April 23rd, 1409

Born on April 23rd, 1409

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 224,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 306 days, exactly on May 3rd, 2025, people who were born on April 23rd, 1409 will be 225,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 23rd?

April 23rd, 1724

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.

April 23rd, 2018

A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.

April 23rd, 2010

Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

April 23rd, 2009

The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the time.

April 23rd, 1979

Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.

April 23rd, 1976

The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.

April 23rd, 1971

The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.

April 23rd, 1954

Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.

April 23rd, 1951

American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.

April 23rd, 1945

World War II: The US Army's 90th Infantry Division liberated Flossenbürg concentration camp (pictured) in Germany, freeing 1,500 prisoners.

April 23rd, 1942

Second World War: In retaliation for the Royal Air Force's bombing of Lübeck, the Luftwaffe began a series of air raids across England, beginning with Exeter.

April 23rd, 1927

Cardiff City defeated Arsenal 1–0 in the FA Cup final (match programme pictured) in the only time the FA Cup has been won by a non-English team.

April 23rd, 1920

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the country's unicameral legislature, first met in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence.

April 23rd, 1918

First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium.

April 23rd, 1891

Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironclad warship lost to a self-propelled torpedo.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 23rd?

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*April 23rd, 1791, Cove Gap †June 1st, 1868, Lancaster

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist (1858-1947)

*April 23rd, 1858, Kiel †October 4th, 1947, Göttingen

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

53

John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford

English noble

*April 23rd, 1408, Hedingham Castle †February 26th, 1462, Tower Hill

47

Eric Edelstein

American actor

*April 23rd, 1977, Patuxent River

47

Arash

Iranian singer

*April 23rd, 1977, Tehran

28

Giuliana Farfalla

Transgender-Model

*April 23rd, 1996, Herbolzheim

29

Gigi Hadid

American fashion model and television personality (born 1995)

*April 23rd, 1995, Los Angeles

58

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

47

John Cena

American professional wrestler

*March 23rd, 1977, West Newbury

47

Kal Penn

American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration

*April 23rd, 1977, Montclair

85

Shirley Temple

American actress (1928–2014)

*April 23rd, 1928, Santa Monica †February 10th, 2014, Woodside

51

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012)

*April 23rd, 1961, Cologne †October 1st, 2012, Berlin

34

Mathias Jørgensen

Danish association football player (born 1990)

*April 23rd, 1990, Copenhagen

45

Anne Schäfer

German actress

*April 23rd, 1979, Munich

57

Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990)

*April 23rd, 1932, Des Moines †March 26th, 1990, San Francisco

83

David Birney

American actor

*April 23rd, 1939, Washington, D.C. †April 27th, 2022, Santa Monica

39

Tony Martin

German professional road bicycle racer

*April 23rd, 1985, Cottbus

85

Lone Hertz

Danish film actress

*April 23rd, 1939, Denmark

Same year
Born in 1409

33

Elizabeth of Luxembourg

Princess and Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia, and Regent of Hungary

*October 7th, 1409, Visegrád †December 19th, 1442, Győr

71

René of Anjou

King of Naples (1409-1480)

*January 16th, 1409, Angers †July 10th, 1480, Aix-en-Provence

63

Alessandro Sforza

Italian noble

*October 21st, 1409, Cotignola †April 3rd, 1473, Pesaro

60

Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra

Portuguese cuzhess

*March 12th, 1409, Balaguer †September 17th, 1469, Coimbra

67

Jean II, Duke of Alençon

Duke of Alençon, 1415–1474

*March 2nd, 1409, Argentan †September 8th, 1476, Paris

83

Heinrich IV. von Absberg

German coadjutor bishop

*March 19th, 1409, Kinding †July 26th, 1492

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1409 is a normal year and no leap year.

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