1609 May 1609 May 7th, 1609

Born on May 7th, 1609

Weekday

Thursday

May 7th, 1609 was a Thursday.

Age

417

People born on May 7th, 1609 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 417 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1609 - May 21st, 1609

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 152,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 634 days, exactly on March 31st, 2028, people who were born on May 7th, 1609 will be 153,000 days old!

152,366 Days

21,766 Weeks

5,005 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on May 7th?

Dungannon May 7th, 1954

A convoy of circus wagons carrying lions, horses, ponies and an ass lost control and overturned into some shop fronts in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.
Neanderthal May 7th, 2010

A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that most living humans have Neanderthal ancestors.
Napier, New Zealand May 7th, 2009

Police in Napier, New Zealand, began a 40-hour siege of the home of a former New Zealand Army member who had shot at officers during the routine execution of a search warrant.
Kosovo War May 7th, 1999

Kosovo War: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
Cold War May 7th, 1960

Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev announced that the Soviet Union was holding American pilot Francis Gary Powers, whose spy plane had been shot down six days earlier.
Masaru Ibuka May 7th, 1946

Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony.
Norway Debate May 7th, 1940

A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being replaced by Winston Churchill (pictured).
Fleischer Studios May 7th, 1937

Employees at Fleischer Studios in New York City went on strike in the animation industry's first major labor strike.
New York City Police Department May 7th, 1931

New York City police engaged in a two-hour-long shootout with Francis Crowley, witnessed by 15,000 bystanders, before he finally surrendered.
Aleksandr Popov (physicist) May 7th, 1895

Alexander Stepanovich Popov presented his lightning detector, one of the first radio receivers in the world, to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society.
War of the First Coalition May 7th, 1798

War of the First Coalition: A British garrison repelled a French attack on the Îles Saint-Marcouf off the Normandy coast, inflicting heavy losses.
French Revolution May 7th, 1794

French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
Pontiac (Odawa leader) May 7th, 1763

Pontiac, a Native American chief of the Odawa tribe, led an attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British, marking the start of Pontiac's War.
Tre Kronor (castle) May 7th, 1697

The 13th-century castle of Tre Kronor in Stockholm burned down; plans for the current royal palace were presented within the year.
Granada War May 7th, 1487

Granada War: Forces of Aragon and Castile began a siege of Málaga, a Muslim city in the south of the Iberian Peninsula.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 7th

Same year
Born in 1609

Frederick III of Denmark: Age & Birthday 60
Frederick III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

*March 18th, 1609, Haderslev †February 9th, 1670, Copenhagen Castle
Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato: Age & Birthday 75
Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato

Italian painter (1609–1685)

*August 25th, 1609, Sassoferrato †August 8th, 1685, Rome
Pieter van Lint: Age & Birthday 81
Pieter van Lint

Flemish painter (1609-1690)

*June 28th, 1609, Antwerp †September 25th, 1690, Antwerp
Kazimierz Leon Sapieha: Age & Birthday 46
Kazimierz Leon Sapieha

Lithuanian noble (1609-1656)

*July 15th, 1609, Vilnius †January 19th, 1656, Brest
Pierre-Paul Riquet: Age & Birthday 71
Pierre-Paul Riquet

French engineer

*June 29th, 1609, Béziers †October 1st, 1680, Toulouse
Matthew Hale: Age & Birthday 67
Matthew Hale

English jurist and scholar (1609–1676)

*November 1st, 1609, Alderley †December 25th, 1676, Alderley House
Michael Franck: Age & Birthday 58
Michael Franck

German composer and poet

*March 16th, 1609, Schleusingen †September 24th, 1667, Coburg
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria: Age & Birthday 32
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

*May 16th, 1609, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †November 9th, 1641, Brussels metropolitan area
John Clarke: Age & Birthday 66
John Clarke

American politician (1609–1676)

*October 3rd, 1609, Westhorpe †April 20th, 1676, Newport
John Suckling: Age & Birthday 33
John Suckling

English poet

*February 10th, 1609, London †June 1st, 1642, Paris
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Age & Birthday 65
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

*February 18th, 1609, London †December 9th, 1674, Rouen
Artus Quellinus the Elder: Age & Birthday 58
Artus Quellinus the Elder

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

*August 30th, 1609, Antwerp †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp
Ádám Batthyány: Age & Birthday 50
Ádám Batthyány

(1609–1659) Hungarian noble

*February 14th, 1609, Güssing †March 15th, 1659, Rechnitz
Raimondo Montecuccoli: Age & Birthday 71
Raimondo Montecuccoli

Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680)

*February 21st, 1609, Castello di Montecuccolo †October 16th, 1680, Linz
Paul Fleming: Age & Birthday 30
Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg
Schering Rosenhane: Age & Birthday 54
Schering Rosenhane

Swedish baron, civil servant and author (1609–1663)

*July 4th, 1609, Husby-Oppunda socken †August 6th, 1663, Husby-Oppunda socken
Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet: Age & Birthday 35
Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet

English politician

*August 30th, 1609, Antony †December 23rd, 1644
Frère Fiacre: Age & Birthday 74
Frère Fiacre
*February 21st, 1609, Marly-la-Ville †February 16th, 1684
Ernst Ludwig Avemann: Age & Birthday 80
Ernst Ludwig Avemann
*January 1st, 1609, Eisenach †January 1st, 1689

Birthdays of famous people

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Public holidays on May 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 7th.

Agathius of Byzantium
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathius
Agostino Roscelli
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agostino_Roscelli
Pope Benedict II
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_II
Flavia Domitilla
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavia_Domitilla_(wife_of_Clemens)
Gisela of Hungary
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisela_of_Hungary
Harriet Starr Cannon (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Starr_Cannon
John of Beverley
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Beverley
Rose Venerini
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Venerini
Stanislaus (Roman Martyrology)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislaus_of_Szczepanów
May 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_7_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_Fatherland_Day_(Kazakhstan)
Dien Bien Phu Victory Day (Vietnam)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Vietnam
Radio Day, commemorating the work of Alexander Popov (Russia, Bulgaria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Day
Anthony of Kiev
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_of_Kiev

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VII.V.MDCIX

7.5.1609

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100IX = 9V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1609 is a normal year and no leap year.

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