August 10th, 1585

Born on August 10th, 1585

Weekday

Saturday

August 10th, 1585 was a Saturday.

Age

440

People born on August 10th, 1585 will turn 441 this year (2026), in exactly 16 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1585 - August 23rd, 1585

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 161,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 944 days, exactly on February 23rd, 2029, people who were born on August 10th, 1585 will be 162,000 days old!

161,056 Days

23,008 Weeks

5,291 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 10th, 1585?

August 10th, 1585

The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Nonsuch

What else happened on August 10th?

August 10th, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York.

August 10th, 2007

Amid large protests against the impending demolition of the Queen's Pier, the High Court of Hong Kong dismissed legal attempts to preserve the landmark.

August 10th, 1988

The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

August 10th, 1966

The Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa, Canada, collapsed during its construction, killing nine workers.

August 10th, 1953

First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central modern-day Vietnam.

August 10th, 1904

Russo-Japanese War: The first major confrontation between modern steel battleship fleets took place in the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers

August 10th, 1901

The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers began an ultimately unsuccessful strike to reverse its declining fortunes and organize large numbers of new members.

August 10th, 1897

German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovered an improved method of synthesizing aspirin (package pictured).

August 10th, 1864

José Antônio Saraiva announced that the Brazilian military would exact reprisals after Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refused Brazil's demands, beginning the Uruguayan War.

August 10th, 1861

American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.

August 10th, 1844

From measurements of its motion, German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel deduced that Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, had an unseen companion.

August 10th, 1793

The Louvre (pyramid pictured) in Paris, today the world's most-visited museum, opened with an exhibition of 537 paintings and 184 objets d'art.

August 10th, 1792

French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace (depicted), effectively ending the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.

August 10th, 1755

The first wave of the Expulsion of the Acadians from the present-day Canadian Maritime provinces by the British began with the Bay of Fundy campaign at Chignecto.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 10th

Same year
Born in 1585

Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu

French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)

*September 9th, 1585, Paris †December 4th, 1642, Paris

Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist (1585–1672)

*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden

Cornelius Jansen

Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)

*October 28th, 1585, Acquoy †May 6th, 1638, Ypres

Hendrick Avercamp

Dutch painter (1585-1634)

*January 27th, 1585, Amsterdam †May 15th, 1634, Kampen

Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony

Elector of Saxony

*March 5th, 1585, Dresden †October 8th, 1656, Dresden

Krzysztof Radziwiłł

Lithuanian noble and politician

*March 22nd, 1585, Biržai †September 19th, 1640, Svėdasai

Johann Heermann

German poet hymn-writer (1585-1647)

*October 11th, 1585, Rudna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †February 17th, 1647, Leszno

Johannes Ardüser

Swiss mathematician (1585-1665)

*February 25th, 1585, Parpan †March 26th, 1665, Zürich

Adam von Herberstorff

Politician (1585-1629)

*April 15th, 1585, Schloss Kalsdorf †September 11th, 1629, Schloss Ort

Francesco Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1585-1656)

*March 6th, 1585, Venice †June 5th, 1656, Venice

Herman op den Graeff

"Mennonite lord bishop" of Krefeld, in 1632 delegate to the Krefeld Mennonite Church Delegation and signer of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith that year

*November 26th, 1585, Kerken †December 27th, 1642, Krefeld

Adriaan Pauw

Grand pensionary of Holland (1585-1653)

*November 1st, 1585, Amsterdam †February 21st, 1653, The Hague

Domenico II Contarini

Doge of Venice (1585-1675)

*January 28th, 1585, Venice †January 26th, 1675, Venice

Baltasar Elisio de Medinilla

Spanish author

*June 28th, 1585, Toledo †August 30th, 1620, Toledo

Pieter van den Broecke

Dutch cloth merchant in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

*February 25th, 1585, Antwerp †December 1st, 1640, Strait of Malacca

Mary Ward

English Venerated Catholic (1585-1645)

*January 23rd, 1585, Newby with Mulwith †January 30th, 1645, Heworth

Claude Favre de Vaugelas

Savoyard grammarian and man of letters (1585-1650)

*January 6th, 1585, Meximieux †February 26th, 1650, Paris

William Drummond of Hawthornden

British writer 1585–1649

*December 13th, 1585, Midlothian †December 4th, 1649, Hawthornden Castle

Livia della Rovere

Italian noble (1585-1641)

*December 16th, 1585, Pesaro †July 6th, 1641, Castelleone di Suasa

Johann Jakob Wolff von Todenwarth

*January 1st, 1585, Speyer †January 1st, 1657, Regensburg

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 10th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 10th.

Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque, Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Good_Event_(Parañaque)

August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_10_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)

Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809. Independence was finally attained on May 24, 1822, at the Battle of Pichincha. (Ecuador)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Ecuador

International Biodiesel Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel

National Veterans Day (Indonesia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Indonesia

World Lion Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Lion_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

X.VIII.MDLXXXV

10.8.1585

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1585 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1585

August 1585

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