April 4th, 1480

Born on April 4th, 1480

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 198,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 279 days, exactly on February 6th, 2025, people who were born on April 4th, 1480 will be 199,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 4th?

January 1st, 1970

Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.

April 4th, 1988

Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial.

April 4th, 1975

Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash-landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 78 children and 60 others.

April 4th, 1973

A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.

April 4th, 1968

American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 4th, 1949

Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

April 4th, 1873

The Kennel Club, the world's oldest kennel club, was founded in the United Kingdom after Sewallis Shirley became frustrated by trying to organise dog shows without a consistent set of rules.

April 4th, 1866

Russian tsar Alexander II narrowly survived an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov.

April 4th, 1841

William Henry Harrison (pictured) became the first U.S. president to die in office, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.

April 4th, 1268

The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a five-year peace treaty.

April 4th, 1920

The four-day Nebi Musa riots commence.

April 4th, 2023

Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.

April 4th, 2011

Georgian Airways Flight 834 crashes at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, killing 32.

April 4th, 2010

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits south of the Mexico-USA border, killing at least two and damaging buildings across the two countries.

April 4th, 2009

France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 4th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 4th?

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

60

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

*April 4th, 1964, Roswell

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

60

Anthony Perkins

American actor, director, and singer (1932–1992)

*April 4th, 1932, New York City †September 12th, 1992, Hollywood

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

*April 4th, 1979, Perth †January 22nd, 2008, Manhattan

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

92

Clive Davis

American music executive (born 1932)

*April 4th, 1932, Brooklyn

72

Ambrosius Blarer

Swiss theologian

*April 4th, 1492, Constance †December 6th, 1564, Winterthur

76

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer

*April 4th, 1948, Leicester

42

Agnes Ayres

American actress (1892–1940)

*April 4th, 1898, Carbondale †December 25th, 1940, Los Angeles

59

Ambrosius Moibanus

German theologian

*April 4th, 1494, Wrocław †January 16th, 1554, Wrocław

94

Elizabeth Wilson

American actress (1921-2015)

*April 4th, 1921, Grand Rapids †May 9th, 2015, New Haven

57

Remy de Gourmont

French writer

*April 4th, 1858, Bazoches-au-Houlme †September 27th, 1915, 15th arrondissement of Paris

54

Greg Garcia

American television director, producer and writer

*April 4th, 1970, Arlington County

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Born in 1480

39

Lucrezia Borgia

Spanish-Italian duchess-consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1480-1519)

*April 18th, 1480, Subiaco †June 24th, 1519, Ferrara

50

Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy

Austrian archduchess and regent of the Netherlands (1480-1530)

*January 10th, 1480, Brussels †December 1st, 1530, Mechelen

67

Frederick II of Legnica

Duke of Legnica

*February 12th, 1480, Legnica †September 17th, 1547, Legnica

66

Saint Cajetan

(1480–1547) Founder of the Theatines

*October 1st, 1480, Vicenza †August 7th, 1547, Naples

68

Johannes Werner von Zimmern der Jüngere

(1480-1549)

*June 24th, 1480, Messkirch †January 1st, 1549, Bösingen

70

Tiedemann Giese

Roman Catholic bishop

*June 1st, 1480, Gdańsk †October 23rd, 1550, Lidzbark Warmiński

24

Philibert II, Duke of Savoy

Claimant king of Jerusalem

*April 10th, 1480, Pont-d'Ain †September 10th, 1504, Pont-d'Ain

36

Bridget of York

English nun; (1480-1517)

*November 10th, 1480, Eltham Palace †November 30th, 1516, Dartford

60

Philip of the Palatinate

Bishop of Freising and Naumburg

*July 5th, 1480, Heidelberg †January 5th, 1541, Freising

61

Girolamo Aleandro

Cardinal and scholar

*February 13th, 1480, Motta di Livenza †February 1st, 1542, Rome

79

Albert VII of Mansfeld

German nobleman, 1480-1560

*June 18th, 1480, Leipzig †March 4th, 1560, Leutenberg

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Public holidays on April 4th

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Leap year

Yes: 1480 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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