Born on May 21st, 1576
Weekday
Friday
May 21st, 1576 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Taurus (The Bull)
April 22nd, 1576 - May 21st, 1576
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 163,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 406 days, exactly on May 27th, 2025, people who were born on May 21st, 1576 will be 164,000 days old!
163,594 Days
23,370 Weeks
5,374 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 21st
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 21st?
56 Albrecht Dürer
German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist (1471—1528)
*May 21st, 1471, Nuremberg †April 6th, 1528, Nuremberg
94 Olof Thunberg
Swedish actor (1925–2020)
*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka
71 Philip II of Spain
16th-century King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
*May 21st, 1527, Palacio de Pimentel †September 13th, 1598, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.jpg "Jonathan Hyde")
88 Giulio Alberoni
Italian cardinal, statesman (1664-1752)
*May 21st, 1664, Fiorenzuola d'Arda †June 26th, 1752, Piacenza.jpg "Mary Robinson")
79 Mary Robinson
Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
*May 21st, 1944, Ballina.jpg "Andrei Sakharov")
68 Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist
*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow
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65 Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926–1991)
*May 21st, 1926, Alton †September 28th, 1991, Santa Monica
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77 Robert Montgomery
American actor (1904-1981)
*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York City_after_scoring_in_2018_WC-Final_(cropped).jpg "Mario Mandžukić")
74 Peggy Cass
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999)
*May 21st, 1924, Boston †March 8th, 1999, New York City
39 Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas CitySame year
Born in 1576
35 Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1576-1612)
*November 18th, 1576, Hanau †August 9th, 1612, Hanau
Alix Le Clerc
French founder of a religious order providing education to girls (1576-1622)
*February 2nd, 1576, Remiremont †January 9th, 1622, NancyCountess Louise Juliana of Nassau
Electress Palatine (1576-1644)
*March 31st, 1576, Delft †March 15th, 1644, KönigsbergDuchess Anna I, Duchess of Prussia
Duchess of Prussia
*July 3rd, 1576, Königsberg †August 30th, 1625, BerlinPetrus Scriverius
Dutch writer, philologist and scholar on the history of Holland and Belgium, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Petrus Scriverius
*January 12th, 1576, Haarlem †April 30th, 1660, OudewaterJohann Kromayer
German educationist (1576-1643)
*December 8th, 1576, Döbeln †July 13th, 1643, WeimarPietro Paolo Bonzi
Painter of still lifes (1576-1636)
*January 1st, 1576, Cortona †March 17th, 1636, RomeScipione Borghese
17th-century Catholic cardinal
*November 30th, 1576, Artena †October 2nd, 1633, RomeHerman Wenceslas Czernin of Chudenice
Czech hofmeister and nobleman
*July 24th, 1576, Nedrahovice †February 6th, 1651, Kost CastleRoger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland
Scholar and writer of Elizabethan England
*October 16th, 1576, Belvoir Castle †June 26th, 1612, CambridgeRoque González de Santa Cruz
Paraguayan missionary
*November 17th, 1576, Asunción †November 15th, 1628, São Miguel das MissõesEric of Lorraine
French Bishop of Verdun and half brother of Louise of Lorraine, Queen consort of France.
*March 14th, 1576, Nancy †April 27th, 1623, NancyThomas Dudley
Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1576-1653)
*October 12th, 1576, Yardley Hastings †July 31st, 1653, RoxburyCaspar Schoppe
German scholar (1576-1649)
*May 27th, 1576, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †November 19th, 1649, PaduaRudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Prince of Anhalt, then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576-1621)
*October 28th, 1576, Harzgerode †August 20th, 1621, ZerbstBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 21st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 21st.
Afro-Colombian Day (Colombia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Colombian_DayBlessed Adílio Daronch and Manuel Gómez González
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeatificationEarliest day on which Corpus Christi can fall, while June 24 is the latest; held on Thursday after Trinity Sunday (often locally moved to Sunday). (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Corpus_ChristiEmperor Constantine I
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great_and_ChristianityHelena of Constantinople, also known as "Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles." (Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena,_mother_of_Constantine_ISaints of the Cristero War, including Christopher Magallanes
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_of_the_Cristero_WarMay 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Circassian Day of Mourning (Circassians)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassian_Day_of_MourningDay of Patriots and Military (Hungary)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayIndependence Day, celebrates the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006, celebrated until the next day. (Montenegro)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_independence_daysInternational Tea Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tea_DayNavy Day (Chile)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Day_(Chile)Saint Helena Day, celebrates the discovery of Saint Helena in 1502. (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_CunhaWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Day_for_Cultural_Diversity_for_Dialogue_and_DevelopmentDate as a Roman numeral / digit
21.5.1576
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1576 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).