April 3rd, 1242

Born on April 3rd, 1242

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 285,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 332 days, exactly on April 18th, 2025, people who were born on April 3rd, 1242 will be 286,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 3rd?

April 3rd, 1984

Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma (pictured) became the first Indian to be launched into space.

April 3rd, 2016

The first news stories on the Panama Papers were published, revealing that shell corporations represented by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca had been used for illegal purposes.

April 3rd, 2013

The northeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, experienced several flash floods that killed at least 100 people.

April 3rd, 2010

Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.

April 3rd, 2000

In United States v. Microsoft Corp., Microsoft was found to have violated antitrust law by bundling the web browser Internet Explorer with its Windows operating system.

April 3rd, 1996

A U.S. Air Force CT-43 crashed into a mountainside while attempting an instrument approach to Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing all 35 people on board, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.

April 3rd, 1981

The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, was unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.

April 3rd, 1948

Division of Korea: A communist uprising began on Jeju Island, eventually leading to thousands of deaths and atrocities committed by both sides.

April 3rd, 1933

Lord Clydesdale and David McIntyre undertook the first successful flight over Mount Everest.

April 3rd, 1922

Joseph Stalin became the first general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

April 3rd, 1895

The libel trial instigated by Irish author Oscar Wilde (pictured) began, eventually resulting in his arrest, trial and imprisonment on charges of gross indecency.

April 3rd, 1888

Emma Elizabeth Smith was killed in the first of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.

April 3rd, 1860

The Pony Express, a mail service that became the most direct means of long-distance communication across the United States before the first transcontinental telegraph, began operation.

April 3rd, 1721

Robert Walpole (pictured) took office as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons, becoming the first de facto prime minister of Great Britain.

April 3rd, 1559

Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the second treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the Italian War of 1551–1559.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 3rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 3rd?

34

Dorothea Wierer

Italian biathlete and military athlete

*April 3rd, 1990, Bruneck

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

35

William Wallace

Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence

*April 3rd, 1270, Elderslie †August 23rd, 1305, Smithfield

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

30

Renáta Csiki

Hungarian handball player

*April 3rd, 1994, Budapest

63

Eddie Murphy

American actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

72

Heinrich Nissen

German historian of classical antiquity, epigraphican and archaeologist of roman provinces (1839-1912)

*April 3rd, 1839, Haderslev †February 29th, 1912, Bonn

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

*April 3rd, 1931, Milwaukee †May 4th, 2015, Los Angeles

39

Hwang Hye-youn

South Korean badminton player

*April 3rd, 1985, Pocheon

77

Nikita Khrushchev

First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964

*April 3rd, 1894, Kalinovka †September 11th, 1971, Moscow

55

Joanne Muggeridge

British badminton player

*April 3rd, 1969, London

67

Jutta Winkelmann

German film director and author

*April 3rd, 1949, Kassel †February 23rd, 2017, Munich

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

39

Leona Lewis

British singer and songwriter

*April 3rd, 1985, London

26

Paris Jackson

American model, actress, singer and musician

*April 3rd, 1998, Beverly Hills

73

Alcide De Gasperi

Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)

*April 3rd, 1881, Pieve Tesino †August 19th, 1954, Borgo Valsugana

38

Amanda Bynes

American actress and fashion designer (born 1986)

*April 3rd, 1986, Thousand Oaks

29

Adrien Rabiot

French association football player (born 1995)

*April 3rd, 1995, Saint-Maurice

55

Clotilde Courau

French actress

*April 3rd, 1969, Levallois-Perret

74

Diether Dehm

German politician

*April 3rd, 1950, Frankfurt

65

David Hyde Pierce

American actor and director

*April 3rd, 1959, Saratoga Springs

90

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist (born 1934)

*April 3rd, 1934, Hampstead

58

Rémi Garde

French association football player and manager

*April 3rd, 1966, L'Arbresle

43

Felicia Notbom

German association football player

*April 3rd, 1981, Kaufbeuren

29

Florian Kohls

German footballer

*April 3rd, 1995, Berlin

76

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

*April 3rd, 1783, New York City †November 28th, 1859, Tarrytown

44

Suella Braverman

UK lawyer and politician

*April 3rd, 1980, Harrow

38

Sytske de Groot

Dutch rower

*April 3rd, 1986, Delft

61

Stevo Pendarovski

President of North Macedonia

*April 3rd, 1963, Skopje

51

Andreas Carlsson

Swedish composer

*April 3rd, 1973, Stockholm

60

Bjarne Riis

Danish cyclist, born 1964

*April 3rd, 1964, Herning

42

Cobie Smulders

Canadian actress (born 1982)

*April 3rd, 1982, Vancouver

42

Albert Samain

French poet (1858-1900)

*April 3rd, 1858, Lille †August 18th, 1900, Magny-les-Hameaux

33

Ibrahima Conté

Belgian footballer

*April 3rd, 1991, Conakry

54

James MacDonough

American bassist

*April 3rd, 1970, Jacksonville

39

George Herbert

Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest (1593–1633)

*April 3rd, 1593, Montgomery †March 1st, 1633, Bemerton

32

Aeriél Miranda

American actress

*April 3rd, 1992, Dallas

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1242 is a normal year and no leap year.

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