Born on December 31st, 1612
Weekday
Monday
December 31st, 1612 was a Monday.
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1612 - January 20th, 1613
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 150,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 759 days, exactly on June 4th, 2026, people who were born on December 31st, 1612 will be 151,000 days old!
150,241 Days
21,463 Weeks
4,936 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 31st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 31st
Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 31st?
65 Jacques Cartier
Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-Malo
84 Henri Matisse
French artist (1869–1954)
*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, Nice.jpg "Anthony Hopkins")
Ferdinand Noack
German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)
*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin
96 Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter
*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna,_RP-P-OB-6909.jpg "Andreas Vesalius")
49 Andreas Vesalius
Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)
*December 31st, 1514, Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg †October 16th, 1564, Zakynthos
67 Vaughan Jones
New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist
*December 31st, 1952, Gisborne †September 6th, 2020, Nashville.jpg "James Remar")
_(cropped).jpg "Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud")
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78 George Marshall
American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.
87 Elizabeth Arden
Canadian American businesswoman
*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City
82 Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player (born 1941)
*December 31st, 1941, Govan.jpg "Ben Kingsley")
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Same year
Born in 1612
27 Murad IV
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1612-1640) (r. 1623-1640)
*July 27th, 1612, Constantinople †February 8th, 1640, Constantinople,_circa_1633%E2%80%931634,_Gem%C3%A4ldegalerie_Alte_Meister,_Kassel.jpg "Saskia van Uylenburgh")
29 Saskia van Uylenburgh
Wife of Rembrandt van Rijn
*August 2nd, 1612, Leeuwarden †June 14th, 1642, Amsterdam
64 Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Founder of the city of Montreal
*February 15th, 1612, Neuville-sur-Vanne †September 9th, 1676, Paris_(cropped).jpg "Anne Bradstreet")
60 Anne Bradstreet
Anglo-American poet (1612-1672)
*March 20th, 1612, Northampton †September 16th, 1672, Andover
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38 Dorgon
Prince Rui of the First Rank and regent of the Qing Dynasty (1612-1650)
*November 17th, 1612, Hetu Ala City †December 31st, 1650, Chengde
34 Odoardo Farnese
Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1622 to 1646
*April 28th, 1612, Parma †September 11th, 1646, Piacenza_by_Robert_Walker_and_studio.jpg "Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron")
59 Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)
*January 17th, 1612, Denton Hall, Wharfedale †November 12th, 1671, Nun Appleton Priory
71 Thomas Killigrew
English dramatist and theatre manager
*February 7th, 1612, London †March 19th, 1683, London
Antoine Arnauld
French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694)
*February 5th, 1612, Paris †August 8th, 1694, City of BrusselsFrans Post
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612–1680)
*November 17th, 1612, Haarlem †February 17th, 1680, HaarlemHenry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Stadtholder of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe (1612-1640)
*January 31st, 1612, Arnhem †January 31st, 1640, HulstNicolas Chorier
French historian,lawyer and writer
*September 1st, 1612, Vienne †August 14th, 1692, GrenobleNicolas Chaperon
French painter (1612-1656)
*October 19th, 1612, Châteaudun †January 1st, 1656, LyonMarcus Zuerius van Boxhorn
Dutch linguist
*August 28th, 1612, Bergen op Zoom †October 3rd, 1653, LeidenPier Francesco Mola
Swiss painter (1612-1666)
*February 9th, 1612, Coldrerio †May 13th, 1666, RomeLorenzo Imperiali
Italian cardinal (1612–1673)
*February 21st, 1612, Genoa †September 21st, 1673, RomeAugust Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
*November 11th, 1612, Sønderborg †May 6th, 1675, LöhneBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 31st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, New Year's Eve) which are celebrated on December 31st.
December 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_31_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Solidarity_Day_of_AzerbaijanisFirst Night (United States)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_NightLast Day of the Year or Bisperás ng Bagong Taón, special holiday between Rizal Day and New Year's Day (Philippines)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_PhilippinesNovy God Eve (Russia)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novy_GodŌmisoka (Japan)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/ŌmisokaThe first day of Hogmanay or "Auld Year's Night" (Scotland)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/HogmanayThe seventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_ChristmasThe sixth and penultimate day of Kwanzaa (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenultDate as a Roman numeral / digit
31.12.1612
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1612 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).