Born on August 5th, 1587
Weekday
Wednesday
August 5th, 1587 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1587 - August 23rd, 1587
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 159,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 488 days, exactly on August 28th, 2025, people who were born on August 5th, 1587 will be 160,000 days old!
159,512 Days
22,787 Weeks
5,240 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 5th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 5th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 5th?
86 Ernst Rodenwaldt
German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)
*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding
82 Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati.JPG "Salomon Kalou"){kind=small}
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26 Niels Henrik Abel
Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)
*August 5th, 1802, Nedstrand †April 6th, 1829, Froland Municipality
Elisabeth Voigt
German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)
*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig.jpg "Vitus Bering")
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Same year
Born in 1587
Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna
Swedish statesman (1587-1640)
*June 15th, 1587, Tallinn †November 27th, 1640, Stockholm
436 Virginia Dare
First child born in the Americas to English parents
*August 18th, 1587, Roanoke Colony
39 Simon VII, Count of Lippe
Count of Lippe-Detmold
*December 30th, 1587, Schloss Brake †March 26th, 1627, Detmold.png "Louis De Geer")
64 Louis De Geer
Dutch politician, industrialist, gun merchant (1587-1652)
*November 17th, 1587, Liège †June 19th, 1652, Amsterdam
Joost van den Vondel
Dutch poet and writer (1587-1679)
*November 17th, 1587, Cologne †February 5th, 1679, AmsterdamGaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister (1587-1645)
*January 6th, 1587, Rome †July 22nd, 1645, ToroVictor Amadeus I of Savoy
Duke of Savoy (1587–1637)
*May 8th, 1587, Turin †October 7th, 1637, VercelliKhusrau Mirza
Son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1587-1622)
*August 16th, 1587, Lahore †January 26th, 1622, LahoreDorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
*February 3rd, 1587, Wolfenbüttel †October 16th, 1609, ZerbstKaspar von Barth
German philologist (1587-1658)
*June 21st, 1587, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 17th, 1658, LeipzigRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Royal Navy admiral (1587-1658)
*June 5th, 1587, Leez Priory †April 19th, 1658, LondonAntoine Boësset
French musician (1587-1643)
*February 24th, 1587, Blois †December 8th, 1643, ParisNikolaus von Wolkenstein
Austrian canon
*January 4th, 1587, Schloss Bruck †April 6th, 1624, PaduaPaul Röber
German theologian
*February 5th, 1587, Wurzen †March 18th, 1651, Lutherstadt WittenbergHans van Steenwinckel the Younger
Danish architect
*June 24th, 1587, Copenhagen †August 6th, 1639, CopenhagenCountess Juliane of Nassau-Siegen
Daughter of Count John of Nassau-Siegen, by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
*September 3rd, 1587, Dillenburger Schloss †February 15th, 1643, EschwegeRaffaello Vanni
Italian painter (1587-1673)
*October 4th, 1587, Siena †November 29th, 1673, SienaBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 5th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 5th.
Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald, and Lucas Cranach the Elder (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_DürerDedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedication_of_the_Basilica_of_Saint_Mary_MajorAugust 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burkina_FasoVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Croatia)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
5.8.1587
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1587 is a normal year and no leap year.