Born on May 21st, 1698
Weekday
Wednesday
May 21st, 1698 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 22nd, 1698 - May 21st, 1698
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 119,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 947 days, exactly on December 8th, 2026, people who were born on May 21st, 1698 will be 120,000 days old!
119,053 Days
17,007 Weeks
3,911 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 21st
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 21st?
94 Olof Thunberg
Swedish actor (1925–2020)
*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka
56 Albrecht Dürer
German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist (1471—1528)
*May 21st, 1471, Nuremberg †April 6th, 1528, Nuremberg
88 Giulio Alberoni
Italian cardinal, statesman (1664-1752)
*May 21st, 1664, Fiorenzuola d'Arda †June 26th, 1752, Piacenza.jpg "Jonathan Hyde")
Alexander Pope
English poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, Twickenham.jpg "Andrei Sakharov")
68 Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist
*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow.jpg "Mary Robinson")
79 Mary Robinson
Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
*May 21st, 1944, Ballina_(cropped).jpg "Miles Davis")
65 Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926–1991)
*May 26th, 1926, Alton †September 28th, 1991, Santa Monica
71 Philip II of Spain
16th-century King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
*May 21st, 1527, Palacio de Pimentel †September 13th, 1598, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.jpg "Nick Cassavetes")
77 Robert Montgomery
American actor (1904-1981)
*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York City
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39 Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas CitySame year
Born in 1698
60 Pierre Bouguer
French astronomer and mathematician (1698-1758)
*February 10th, 1698, Le Croisic †August 15th, 1758, Paris
74 Jean-Michel Chevotet
French architect (1698-1772)
*July 11th, 1698, Paris †December 4th, 1772, Paris,_par_Antoine_Vestier.jpg "Jean Thurel")
108 Jean Thurel
Fusilier of the French Army for over 90 years
*September 8th, 1698, Orain †March 10th, 1807, Tours
67 Prokop Diviš
Czech physicist, inventor and roman catholic priest (1698-1765)
*March 26th, 1698, Helvíkovice †December 21st, 1765, Přímětice
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters (*1698 – †1759)
*July 17th, 1698, Saint-Malo †July 27th, 1759, Basel
88 François Francoeur
French composer and violinist
*September 21st, 1698, Paris †August 5th, 1787, ParisPietro Metastasio
Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782)
*January 3rd, 1698, Rome †April 12th, 1782, ViennaErik Pontoppidan
Danish author, bishop, historian and antiquary (1698–1764)
*August 24th, 1698, Aarhus †December 20th, 1764, CopenhagenChristoph Friedrich Steffen von Plettenberg-Stockum
Prussian General (1698-1777)
*November 30th, 1698, Plettenberg †March 17th, 1777, Haus Heyde
Charlotta Frölich
Swedish writer, historian, agronomist and poet
*November 28th, 1698, Gävle †July 21st, 1770, UppsalaJacobus Houbraken
Dutch engraver (1698-1780)
*December 25th, 1698, Dordrecht †November 14th, 1780, AmsterdamPierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal
Colonial governor of Louisiana (1698-1778)
*November 22nd, 1698, Quebec City †August 4th, 1778, ParisCharles François de Cisternay du Fay
French chemist
*September 14th, 1698, Paris †July 16th, 1739, ParisBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 21st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 21st.
Afro-Colombian Day (Colombia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Colombian_DayBlessed Adílio Daronch and Manuel Gómez González
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeatificationEarliest day on which Corpus Christi can fall, while June 24 is the latest; held on Thursday after Trinity Sunday (often locally moved to Sunday). (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Corpus_ChristiEmperor Constantine I
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great_and_ChristianityHelena of Constantinople, also known as "Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles." (Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena,_mother_of_Constantine_ISaints of the Cristero War, including Christopher Magallanes
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_of_the_Cristero_WarMay 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Circassian Day of Mourning (Circassians)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassian_Day_of_MourningDay of Patriots and Military (Hungary)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayIndependence Day, celebrates the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006, celebrated until the next day. (Montenegro)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_independence_daysInternational Tea Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tea_DayNavy Day (Chile)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Day_(Chile)Saint Helena Day, celebrates the discovery of Saint Helena in 1502. (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_CunhaWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Day_for_Cultural_Diversity_for_Dialogue_and_DevelopmentDate as a Roman numeral / digit
21.5.1698
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XC = 90 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1698 is a normal year and no leap year.