August 25th, 1577

Born on August 25th, 1577

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 163,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 867 days, exactly on August 31st, 2026, people who were born on August 25th, 1577 will be 164,000 days old!

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What happened on August 25th?

August 25th, 1227

Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, died after a lengthy illness during the Mongol conquest of Western Xia.

August 25th, 2012

The NASA space probe Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.

August 25th, 2011

Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people are killed in an arson at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico.

August 25th, 2001

American singer Aaliyah (pictured) and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Marsh Harbour Airport in the Bahamas.

August 25th, 1989

The NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune and provided definitive proof of the existence of the planet's rings (pictured).

August 25th, 1975

Bruce Springsteen released his commercial breakthrough album, Born to Run.

August 25th, 1942

World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.

August 25th, 1875

Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing so in approximately 21 hours 40 minutes.

August 25th, 1758

Seven Years' War: Prussian forces engaged the Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf in present-day Sarbinowo, Poland.

August 25th, 1537

The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, was granted a royal charter by Henry VIII.

August 25th, 1270

Philip III became King of France following the death of his father Louis IX during the Eighth Crusade.

August 25th, 2012

Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.

August 25th, 2011

Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.

August 25th, 2006

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.

August 25th, 2005

Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 25th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 25th?

23

Nadie por pendejo

Argentine singer-songwriter (born 2000)

*August 25th, 2000, Rosario

81

Erich Honecker

Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)

*August 25th, 1912, Neunkirchen †May 29th, 1994, La Reina

53

Ivan IV Vasilyevich

Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584

*August 25th, 1530, Kolomenskoye †March 18th, 1584, Moscow

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

69

Elvis Costello

English singer-songwriter

*August 25th, 1954, London

35

Jung Jae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*August 25th, 1982, Jeonju †March 9th, 2018, Hwaseong

65

Bret Harte

American writer and poet

*August 25th, 1836, Albany †May 5th, 1902, London

65

Tim Burton

American filmmaker and artist

*August 25th, 1958, Burbank

74

John Savage

American actor

*August 25th, 1949, Old Bethpage

31

Ricardo Rodriguez

Swiss association football player

*August 25th, 1992, Zürich

79

Klaus Wildbolz

Swiss actor (1937–2017)

*August 25th, 1937, Vienna †January 5th, 2017, Vienna

75

Bartol Kašić

Croatian linguist and lexicographer

*August 25th, 1575, Pag †December 28th, 1650, Rome

60

Hugo von Pohl

German admiral (1855–1916)

*August 25th, 1855, Wrocław †February 23rd, 1916, Berlin

59

Johann Gottfried Herder

German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic

*August 25th, 1744, Morąg †December 18th, 1803, Weimar

53

Charlotte Fränkel

German classical archaeologist

*August 25th, 1880, Berlin †December 7th, 1933, Berlin

102

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

*August 25th, 1911, Lộc Thủy †October 4th, 2013, Hanoi

67

Willi Worpitzky

German footballer-manager (1886-1953)

*August 25th, 1886, Pankow †October 10th, 1953, Berlin

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62

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter (1577-1640)

*June 28th, 1577, Siegen †May 30th, 1640, Antwerp

22

Beatrice Cenci

Italian noblewoman and murderer

*February 6th, 1577, Rome †September 11th, 1599, Rome

62

Robert Burton

English scholar (1577–1640)

*February 8th, 1577, Leicestershire †January 25th, 1640, Oxford

70

Christian IV of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway (1577-1648)

*April 12th, 1577, Frederiksborg Palace †February 28th, 1648, Rosenborg Castle

61

François Leclerc du Tremblay

French Capuchin friar and political adviser (1577–1638)

*November 4th, 1577, Paris †December 17th, 1638, Rueil-Malmaison

51

Nicolas Trigault

French Jesuit, missionary and writer

*January 1st, 1577, Douai †November 14th, 1628, Hangzhou

51

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Dutch admiral

*November 25th, 1577, Delfshaven †June 18th, 1629, English Channel

82

Jacob Cats

Dutch poet, humorist, jurist and politician (1577-1660)

*November 10th, 1577, Schouwen-Duiveland †September 12th, 1660, The Hague

62

Noël Brûlart de Sillery

French diplomat (1578-1640)

*December 25th, 1577, Kingdom of France †September 26th, 1640, Kingdom of France

66

Guido Bentivoglio

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1579–1644)

*October 4th, 1577, Ferrara †September 7th, 1644, Rome

59

Rudolf Amsinck

9 Nov 1577 - 1 Dec 1636

*November 9th, 1577, Hamburg †December 1st, 1636

87

Adam Willaerts

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1577-1664)

*January 1st, 1577, London †April 4th, 1664, Rotterdam

67

Jan Baptist van Helmont

Chemist, physiologist, and physician from the Spanish Low Countries

*January 1st, 1577, City of Brussels †December 30th, 1644, Vilvoorde

43

Cristofano Allori

Italian portrait painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school (1577-1621)

*October 17th, 1577, Florence †April 1st, 1621, Florence

80

Johann Merck

German rector

*June 29th, 1577, Rentweinsdorf †June 3rd, 1658, Leipzig

48

Dorothea Augusta of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

(1577-1625)

*February 12th, 1577, Wolfenbüttel †December 19th, 1625, Wolfenbüttel

24

John Casimir of Nassau-Gleiberg

Count of Nassau-Gleiberg (1594-1602)

*September 24th, 1577, Ottweiler †March 29th, 1602, Wehen

44

Thomas Sagittarius

German polymath and university teacher

*April 7th, 1577, Stendal †April 21st, 1621, Wrocław

78

Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*February 17th, 1577, Ratzeburg †January 18th, 1656, Lauenburg/Elbe

60

Pieter Huyssens

Flemish architect (1577-1637)

*February 22nd, 1577, Bruges †June 6th, 1637, Bruges

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1577 is a normal year and no leap year.

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