Born on August 6th, 1587
Weekday
Thursday
August 6th, 1587 was a Thursday.
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 489 days, exactly on August 29th, 2025, people who were born on August 6th, 1587 will be 160,000 days old!
159,511 Days
22,787 Weeks
5,240 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 6th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 6th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 6th?
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84 Howard Hodgkin
British artist (1932-2017)
*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London
78 Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)
*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence
86 Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)
*August 6th, 1868, Villeneuve-sur-Fère †February 23rd, 1955, Paris.jpg "Robin van Persie")
73 Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)
*August 6th, 1881, Lochfield †March 11th, 1955, London
Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York CityAllan Holdsworth
British musician (1946–2017)
*August 6th, 1946, Bradford †April 15th, 2017, Vista
38 Bafétimbi Gomis
French-Senegalese association football player
*August 6th, 1985, La Seyne-sur-Mer.jpg "Leslie Odom Jr.")
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63 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
*August 6th, 1960, Valladolid_(cropped).jpg "Alfred Tennyson")
83 Alfred Tennyson
British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)
*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, Aldworth
77 Lucille Ball
American actress (1911–1989)
*August 6th, 1911, Jamestown †April 26th, 1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterJohn Louis of Nassau-Hadamar
Count of Nassau-Hadamar (1590-1653)
*August 6th, 1590, Dillenburg †March 10th, 1653, HadamarSame 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 6th
Fixed holidays (Christian holidays and observances) which are celebrated on August 6th.
Transfiguration of Jesus
Christian holidays and observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_JesusAugust 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian holidays and observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_NahyanIndependence Day (Bolivia), celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BoliviaIndependence Day (Jamaica), celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Jamaica)Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_CeremonyDate as a Roman numeral / digit
6.8.1587
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.