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  1. Born on December 21st, 1861 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on December 21st, 1861?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on December 21st
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (December 1861)

Born on December 21st, 1861

Weekday

Saturday

December 21st, 1861 was a Saturday.

Age

162

People born on December 21st, 1861 will turn 163 this year (2024), in exactly 239 days .

Zodiac

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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1861 - December 21st, 1861

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 704 days, exactly on March 31st, 2026, people who were born on December 21st, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!

59,296 Days

8,470 Weeks

1,948 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

What happened on December 21st, 1861?

Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor

What else happened on December 21st?

Special Boat Service December 21st, 2018

Operatives of the British Special Boat Service boarded the container ship Grande Tema in the Thames Estuary to detain four stowaways who had threatened the crew.
Maya civilization December 21st, 2012

Countries that were part of the Maya civilization celebrated the end-date of a 5,126-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar.
Oslo II Accord December 21st, 1995

In accordance with the Oslo II Accord, Israeli troops withdrew from Bethlehem in preparation for the transfer of control to the Palestinian National Authority.
Popocatépetl December 21st, 1994

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, dormant for 47 years, began erupting, and is now one of the nation's most active volcanoes.
Pan Am Flight 103 December 21st, 1988

A bomb on board Pan Am Flight 103 detonated over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat December 21st, 1970

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the primary fighter aircraft of the U.S. Navy for nearly 30 years, made its first flight.
Apollo 8 December 21st, 1968

Apollo 8 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a trajectory to the Moon; its crew (pictured) became the first humans to visit another celestial body.
United Nations December 21st, 1965

The United Nations adopted the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which 88 member states have since signed.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) December 21st, 1937

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length cel-animated feature in film history, premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles.
Lieutenant Kijé (Prokofiev) December 21st, 1934

Lieutenant Kijé, one of Sergei Prokofiev's best-known works, premiered.
Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923 December 21st, 1923

Nepal and the United Kingdom signed the first treaty that defined the international status of Nepal as an independent and a sovereign nation.
Draft evasion December 21st, 1919

After serving two years in prison for encouraging people to resist military conscription, anarchist Emma Goldman was deported from the United States to Russia.
HMS Challenger (1858) December 21st, 1872

HMS Challenger departed Portsmouth on a scientific expedition that laid the foundations of oceanography.
Mexican Texas December 21st, 1826

Settlers from the United States in Mexican Texas made the first attempt to secede from Mexico, establishing the short-lived Republic of Fredonia.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 21st

Born on December 21st, 1861

Karl August Lingner: Age & Birthday 54
Karl August Lingner
German entrepreneur (1861-1916)
*December 21st, 1861, Magdeburg †June 5th, 1916, Berlin

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 21st?

Marta Linz: Age & Birthday 83
Marta Linz

Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor

*December 21st, 1898, Budapest †January 11th, 1982, Berlin
Ove Sprogøe: Age & Birthday 84
Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby
Emmanuel Macron: Age & Birthday 46
Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens
Magnus Samuelsson: Age & Birthday 54
Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa
Kiefer Sutherland: Age & Birthday 57
Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital
74
Claire Préaux

Belgican classical scholar (1904-1979)

*December 21st, 1904, Liège †March 28th, 1979, Ixelles - Elsene
Jane Fonda: Age & Birthday 86
Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City
Jared Martin: Age & Birthday 75
Jared Martin

American actor (1941-2017)

*December 21st, 1941, Queens †May 24th, 2017, Philadelphia
Hu Jintao: Age & Birthday 81
Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District
Khris Davis: Age & Birthday 36
Khris Davis

Baseball player from the United States

*December 21st, 1987, Lakewood
Mikheil Saakashvili: Age & Birthday 56
Mikheil Saakashvili

Georgian-Ukrainian politician, former President of Georgia and former Governor of Odesa

*December 21st, 1967, Tbilisi
22
Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar
Samuel L. Jackson: Age & Birthday 75
Samuel L. Jackson

American actor (born 1948)

*December 21st, 1948, Washington, D.C.
Charles Michel: Age & Birthday 48
Charles Michel

Belgian politician, former Prime Minister of Belgium, President of the European Council

*December 21st, 1975, Namur
81
John G. Avildsen

American film director

*December 21st, 1935, Oak Park †June 16th, 2017, Los Angeles
Michael Tilson Thomas: Age & Birthday 79
Michael Tilson Thomas

American conductor, pianist and composer

*December 21st, 1944, Los Angeles
Heinrich Böll: Age & Birthday 67
Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich
William Ruto: Age & Birthday 57
William Ruto

President of Kenya since 2022

*December 21st, 1966, Kamagut
Dennis Boutsikaris: Age & Birthday 71
Dennis Boutsikaris

American actor

*December 21st, 1952, Newark
Gustave Kahn: Age & Birthday 76
Gustave Kahn

French Symbolist poet and art critic

*December 21st, 1859, Metz †September 5th, 1936, Paris

Same year
Born in 1861

Rabindranath Tagore: Age & Birthday 80
Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata
Fridtjof Nansen: Age & Birthday 68
Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda
Nellie Melba: Age & Birthday 69
Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney
78
Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin
Georges Méliès: Age & Birthday 76
Georges Méliès

French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris
53
Maximilian von Spee

German admiral

*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean
Armando Diaz: Age & Birthday 66
Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome
72
Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg
Mehmed VI: Age & Birthday 65
Mehmed VI

Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo
63
Franz Xaver Engelhart

German composer, priest and choir director

*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg
77
Johannes Angern
*June 13th, 1861, Germany †September 10th, 1938, Berlin
Frederick Jackson Turner: Age & Birthday 70
Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino
Victor Horta: Age & Birthday 86
Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels
Rudolf Steiner: Age & Birthday 64
Rudolf Steiner

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach
Lou Andreas-Salomé: Age & Birthday 75
Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen
77
Charles Édouard Guillaume

Swiss physicist (1861-1938)

*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, Sèvres
51
Pauline Johnson

Canadian poet and performer

*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, Vancouver
69
Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo
35
José Rizal

Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)

*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, Manila
77
Ludwig Fulda

German writer

*November 30th, 1861, Frankfurt †March 30th, 1939, Berlin

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on December 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest usual date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observances) which are celebrated on December 21st.

Armed Forces Day (Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day
O Oriens
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Antiphons
Peter Canisius
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Canisius
Thomas the Apostle (Anglicanism)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Apostle
December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Blue Christmas (some modern American liberal Protestant groups)
Earliest usual date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Christmas_(holiday)
Dongzhi Festival (Asia)
Earliest usual date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongzhi_Festival
Sanghamitta Day (Theravada Buddhism)
Earliest usual date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanghamitta
Yule in the Northern Hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
Earliest usual date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule
Ziemassvētki (ancient Latvia)
Earliest usual date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziemassvētki
Forefathers' Day (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forefathers'_Day
São Tomé Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_São_Tomé_and_Príncipe
The first day of Pancha Ganapati, celebrated until December 25 (Saiva Siddhanta Church)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaya_Subramuniyaswami
Gravy Day (Australia), celebrated in honour of the song How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXI.XII.MDCCCLXI

21.12.1861

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100L = 50X = 10I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
December 1861

December 1861

w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
48 1
49 2345678
50 9101112131415
51 16171819202122
52 23242526272829
53 3031

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