August 20th, 1579 was a Monday.
July 23rd, 1579 - August 23rd, 1579
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 574 days, exactly on November 29th, 2025, people who were born on August 20th, 1579 will be 163,000 days old!
British classical archaeologist (born 1927)
*August 20th, 1927, London Borough of RedbridgeAmerican lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General
*August 20th, 1960, AtlantaGerman illustrator, draughtsperson and writer
*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu ZittauPresident of the United States from 1889 to 1893
*August 20th, 1833, North Bend †March 13th, 1901, IndianapolisAmerican author (1890–1937)
*August 20th, 1890, Providence †March 15th, 1937, ProvidencePuerto Rican actress (1936-2017)
*August 20th, 1936, Ponce †March 3rd, 2017, New York CityAmerican writer and actress (1918-1974)
*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York CityYugoslav–Serbian politician (1941–2006)
*August 20th, 1941, Požarevac †March 11th, 2006, ScheveningenBritish philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist
*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, BolognaSpanish writer c. 1583-c.1648
*March 24th, 1579, Madrid †February 20th, 1649, AlmazánDutch philologist and historian
*February 9th, 1579, Loosduinen district †September 20th, 1639, SorøJapanese shogun (1579–1632)
*May 2nd, 1579, Hamamatsu †March 14th, 1632, Edo CastleEnglish Jacobean playwright (1579–1625)
*November 30th, 1579, Rye †August 1st, 1625, LondonDominican lay brother and saint
*December 9th, 1579, Lima †November 3rd, 1639, LimaDutch politician (1579-1651)
*June 11th, 1579, Amsterdam †November 9th, 1651, AmsterdamFrench courtier and Marshal of France (1579-1646)
*April 12th, 1579, Haroué †October 12th, 1646, ProvinsGerman-Baltic clergyman and pedagogue
*January 1st, 1579, Riga †December 16th, 1643, RigaGerman countess (1579-1655)
*November 29th, 1579, Darmstadt †July 17th, 1655, WehenGerman prince
*June 17th, 1579, Dessau †January 17th, 1650, KöthenFlemish painter (1579–1657)
*November 11th, 1579, Antwerp †August 19th, 1657, AntwerpGerman politician and historian (1579-1640)
*March 22nd, 1579, Ampfurth †June 5th, 1640, JenaMargrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
*January 23rd, 1579, Königsberg †February 11th, 1649, BayreuthCatholic cardinal
*November 16th, 1579, Venice †June 5th, 1653, RomeDuke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (1579-1666)
*April 10th, 1579, Dannenberg (Elbe) †September 17th, 1666, WolfenbüttelFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 20th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
No: With 365 days 1579 is a normal year and no leap year.