Born on December 9th, 1585
Weekday
Monday
December 9th, 1585 was a Monday.
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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)
November 23rd, 1585 - December 21st, 1585
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 160,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 876 days, exactly on September 28th, 2026, people who were born on December 9th, 1585 will be 161,000 days old!
160,124 Days
22,874 Weeks
5,260 Months
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What happened on December 9th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 9th
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Who's birthday is on December 9th?
65 John Milton
English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
*December 9th, 1608, Cheapside †November 8th, 1674, London
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37 Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Swedish king (1594–1632; regent 1611–32)
*December 9th, 1594, Stockholm Palace †November 6th, 1632, Lützen
69 Jean-Claude Juncker
Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-2013) and President of the European Commission (2014-2019)
*December 9th, 1954, Redange
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103 Kirk Douglas
American stage and film actor (1916–2020)
*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills
63 Krzysztof Arciszewski
Polish-Lithuanian general
*December 9th, 1592, Rogalin †April 7th, 1656, GdańskRichard Lovelace
English writer and poet (1617-1658)
*December 9th, 1617, Woolwich †April 1st, 1658, City of London.jpg "Sonia Gandhi")
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52 Geoff Barrow
British musician and instrumentalist for the band Portishead
*December 9th, 1971, Walton in Gordano
43 Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
*December 9th, 1742, Stralsund †May 21st, 1786, Köping
32 Elmer Booth
American actor (1882-1915)
*December 9th, 1882, Los Angeles †June 16th, 1915, Los Angeles
63 Adriaan Metius
Dutch mathematician and astronomer
*December 9th, 1571, Alkmaar †September 6th, 1635, Franeker
65 Fritz Haber
German chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize
*December 9th, 1868, Wrocław †January 29th, 1934, BaselSame 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 December 9th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 9th.
Anna's Day, marks the day to start the preparation process of the lutefisk to be consumed on Christmas Eve, as well as a Swedish name day, celebrating all people named Anna. (Sweden and Finland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_days_in_SwedenArmed Forces Day (Peru)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayFeast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Immaculate_ConceptionDecember 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_9_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Fatherland's Heroes Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_RussiaIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Tanganyika from Britain in 1961. (Tanzania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_TanzaniaInternational Anti-Corruption Day (United Nations)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Anti-Corruption_DayNational Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day. (Antigua and Barbuda)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Antigua_and_BarbudaNavy Day (Sri Lanka)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
9.12.1585
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1585 is a normal year and no leap year.