March 16, 1521: Day of the Week
March 16, 1521 was the 75th day of the year 1521 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 290 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
The day of the week for March 16, 1521 under the old Julian calendar was Saturday. Did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
A person born on this day will be 498 years old today. If that same person saved a Penny every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,794.03 today.
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Here’s the March 1521 Gregorian calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1521 calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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March 16, 1521 Historical Event(s)
- 1521Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines.
Gregorian versus the old Julian calendar
A note to students, teachers, scholars and anyone else passionate about this topic. As stated in the front page, this website is using the Gregorian calendar as the basis for all “day of the week” computation whether or not the Gregorian calendar is relevant for the date in question (March 16, 1521). Educators should point out the primary reason why Pope Gregory XIII introduced a new calendar system in October 1582. That is, to make the computation for the annual date of Easter more accurate since it is the foundation of the Christian faith.
Even with that purpose in mind, the Gregorian calendar too will become out of sync. It has a known approximation error of about one day for every 7,700 years assuming a constant time interval between vernal equinoxes (which is not true). This is better compared to the one day for every 128 years error of the Julian calendar.
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