September 1st, 1562

Born on September 1st, 1562

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 1st?

September 1st, 2019

Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record outside the tropics, made landfall in the Bahamas at Category 5 intensity.

September 1st, 2000

Speakers' Corner, a free speech area in Hong Lim Park in Singapore, was launched.

September 1st, 1983

A Soviet jet interceptor shot down the civilian Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near the island of Sakhalin in the north Pacific, killing all 246 passengers and 23 crew on board.

September 1st, 1973

A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Irish Sea resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history (pictured).

September 1st, 1972

In a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation, American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the 11th World Chess Champion with his victory over Soviet Boris Spassky.

September 1st, 1969

Muammar Gaddafi (pictured) led a coup d'état to overthrow King Idris of Libya.

September 1st, 1967

At an Arab League summit, eight nations issued the Khartoum Resolution, declaring that there would be "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, [and] no negotiations with it".

September 1st, 1952

Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published.

September 1st, 1939

German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.

September 1st, 1914

The passenger pigeon, which once numbered in the billions, became extinct when the last individual died in captivity

September 1st, 1911

Construction began on the Saline Valley salt tram, which during its operation was the steepest tram in the United States.

September 1st, 1902

The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was released in France.

September 1st, 1872

A small British force commanded by a surgeon fought off a surprise attack by the Maya on Orange Walk Town, British Honduras.

September 1st, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate forces attacked retreating troops of the Union Army during a rainstorm in Chantilly, Virginia, but the battle ended inconclusively.

September 1st, 1859

A powerful solar flare caused a coronal mass ejection that struck Earth a few hours later, generating the most intense geomagnetic storm ever recorded and causing bright aurorae visible in the middle latitudes.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 1st

Born on September 1st, 1562

60

George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

Count of Nassau-Beilstein, then Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

*September 1st, 1562, Dillenburg †August 9th, 1623, Dillenburg

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Who's birthday is on September 1st?

34

Lea Sirk

Slovene singer

*September 1st, 1989, Koper

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

32

Jaymes Young

American singer-songwriter and musician

*September 1st, 1991, Seattle

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

78

Paul Wolters

German classical archaeologist

*September 1st, 1858, Bonn †October 21st, 1936, Munich

54

Gervase Helwys

English murderer (1561–1615)

*September 1st, 1561, Saundby †November 20th, 1615, Tower Hill

27

Zendaya

American actress, singer, and model

*September 1st, 1996, Oakland

35

Jose Antonio Reyes

Spanish footballer

*September 1st, 1983, Utrera †June 1st, 2019, Alcalá de Guadaíra

26

Jungkook

South Korean singer

*September 1st, 1997, Busan

58

Nils Tavernier

French actor and film director

*September 1st, 1965, Paris

72

Rex Beach

Author and water polo player (1877-1949)

*September 1st, 1877, Antrim County †December 7th, 1949, Sebring

94

George Maharis

American actor (1928-2023)

*September 1st, 1928, Astoria †May 24th, 2023, Beverly Hills

61

Ruud Gullit

Dutch association football player and manager

*September 1st, 1962, Amsterdam

84

Heinrich Messner

Austrian alpine skier

*September 1st, 1939, Obernberg am Brenner †October 19th, 2023

60

Kaspar Waser

Swiss theologian and orientalist (1565-1625)

*September 1st, 1565, Zürich †September 9th, 1625, Zürich

66

Gloria Estefan

Cuban-American singer (born 1957)

*September 1st, 1957, Havana

61

Carolee Carmello

American actress and singer

*September 1st, 1962, Albany

77

Barry Gibb

British singer, songwriter, record producer, and co-founder of the group Bee Gees

*September 1st, 1946, Douglas

84

Lily Tomlin

American actress, comedian and writer

*September 1st, 1939, Detroit

34

Cosmo Jarvis

American actor and musician

*September 1st, 1989, Ridgewood

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Born in 1562

72

Lope de Vega

Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)

*November 25th, 1562, Madrid †August 27th, 1635, Madrid

70

George Abbot

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 19th, 1562, Guildford †August 5th, 1633, Croydon

49

Katō Kiyomasa

16th-century Japanese daimyo

*July 25th, 1562, Myōgyō-ji †August 2nd, 1611, Kumamoto

53

François de Joyeuse

Duke of Joyeuse

*June 24th, 1562, Carcassonne †August 23rd, 1615, Avignon

49

Vincenzo Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1562-1612)

*September 21st, 1562, Mantua †February 9th, 1612, Mantua

71

Xu Guangqi

Late-Ming-dynasty Chinese politician, Scholar, Lay Catholic leader and Servant of God (*1562 – †1633)

*May 4th, 1562, Shanghai County †November 8th, 1633, Shuntian Fu

68

Carlo Emanuele I, Duke of Savoy

Italian noble (1562-1630)

*January 12th, 1562, Rivoli †July 26th, 1630, Savigliano

42

Hercule, Lord of Monaco

Monegasque noble (1562-1604)

*September 24th, 1562, Monaco †November 29th, 1604, Monaco

40

Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

German noble

*April 25th, 1562, Weimar †July 7th, 1602, Weimar

70

Juan de Torres Osorio

17th-century Spanish Catholic bishop

*January 16th, 1562, Cuéllar †July 19th, 1632, Valladolid

70

Paul Tarnow

German theologian (1562-1633)

*June 28th, 1562, Grevesmühlen †April 6th, 1633, Rostock

54

Andreas Osiander

German theologian and hymnist, 1562-1617

*May 26th, 1562, Blaubeuren †April 21st, 1617, Tübingen

68

Philipp Dulichius

German composer

*December 18th, 1562, Chemnitz †March 24th, 1631, Szczecin

31

Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme

Roman Catholic cardinal

*August 19th, 1562, France †July 30th, 1594, Paris

57

Kilian Stisser

German jurist and politician (1562-1620)

*March 23rd, 1562, Quedlinburg †January 9th, 1620, Halle (Saale)

65

Valerius Herberger

German theologian (1562-1627)

*April 21st, 1562, Wschowa †May 18th, 1627, Wschowa

62

Johann Hartmann Beyer

German mathematician and physician

*November 30th, 1562, Frankfurt †November 30th, 1624, Frankfurt

63

Henning Dedekind

German composer

*December 30th, 1562, Neustadt am Rübenberge †July 28th, 1626, Gebesee

68

Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola

Spanish poet and historian (1562-1631)

*August 26th, 1562, Barbastro †February 4th, 1631, Zaragoza

85

Christen Sørensen Longomontanus

Danish astronomer

*October 4th, 1562, Denmark †October 8th, 1647, Copenhagen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1562 is a normal year and no leap year.

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