May 18th, 1596 was a Saturday.
April 21st, 1596 - May 21st, 1596
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 697 days, exactly on March 25th, 2026, people who were born on May 18th, 1596 will be 157,000 days old!
264th pope of the Catholic Church
*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic PalaceGerman classical scholar (1848–1922)
*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, DahlemBritish philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas PenrhynGerman historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)
*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, LeipzigGerman physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)
*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, JülichPrussian lieutenant-general
*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, BerlinGerman-American architect (1883–1969)
*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, BostonItalian-born American film director (1897–1991)
*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La QuintaEnglish patron of cricket (1701-1750)
*May 18th, 1701, Chichester †August 8th, 1750, GodalmingFrench fashion designer (1914–1982)
*May 18th, 1914, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne †June 29th, 1982, Neuilly-sur-SeinePolish priest
*May 18th, 1631, Gmina Podegrodzie †September 17th, 1701, Góra KalwariaFrench 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) which are celebrated on May 18th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | XC = 90 | X = 10 | 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).