May 9th, 1596 was a Thursday.
April 21st, 1596 - May 21st, 1596
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 688 days, exactly on March 16th, 2026, people who were born on May 9th, 1596 will be 157,000 days old!
Founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG
*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am MainSwiss classical philologist (1843-1918)
*May 9th, 1843, Zürich †August 27th, 1918, ZürichNorwegian musicologist and educator
*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, OsloFrench mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)
*May 9th, 1746, Beaune †July 28th, 1818, ParisBritish actress and politician (1936–2023)
*May 9th, 1936, Birkenhead †June 15th, 2023, BlackheathFrench philosopher, mathematician, and scientist
*March 31st, 1596, Descartes †February 11th, 1650, Stockholm CityPrince of Anhalf-Dessau
*September 7th, 1596, Dessau †September 15th, 1660, DessauDutch writer, poet and composer (1596-1687)
*September 4th, 1596, The Hague †March 28th, 1687, The HagueElectress consort of the Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (1596-1662)
*August 19th, 1596, Fife †February 13th, 1662, LondonItalian painter and architect of the High Baroque (1596-1669)
*November 1st, 1596, Cortona †May 16th, 1669, RomeEmperor of Japan from 1611 to 1629
*June 29th, 1596, Kyoto †September 11th, 1680, KyotoElector Palatine (1610–23), and King of Bohemia (1619–20), the Winter King
*August 26th, 1596, Deinschwang †November 29th, 1632, MainzItalian luthier from Cremona
*December 3rd, 1596, Cremona †August 12th, 1684, CremonaSwedish Field Marshal (1596-1641)
*June 23rd, 1596, Djursholm †May 10th, 1641, HalberstadtDutch cartographer (1596-1673)
*September 23rd, 1596, Alkmaar †December 28th, 1673, AmsterdamPainter and architect from the Northern Netherlands (1596-1657)
*February 2nd, 1596, Haarlem †September 13th, 1657, Amersfoort17th century Dutch artist known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings (1596-1674)
*December 24th, 1596, Delft †January 31st, 1674, DelftDuchess of Mecklenburg-Gütsrow
*March 23rd, 1596, Kassel †December 16th, 1625, GüstrowBelgian Jesuit and hagiographer
*August 18th, 1596, Julémont †September 12th, 1665, AntwerpFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances, Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany) which are celebrated on May 9th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | XC = 90 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1596 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).