Born on May 12th, 1584
Weekday
Saturday
May 12th, 1584 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1584 - May 21st, 1584
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 160,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 310 days, exactly on March 1st, 2025, people who were born on May 12th, 1584 will be 161,000 days old!
160,690 Days
22,955 Weeks
5,279 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 12th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 12th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 12th?
79 Gabriel Fauré
French composer, organist, pianist and teacher
*May 12th, 1845, Pamiers †November 4th, 1924, Paris.jpg "Luke Benward")
90 Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)
*May 12th, 1820, Florence †August 13th, 1910, London_Publicity.jpg "George Carlin")
71 George Carlin
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica
.jpg "Domhnall Gleeson")
96 Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook
.jpg "Lindsay Crouse")
90 Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)
*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai.jpg "Emilio Estevez")
40 Jonah Lomu
New Zealand rugby union player
*May 12th, 1975, Auckland †November 18th, 2015, AucklandGustav Adolf von Götzen
German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator
*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, BerlinKarl von Appen
German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)
*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East BerlinHans Ils
German politician (1906-1988)
*May 12th, 1906, Weißenhorn †March 25th, 1988, Freiburg im BreisgauSame year
Born in 1584
Francisco Quevedo
Spanish writer
*September 14th, 1584, Madrid †September 8th, 1645, Villanueva de los Infantes
26 Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)
*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
63 Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau
Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland (1584-1647)
*January 29th, 1584, Delft †March 14th, 1647, The Hague
69 John Selden
English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law (1584-1654)
*December 16th, 1584, Sussex †November 30th, 1654, London
63 Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg
Foster-mother of Queen Christina of Sweden
*November 10th, 1584, Nyköping Town †December 13th, 1647, Västerås Town
54 Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo
Italian painter (1584–1638)
*January 1st, 1584, Voltri †August 18th, 1638, Genoa
55 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
English Earl
*August 13th, 1584, Saffron Walden †June 3rd, 1640, Charing Cross
73 Diederich von dem Werder
German translator
*January 17th, 1584, Gröbzig †December 18th, 1657, Görzig.jpg "Grégoire de Saint-Vincent")
82 Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
Jesuit, mathematician
*September 8th, 1584, Bruges †January 27th, 1667, Ghent_Libro_de_tientos_y_discursos_de_musica_practica_y_theor%C3%ADca_de_organo.png "Francisco Correa de Araujo")
70 Francisco Correa de Araujo
Spanish organist and composer
*September 16th, 1584, Seville †October 31st, 1654, SegoviaDiego de Saavedra Fajardo
Spanish diplomat (1584-1648)
*May 6th, 1584, Murcia †August 24th, 1648, MadridHenning Kramer
German politician (1584-1646)
*April 15th, 1584, Goslar †January 12th, 1646, GoslarErnst von Öttingen-Wallerstein
(1584-1626)
*October 24th, 1584, Wallerstein †May 18th, 1626, Baldern CastleJohn II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
*March 26th, 1584, Bad Bergzabern †August 9th, 1635, MetzFrancesco Maria Richini
Italian architect (1584-1658)
*February 9th, 1584, Milan †April 24th, 1658, MilanPhilip Julius of Pomerania
Duke of Pomerania
*December 27th, 1584, Wolgast †February 6th, 1625, WolgastPhilipp Horst
German rhetorician and philosopher
*July 10th, 1584, Brunswick †February 22nd, 1664, JenaMatthias Gallas
Italian-Austrian nobleman and professional soldier
*September 16th, 1584, Trento †April 25th, 1647, ViennaBirthdays of famous people
.jpg "Melanie Martinez")
Public holidays on May 12th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 12th.
Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereus_and_AchilleusPatriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_I_of_ConstantinopleInternational ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_May_12th_Awareness_DayInternational Nurses Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Nurses_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
12.5.1584
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1584 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).