August 23rd, 1563

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Born on August 23rd, 1563 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 23rd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 23rd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1563)

Born on August 23rd, 1563

Weekday

Friday

August 23rd, 1563 was a Friday.

Age

460

People born on August 23rd, 1563 will turn 461 this year (2024), in exactly 112 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 25th, 1563 - August 23rd, 1563

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 734 days, exactly on May 7th, 2026, people who were born on August 23rd, 1563 will be 169,000 days old!

168,266 Days

24,038 Weeks

5,528 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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Hours

What happened on August 23rd?

August 23rd, 1954

The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France.

August 23rd, 2010

A former Philippine National Police officer hijacked a tourist bus in Manila, holding its occupants hostage for nearly eleven hours and killing eight of them before being killed by police himself.

August 23rd, 2006

Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten in Vienna, escaped from her captor's house in Strasshof an der Nordbahn after more than eight years in captivity.

August 23rd, 1989

Singing Revolution: Approximately two million people joined hands to form a human chain spanning 675.5 kilometres (419.7 mi) across the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Soviet republics to demonstrate their desire for independence.

August 23rd, 1944

King Michael dismissed the pro-Axis government of General Ion Antonescu, placing Romania on the side of the Allies for the remainder of World War II.

August 23rd, 1943

Second World War: A decisive Soviet victory against German forces at the Battle of Kursk gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

August 23rd, 1939

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, a ten-year mutual non-aggression treaty, which also secretly divided northern and eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.

August 23rd, 1933

The Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and went on to cause at least 47 deaths in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region.

August 23rd, 1914

In their first major action of the First World War, the British Expeditionary Force engaged German troops in Mons, Belgium.

August 23rd, 1898

The Southern Cross Expedition (dogsled team pictured), the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departed London.

August 23rd, 1873

The Albert Bridge, spanning the River Thames in London, opened to traffic.

August 23rd, 1775

King George III issued a proclamation (copy pictured) that declared elements of the American colonies of Great Britain to be in a state of "open and avowed rebellion".

August 23rd, 1514

Ottoman forces defeated the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran, gaining control of eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq.

August 23rd, 1305

William Wallace, a leader of Scottish resistance against England during the Wars of Scottish Independence, was hanged, drawn and quartered.

August 23rd, 2023

A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on-board.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 23rd?

Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, Bologna

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

*August 23rd, 1927, Talmont †April 25th, 2017, 6th arrondissement of Paris

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)

*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

*August 23rd, 1978, Philadelphia †January 26th, 2020, Calabasas

Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

*August 23rd, 1930, Courbevoie †July 2nd, 2016, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

Willy Russell

British dramatist, lyricist and composer

*August 23rd, 1947, Whiston

Jacques Weber

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1949, Paris

Dick Bruna

Dutch writer and illustrator

*August 23rd, 1927, Utrecht †February 16th, 2017, Utrecht

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian-British physicist known for graphene work

*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil

Andrew Rannells

American actor and singer

*August 23rd, 1978, Omaha

Robert James

British physician

*August 23rd, 1703, Staffordshire †March 23rd, 1776, London

Marian Seldes

American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014)

*August 23rd, 1928, Manhattan †October 6th, 2014, New York City

Jared Fogle

American former Subway spokesperson

*August 23rd, 1977, Indianapolis

Gene Kelly

American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912-1996)

*August 23rd, 1912, Pittsburgh †February 2nd, 1996, Beverly Hills

Natalie Coughlin

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder

*August 23rd, 1982, Vallejo

Paul Otlet

Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker

*August 23rd, 1868, City of Brussels †December 10th, 1944, City of Brussels

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

*August 23rd, 1910, Milan †August 21st, 1979, Rapallo

John Gallaudet

American actor (1903-1983)

*August 23rd, 1903, Philadelphia †November 5th, 1983, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1563

Adam Theodor Siber

German linguist (1563-1616)

*February 6th, 1563, Grimma †January 5th, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Wanli Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1563-1620)

*September 4th, 1563, Beijing †August 18th, 1620, Beijing

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

English Earl (1563-1612)

*June 1st, 1563, Westminster †May 24th, 1612, Marlborough

John Albert I of Solms-Braunfels

German Count, steward and secret council of Frederick V of the Palatinate (1563-1623)

*March 5th, 1563, Braunfels †May 14th, 1623, The Hague

Guru Arjan

The fifth Guru of Sikhism (1563-1606)

*April 15th, 1563, Goindwal Sahib †May 30th, 1606, Lahore

Mutio Vitelleschi

Superior General of the Society of Jesus

*December 2nd, 1563, Rome †February 9th, 1645, Rome

Francisco Pacheco

Spanish painter and teacher (1564-1644)

*November 30th, 1563, Sanlúcar de Barrameda †November 30th, 1643, Seville

Abraham Suarinus

*January 1st, 1563, Schkeuditz †January 1st, 1615

Countess Anna of Nassau

Countess of Nassau (1563-1588)

*November 5th, 1563, Breda †June 13th, 1588, Franeker

Sophie of Württemberg

German princess, duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1563-1590)

*November 20th, 1563, Stuttgart †July 21st, 1590, Vacha

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester

English noble and diplomat (1563-1626)

*November 19th, 1563, Kent †July 13th, 1626, Kent

Francis Caracciolo

Italian Catholic priest

*October 13th, 1563, Villa Santa Maria †June 4th, 1608, Agnone

Orazio Gentileschi

Italian painter (1563-1639)

*July 19th, 1563, Pisa †February 7th, 1639, London

Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Duchess of Hunters Village

*October 30th, 1563, Celle †January 14th, 1639, Nuremberg

Elisabeth of Anhalt

Electress of Brandenburg

*September 15th, 1563, Zerbst †November 8th, 1607, Krosno Odrzańskie

John Christopher of Westerstetten

German bishop (1563-1637)

*January 6th, 1563, Wasseralfingen †July 28th, 1637, Eichstätt

Johann Bacmeister

German physician and university teacher (1563-1631)

*December 14th, 1563, Rostock †December 5th, 1631, Rostock

Dorothea of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1563-1587)

*October 4th, 1563, Dresden †February 13th, 1587, Wolfenbüttel

Jodocus Hondius I

Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer (1563–1612)

*October 24th, 1563, Wakken †February 12th, 1612, Amsterdam

Agnes of Limburg-Styrum

Abbess of Elten, Vreden, Borghorst and Freckenhorst

*September 18th, 1563, Kasteel De Wildenborch †January 2nd, 1645, Vreden

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day) which are celebrated on August 23rd.

Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)

European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Romanian_coup_d'état

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Remembrance_of_the_Slave_Trade_and_its_Abolition

National Day for Physicians (Iran)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doctors'_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIII.VIII.MDLXIII

23.8.1563

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1563 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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August 23rd, 1563

Born on August 23rd, 1563

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 168,000 days old!

168,266 Days

24,038 Weeks

5,528 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 23rd?

The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France.

A former Philippine National Police officer hijacked a tourist bus in Manila, holding its occupants hostage for nearly eleven hours and killing eight of them before being killed by police himself.

Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten in Vienna, escaped from her captor's house in Strasshof an der Nordbahn after more than eight years in captivity.

Singing Revolution: Approximately two million people joined hands to form a human chain spanning 675.5 kilometres (419.7 mi) across the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Soviet republics to demonstrate their desire for independence.

King Michael dismissed the pro-Axis government of General Ion Antonescu, placing Romania on the side of the Allies for the remainder of World War II.

Second World War: A decisive Soviet victory against German forces at the Battle of Kursk gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, a ten-year mutual non-aggression treaty, which also secretly divided northern and eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.

The Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and went on to cause at least 47 deaths in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region.

In their first major action of the First World War, the British Expeditionary Force engaged German troops in Mons, Belgium.

The Southern Cross Expedition (dogsled team pictured), the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departed London.

The Albert Bridge, spanning the River Thames in London, opened to traffic.

King George III issued a proclamation (copy pictured) that declared elements of the American colonies of Great Britain to be in a state of "open and avowed rebellion".

Ottoman forces defeated the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran, gaining control of eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq.

William Wallace, a leader of Scottish resistance against England during the Wars of Scottish Independence, was hanged, drawn and quartered.

A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on-board.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd

Same Day Who's birthday is on August 23rd?

Same year Born in 1563

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 23rd

Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)

Ascelina

Asterius, Claudius, and Neon

Éogan of Ardstraw

Lupus (Luppus) of Novae

Philip Benitius

Quiriacus and companions, of Ostia

Rose of Lima

Tydfil

Zacchaeus of Jerusalem

August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)

Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

National Day for Physicians (Iran)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

23.8.1563

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Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Same year
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Calendar
August 1563

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