Born on August 17th, 1585
Weekday
Saturday
August 17th, 1585 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1585 - August 23rd, 1585
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 160,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 770 days, exactly on June 6th, 2026, people who were born on August 17th, 1585 will be 161,000 days old!
160,230 Days
22,890 Weeks
5,264 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 17th, 1585?
A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_RaleighWhat else happened on August 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 17th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 17th?
45 Vibeke Stene
Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania
*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal
63 Pierre de Fermat
French mathematician and lawyer
*August 17th, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne †January 12th, 1665, Castres.jpg "Robert De Niro")
54 Markus Gisdol
German association football player and manager
*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige
Johannes Valentinus Andreae
German writer, mathematician and theologian (rosicrucian)
*August 17th, 1586, Herrenberg †June 27th, 1654, Stuttgart
.jpg "Ingrid Daubechies")
96 Jiang Zemin
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002
*August 17th, 1926, Yangzhou †November 30th, 2022, Shanghai
Robert von Mohl
German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)
*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, Berlin.jpg "Julian Fellowes")
74 Julian Fellowes
English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter
*August 17th, 1949, CairoSame year
Born in 1585
57 Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
*September 9th, 1585, Paris †December 4th, 1642, Paris
87 Heinrich Schütz
German composer and organist (1585–1672)
*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden.png "Cornelius Jansen")
52 Cornelius Jansen
Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)
*October 28th, 1585, Acquoy †May 6th, 1638, Ypres
71 Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony
German noble (1585–1656)
*March 5th, 1585, Dresden †October 8th, 1656, Dresden
60 Mary Ward
English Venerated Catholic (1585-1645)
*January 23rd, 1585, Newby with Mulwith †January 30th, 1645, Heworth
65 Claude Favre de Vaugelas
Savoyard grammarian and man of letters (1585-1650)
*January 6th, 1585, Meximieux †February 26th, 1650, Paris
63 William Drummond of Hawthornden
British writer 1585–1649
*December 13th, 1585, Midlothian †December 4th, 1649, Hawthornden Castle
55 Livia della Rovere
Italian noble (1585-1641)
*December 16th, 1585, Pesaro †July 6th, 1641, Castelleone di Suasa
John Cotton
English minister, theologian, immigrant to Massachusetts (1585-1652)
*December 4th, 1585, Derby †December 23rd, 1652, BostonHendrick Avercamp
Dutch painter (1585-1634)
*January 27th, 1585, Amsterdam †May 15th, 1634, KampenAlexandre I de Bournonville
(1585-1656)
*September 14th, 1585, City of Brussels †March 12th, 1656, LyonNiklaus Geisler
German architect and sculptor
*April 7th, 1585, Schweinfurt †January 1st, 1665, LucerneThomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel
English diplomat (1585-1646)
*July 7th, 1585, Finchingfield †October 4th, 1646, PaduaGiovanni Biliverti
Florentine painter (1585-1644)
*August 25th, 1585, Florence †July 16th, 1644, Florence
57 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, KrefeldPierre Belain d'Esnambuc
Governor of St. Christopher
*February 28th, 1585, Allouville-Bellefosse †November 30th, 1636, Saint KittsJean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet
Marshal of France
*March 1st, 1585, Saint-Jean-du-Gard †June 14th, 1636, Fontaneto d'AgognaChristian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
*November 30th, 1585, Eisenberg castle ruins †December 31st, 1637, Schloss WaldeckGregor Francke
German theologian
*December 10th, 1585, Taucha †January 2nd, 1651, Frankfurt (Oder)Birthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 17th.
Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson_(American_educator)August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Engineer's Day (Colombia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_DayFlag Day (Bolivia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BoliviaIndependence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Indonesia)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonMarcus Garvey Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_GarveyPrekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_SloveniaSan Martin Day (Argentina)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ArgentinaBlack Cat Appreciation Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_catDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.8.1585
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.