January 6th, 1567

Born on January 6th, 1567

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 974 days, exactly on December 25th, 2026, people who were born on January 6th, 1567 will be 168,000 days old!

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What happened on January 6th?

January 6th, 2014

The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency.

January 6th, 2021

Rioters supporting President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the certification of the presidential election and forcing Congress to evacuate.

January 6th, 1994

Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.

January 6th, 1960

National Airlines Flight 2511, traveling from New York City to Miami, exploded in mid-air due to a bomb placed by an unknown party, resulting in the deaths of all 34 people on board.

January 6th, 1953

The inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests.

January 6th, 1941

During his State of the Union address, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his Four Freedoms as fundamental freedoms that all people ought to enjoy.

January 6th, 1912

German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift, the precursor of plate tectonics.

January 6th, 1907

Italian educator Maria Montessori (pictured) opened her first school and day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a philosophy of education that now bears her name.

January 6th, 1724

Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, a Bach cantata for Epiphany, was first performed in Leipzig.

January 6th, 1540

King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves; the marriage was annulled six months later.

January 6th, 1536

The oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, the Colegio de Santa Cruz, was founded in Tlatelolco, Mexico City.

January 6th, 1449

Four years before the fall of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos (pictured) assumed the throne as the last Byzantine emperor.

January 6th, 1322

Stefan Dečanski was crowned King of Serbia, succeeding his half-brother Stefan Konstantin, whom he later defeated in battle.

January 6th, 1066

Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon monarch before the Norman Conquest, was crowned King of England.

January 6th, 1969

Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 6th

Born on January 6th, 1567

52

Richard Burbage

British actor and theatre owner (1567–1619)

*January 6th, 1567, London †March 13th, 1619, London

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Who's birthday is on January 6th?

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

40

Patrícia Kimberly

Brazilian pornographic actress

*January 6th, 1984, São Paulo

25

Polo G

American rapper

*January 6th, 1999, Chicago

77

Martin Kähler

German theologian

*January 6th, 1835, Guryevsk †September 7th, 1912, Freudenstadt

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

42

Eddie Redmayne

English actor

*January 6th, 1982, London

69

Rowan Atkinson

English actor, comedian, and screenwriter

*January 6th, 1955, Consett

89

Carl Sandburg

American writer and editor

*January 6th, 1878, Galesburg †July 22nd, 1967, Flat Rock

48

Khalil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

60

Syd Barrett

British musician (1946–2006), co-founder of Pink Floyd

*January 6th, 1946, Cambridge †July 7th, 2006, Cambridge

43

Jérémie Renier

Belgian actor

*January 6th, 1981, Brussels metropolitan area

38

Irina Shayk

Russian model and television personality

*January 6th, 1986, Yemanzhelinsk

89

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

*January 6th, 1934, Woolwich †January 27th, 2023, Denville Hall

64

Malcolm Young

Australian guitarist (1953–2017)

*January 6th, 1953, Glasgow †November 18th, 2017, Elizabeth Bay

86

Elizabeth Teissier

French astrologer

*January 6th, 1938, Algiers

88

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

58

A. R. Rahman

Indian composer and musician

*January 6th, 1966, Chennai

69

Bonnie Franklin

American actress

*January 6th, 1944, Santa Monica †March 1st, 2013, Los Angeles

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

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Born in 1567

76

Claudio Monteverdi

Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567–1643)

*May 15th, 1567, Cremona †November 29th, 1643, Venice

68

Date Masamune

Daimyo of the Sengoku period to early-Edo period; 1st lord of Sendai

*September 5th, 1567, Yonezawa Castle †June 27th, 1636, Edo

44

Eleanor de' Medici

Family member of the House of Medici (1567-1611)

*February 28th, 1567, Florence †September 9th, 1611, Cavriana

84

Philipp Christoph von Sötern

German archbishop (1567-1652)

*December 11th, 1567, Kastellaun †February 7th, 1652, Trier

73

William Alabaster

English poet, playwright, and religious writer

*January 27th, 1567, Hadleigh †April 28th, 1640, Cambridgeshire

56

Nicolas Bergier

French archeologist and historian

*March 1st, 1567, Reims †August 18th, 1623, Château de Grignon

55

Francis de Sales

French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church

*August 16th, 1567, Château de Thorens †December 28th, 1622, Lyon

57

Maurice of Nassau

Dutch Republic stadtholder and Prince of Orange (1567-1625)

*November 14th, 1567, Dillenburg †April 23rd, 1625, The Hague

58

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar

Spanish diplomat (1567-1626)

*November 1st, 1567, Astorga †October 2nd, 1626, Haro, La Rioja

59

Anne Mary of Hesse-Kassel

German countess

*January 27th, 1567, Kassel †November 21st, 1626, Neunkirchen

40

Jacob van Heemskerck

Dutch explorer

*March 13th, 1567, Amsterdam †April 25th, 1607, Bay of Gibraltar

75

Christoph Demantius

German composer

*December 15th, 1567, Liberec †April 20th, 1643, Freiberg

45

Anna of Saxony

Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg

*November 18th, 1567, Dresden †January 27th, 1613, Coburg Fortress

58

Georg Mylius

German theologian and university teacher (1567-1626)

*May 22nd, 1567, Mamonovo †March 1st, 1626, Königsberg

59

Georg Erasmus von Tschernembl

Austrian politician (1567-1626)

*January 26th, 1567, Schwertberg †November 18th, 1626, Geneva

40

Charles of Lorraine

Bishop of Metz, Bishop of Strasbourg

*July 1st, 1567, Nancy †November 24th, 1607, Nancy

63

Giovanni Francesco Anerio

Italian composer

*January 1st, 1567, Rome †June 11th, 1630, Graz

51

John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

*May 9th, 1567, Harzgerode †May 24th, 1618, Dessau

58

Jakob Fugger

Bishop of Constance (1567-1626)

*October 18th, 1567, Meersburg †January 14th, 1626, Meersburg

56

Heinrich Brockes

Politician (1567-1623)

*October 3rd, 1567, Lübeck †December 19th, 1623, Lübeck

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1567 is a normal year and no leap year.

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