galveston hurricane August 17th, 1915

A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead and causing $50 million in damage.
World War I August 17th, 1914

World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia at the Battle of Stallupönen and scored the first German victory in the Eastern Front.
Pike Place Market August 17th, 1907

Pike Place Market , one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington.
Scanian War August 17th, 1676

Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.
Hundred Years' War August 17th, 1424

Hundred Years' War: Allied English and Burgundian forces gained a strategically important victory at the bloody Battle of Verneuil in Normandy, France.
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars August 17th, 0986

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the Battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
2017 Barcelona attacks August 17th, 2017

Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.

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

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

Vibeke Stene: Age & Birthday 45
Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal
Robert De Niro: Age & Birthday 80
Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village
Pierre de Fermat: Age & Birthday 63
Pierre de Fermat

French mathematician and lawyer

*August 17th, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne †January 12th, 1665, Castres
20
The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo
Markus Gisdol: Age & Birthday 54
Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige
Jean-Jacques Sempé: Age & Birthday 89
Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus
77
Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022
36
Bendik Brænne

Norwegian musician

*August 17th, 1987, Bærum Municipality
Marcus Berg: Age & Birthday 37
Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player

*August 17th, 1986, Torsby
87
Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling
76
Anders Hatlo

Norwegian actor and film director

*August 17th, 1947, Larvik
46
Natasza Urbańska

Polish actress and singer

*August 17th, 1977, Warsaw
Herta Müller: Age & Birthday 70
Herta Müller

German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist

*August 17th, 1953, Nițchidorf
Ingrid Daubechies: Age & Birthday 69
Ingrid Daubechies

Belgian physicist and mathematician

*August 17th, 1954, Houthalen-Helchteren
Mehdi Baala: Age & Birthday 45
Mehdi Baala

French middle-distance runner

*August 17th, 1978, Strasbourg
Jiang Zemin: Age & Birthday 96
Jiang Zemin

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002

*August 17th, 1926, Yangzhou †November 30th, 2022, Shanghai
Sean Penn: Age & Birthday 63
Sean Penn

American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)

*August 17th, 1960, Santa Monica
Julian Fellowes: Age & Birthday 74
Julian Fellowes

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter

*August 17th, 1949, Cairo
76
Robert von Mohl

German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)

*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, Berlin
Gracie Gold: Age & Birthday 28
Gracie Gold

American figure skater

*August 17th, 1995, Newton

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

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on August 17th

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

Saint Beatrice of Silva
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_of_Silva
Saint Clare of Montefalco
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Montefalco
Saint Hyacinth of Poland
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_of_Poland
Saint Jeanne Delanoue
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Delanoue
Saint Mammes of Caesarea
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammes_of_Caesarea
Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson_(American_educator)
August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Engineer's Day (Colombia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_Day
Flag Day (Bolivia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bolivia
Independence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Indonesia)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Gabon
Marcus Garvey Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey
Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Slovenia
San Martin Day (Argentina)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Argentina
Black Cat Appreciation Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cat

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVII.VIII.MDLIX

17.8.1559

Legend

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

Leap year

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

Calendar
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