Born on January 3rd, 1588
Weekday
Sunday
January 3rd, 1588 was a Sunday.
Age
People born on January 3rd, 1588 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 436 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1587 - January 20th, 1588
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 159,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 643 days, exactly on January 26th, 2026, people who were born on January 3rd, 1588 will be 160,000 days old!
159,357 Days
22,765 Weeks
5,235 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on January 3rd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 3rd
Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 3rd?
81 J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth
_(cropped).jpg "Greta Thunberg")
Johann Georg Büsch
German mathematician
*January 3rd, 1728, Altenmedingen †August 5th, 1800, Hamburg
Johannes von Müller
Swiss historian (1752–1809)
*January 3rd, 1752, Schaffhausen †May 29th, 1809, Kassel.jpg "Wilhelm Pieck")
84 Wilhelm Pieck
German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)
*January 3rd, 1876, Guben †September 7th, 1960, Berlin
.jpg "Iliana Fox")
Meinhard von Gerkan
German architect (1935–2022)
*January 3rd, 1935, Riga †November 30th, 2022, Hamburg.jpg "Henry Handel Richardson")
76 Henry Handel Richardson
Australian author
*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, FairlightValentin de Boulogne
French painter (1591-1632)
*January 3rd, 1591, Coulommiers †August 19th, 1632, Rome
60 Sergio Leone
Italian film director, screenwriter and producer (1929-1989)
*January 3rd, 1929, Rome †April 30th, 1989, Rome
79 Sebastiano Tecchio
Italian politician (1807-1886)
*January 3rd, 1807, Vicenza †January 24th, 1886, Venice.JPG "Justin Paul")
.JPG "Dominic Wood")
Same year
Born in 1588
91 Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher (1588–1679)
*April 5th, 1588, Westport †December 4th, 1679, Derbyshire
59 Marin Mersenne
French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)
*September 8th, 1588, Oizé †September 1st, 1648, Paris
65 Claudius Salmasius
French classical scholar, writer and professor in Leiden (1588-1653)
*April 15th, 1588, Semur-en-Auxois †September 3rd, 1653, Spa.jpg "Godard van Reede")
59 Godard van Reede
Dutch politician and diplomat (1588-1648)
*September 30th, 1588, Utrecht †June 25th, 1648, Utrecht
65 Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy
Dutch painter of Flemish origin (1588-1650)
*January 10th, 1588, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1653, Amsterdam
42 Constance of Austria
Queen consort of Poland and Sweden
*December 24th, 1588, Graz †July 10th, 1631, Warsaw
61 Alessandro Varotari
Painter from Italy (1588-1649)
*April 4th, 1588, Padua †July 20th, 1649, VeniceMahpeyker Kösem Sultan
Consort of Ahmed, Valide Sultan and regent of Murad IV and Ibrahim I, grandmother and regent of Mehmed IV, regent 3 times and valide 2
*November 30th, 1588, Tinos †September 2nd, 1651, IstanbulAnthon von Ditfurth
German poet (1588-1650)
*November 26th, 1588, Stadthagen †May 7th, 1650, Stadthagen
Francesco Gessi
Italian painter (1588-1649)
*January 20th, 1588, Bologna †September 15th, 1649, BolognaFrederick IX, Margrave of Brandenburg
Margrave of Brandenburg (1588–1611)
*March 22nd, 1588, Old Cölln †May 19th, 1611, SłońskEgon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Count von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, Bavarian Field-marshal and commander in the Thirty Years' War (1588-1635)
*May 21st, 1588, Speyer †August 24th, 1635, ConstanceFranz Christoph von Khevenhüller-Frankenburg
Austrian historian, diplomat and politician (1588-1650)
*February 21st, 1588, Landskron Castle †January 1st, 1650, BadenMartin Trost
German orientalist (1588-1636)
*November 11th, 1588, Höxter †April 8th, 1636, Lutherstadt WittenbergPeder Gustafsson Banér
Swedish politician (1588-1644)
*June 28th, 1588, Djursholm †July 13th, 1644, StockholmWolrad IV of Waldeck-Eisenberg
German count
*July 7th, 1588, Korbach †October 6th, 1640, Bad ArolsenNicholas Lanier
English composer, singer, lutenist and painter (1588-1666)
*September 10th, 1588, London †December 31st, 1665, GreenwichBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 3rd
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 3rd.
Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d'état (Burkina Faso)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burkina_FasoKuriakose Elias Chavara (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuriakose_Elias_ChavaraJanuary 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_3_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Ministry of Religious Affairs Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IndonesiaTamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakozaki_ShrineThe tenth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_ChristmasDate as a Roman numeral / digit
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Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1588 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).