August 31st, 1596 was a Saturday.
August 24th, 1596 - September 23rd, 1596
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 801 days, exactly on July 8th, 2026, people who were born on August 31st, 1596 will be 157,000 days old!
German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)
*August 31st, 1821, Potsdam †September 8th, 1894, CharlottenburgItalian pedagogue and physician
*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, NoordwijkPresident of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and former Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan DistrictSaudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)
*August 31st, 1985, RiyadhQueen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962)
*August 31st, 1880, Noordeinde Palace †November 28th, 1962, Het Loo PalaceArmenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)
*August 31st, 1908, Fresno †May 18th, 1981, FresnoFrench 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 August 31st.
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).