Born on December 25th, 1559
Weekday
Friday
December 25th, 1559 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1559 - January 20th, 1560
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 169,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 403 days, exactly on June 4th, 2025, people who were born on December 25th, 1559 will be 170,000 days old!
169,597 Days
24,228 Weeks
5,572 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
What happened on December 25th, 1559?
Pope Pius IV is elected, four months after his predecessor's death.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_IVWhat else happened on December 25th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 25th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 25th?
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84 Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
*December 25th, 1642, Woolsthorpe Manor †March 31st, 1727, Kensington
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71 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)
*December 25th, 1876, Karachi †September 11th, 1948, Karachi
57 Humphrey Bogart
American actor (1899–1957)
*December 25th, 1899, New York City †January 14th, 1957, Los Angeles
64 Johannes Buxtorf
German Calvinist theologian
*December 25th, 1564, Kamen †September 13th, 1629, Basel.png "Anwar Sadat")
62 Anwar Sadat
President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981
*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo
26 Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)
*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
80 Charles Athanase Walckenaer
French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852)
*December 25th, 1771, Paris †April 26th, 1852, Paris
48 David Thompson
Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)
*December 25th, 1961, London †October 23rd, 2010, Saint Philip.jpg "Serge Chiesa")
92 Helena Rubinstein
Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist
*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City
81 Benjamin Pierce
American politician (1757–1839)
*December 25th, 1757, Chelmsford †April 1st, 1839, Hillsborough County
Same year
Born in 1559
Alice Spencer
English countess, viscountess and baroness
*May 4th, 1559, Althorp †January 23rd, 1637, HarefieldWolf Dietrich von Raitenau
Prince-archbishop of Salzburg between 1587 and 1612
*March 26th, 1559, Bregenz †January 16th, 1617, Fortress HohensalzburgNurhaci
Jurchen chieftain of Later Jin, founder of Qing Dynasty
*February 11th, 1559, Hetu Ala City †September 30th, 1626, XingchengAlbert VII, Archduke of Austria
Austrian cardinal and governor of the Netherlands (1559-1621)
*November 15th, 1559, Wiener Neustadt †July 13th, 1621, City of BrusselsCatherine 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, NancyLawrence of Brindisi
Italian Capuchin, saint (1559-1619)
*July 22nd, 1559, Brindisi †July 22nd, 1619, LisbonPhilip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Margrave of Baden-Baden
*February 19th, 1559, Baden-Baden †June 7th, 1588, Baden-BadenMelchior Jöstel
German mathematician (1559-1611)
*April 10th, 1559, Dresden †June 13th, 1611, FreibergAmar Singh I
Eldest son and successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar
*March 16th, 1559, Chittorgarh Fort †January 26th, 1620, Chittorgarh FortCigoli
Tuscan painter active in Rome (1559-1613)
*September 22nd, 1559, Cigoli †June 18th, 1613, RomeJacques Sirmond
French jesuit scholar (1559-1651)
*October 12th, 1559, Riom †October 7th, 1651, ParisDominique de Jésus-Marie
Spanish monk (1559-1630)
*May 16th, 1559, Calatayud city †February 16th, 1630, ViennaSalomon Gesner
German theologian and educationist (1559-1605)
*November 8th, 1559, Bolesławiec †February 7th, 1605, Lutherstadt WittenbergIsaac Casaubon
Classical scholar and philologist (1559–1614)
*February 18th, 1559, Geneva †July 1st, 1614, LondonCountess 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 BayernFrederik van den Bergh
Soldier in the Eighty Years' War (1559-1618)
*August 18th, 1559, Ulft †September 3rd, 1618Birthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 25th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 25th.
Children's Day (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_DayAnastasia of Sirmium (Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_of_SirmiumDecember 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Christmas Day, Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. (Internationally observed)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChristmasTulsi Pujan Diwas (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulasi_in_HinduismConstitution Day (Taiwan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_TaiwanGood Governance Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Governance_DayQuaid-e-Azam's Day (Pakistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinnah's_BirthdayTakanakuy (Chumbivilcas Province, Peru)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TakanakuyDate as a Roman numeral / digit
25.12.1559
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1559 is a normal year and no leap year.