August 23rd, 1585

Born on August 23rd, 1585

Weekday

Friday

August 23rd, 1585 was a Friday.

Age

440

People born on August 23rd, 1585 will turn 441 this year (2026), in exactly 29 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 25th, 1585 - August 23rd, 1585

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 957 days, exactly on March 8th, 2029, people who were born on August 23rd, 1585 will be 162,000 days old!

161,043 Days

23,006 Weeks

5,291 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on August 23rd?

August 23rd, 1960

Congo Crisis: In order to stop the secession of South Kasai from the Republic of Congo, Armée Nationale Congolaise forces launched an invasion of South Kasai.

August 23rd, 1954

The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departed from Marseille, France.

August 23rd, 2010

A former Philippine National Police officer hijacked a tourist bus in Manila, holding its occupants hostage for nearly eleven hours and killing eight of them before being killed by police himself.

August 23rd, 2006

Natascha Kampusch (pictured), who had been abducted at the age of ten in Vienna, escaped from her captor's house in Strasshof an der Nordbahn after more than eight years in captivity.

August 23rd, 1989

Singing Revolution: Approximately two million people joined hands to form a human chain spanning 675.5 kilometres (419.7 mi) across the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Soviet republics to demonstrate their desire for independence.

August 23rd, 1944

King Michael dismissed the pro-Axis government of General Ion Antonescu, placing Romania on the side of the Allies for the remainder of World War II.

August 23rd, 1943

Second World War: A decisive Soviet victory against German forces at the Battle of Kursk gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

August 23rd, 1939

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (pictured), a ten-year mutual non-aggression treaty, which also secretly divided northern and eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.

August 23rd, 1933

The Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and went on to cause at least 47 deaths in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region.

August 23rd, 1914

In their first major action of the First World War, the British Expeditionary Force engaged German troops in Mons, Belgium.

August 23rd, 1898

The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departed London.

August 23rd, 1873

The Albert Bridge, spanning the River Thames in London, opened to traffic.

August 23rd, 1775

King George III issued a proclamation that declared elements of the American colonies of Great Britain to be in a state of "open and avowed rebellion".

August 23rd, 1514

Ottoman forces defeated the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran, gaining control of eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq.

August 23rd, 1305

William Wallace, a leader of Scottish resistance against England during the Wars of Scottish Independence, was hanged, drawn and quartered.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd

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 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day) which are celebrated on August 23rd.

Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)

European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Romanian_coup_d'état

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Remembrance_of_the_Slave_Trade_and_its_Abolition

National Day for Physicians (Iran)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doctors'_Day

The memorial day for the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis(the August 23 shelling war) ( Taiwan)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIII.VIII.MDLXXXV

23.8.1585

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.

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August 23rd, 1585

Born on August 23rd, 1585

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

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

161,043 Days

23,006 Weeks

5,291 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 23rd?

Congo Crisis: In order to stop the secession of South Kasai from the Republic of Congo, Armée Nationale Congolaise forces launched an invasion of South Kasai.

The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departed from Marseille, France.

A former Philippine National Police officer hijacked a tourist bus in Manila, holding its occupants hostage for nearly eleven hours and killing eight of them before being killed by police himself.

Natascha Kampusch (pictured), who had been abducted at the age of ten in Vienna, escaped from her captor's house in Strasshof an der Nordbahn after more than eight years in captivity.

Singing Revolution: Approximately two million people joined hands to form a human chain spanning 675.5 kilometres (419.7 mi) across the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Soviet republics to demonstrate their desire for independence.

King Michael dismissed the pro-Axis government of General Ion Antonescu, placing Romania on the side of the Allies for the remainder of World War II.

Second World War: A decisive Soviet victory against German forces at the Battle of Kursk gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (pictured), a ten-year mutual non-aggression treaty, which also secretly divided northern and eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.

The Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and went on to cause at least 47 deaths in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region.

In their first major action of the First World War, the British Expeditionary Force engaged German troops in Mons, Belgium.

The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departed London.

The Albert Bridge, spanning the River Thames in London, opened to traffic.

King George III issued a proclamation that declared elements of the American colonies of Great Britain to be in a state of "open and avowed rebellion".

Ottoman forces defeated the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran, gaining control of eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq.

William Wallace, a leader of Scottish resistance against England during the Wars of Scottish Independence, was hanged, drawn and quartered.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd

Same year Born in 1585

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 23rd

Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)

Ascelina

Asterius, Claudius, and Neon

Éogan of Ardstraw

Lupus (Luppus) of Novae

Philip Benitius

Quiriacus and companions, of Ostia

Rose of Lima

Tydfil

Zacchaeus of Jerusalem

August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)

Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

National Day for Physicians (Iran)

The memorial day for the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis(the August 23 shelling war) ( Taiwan)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

23.8.1585

Legend

Leap year

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

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd

Same year
Born in 1585

Calendar
August 1585

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31				1	2	3	4
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