April 11th, 1497

Born on April 11th, 1497

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 192,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 434 days, exactly on September 10th, 2025, people who were born on April 11th, 1497 will be 193,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 11th?

April 11th, 2023

A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.

April 11th, 2017

The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund was attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, killing a police officer and injuring one of the team's players.

April 11th, 2011

A bomb exploded at the central Oktyabrskaya station of the Minsk Metro in Belarus, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200.

April 11th, 2002

In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.

April 11th, 1996

While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and two others.

April 11th, 1993

Prisoners at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville, Ohio, rioted and took over the prison for 11 days, resulting in the deaths of one officer and nine inmates.

April 11th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: The allied forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front captured the capital Kampala, deposing Ugandan president Idi Amin.

April 11th, 1973

On the Art of the Cinema, a treatise on film propaganda in support of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea written by the future North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, was published.

April 11th, 1968

Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student movement, survived an assassination attempt, which led to the largest protests to that date in Germany.

April 11th, 1963

Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics.

April 11th, 1951

U.S. president Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands for making public statements about the Korean War that contradicted the administration's policies.

April 11th, 1921

Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan.

April 11th, 1919

Paris Peace Conference: Woodrow Wilson overturns Japan's Racial Equality Proposal, stating that unanimous support was required.

April 11th, 1913

The cricket pavilion at the Nevill Ground was destroyed in an arson attack (damage pictured) that was attributed to militant suffragettes as part of a country-wide campaign co-ordinated by the Women's Social and Political Union.

April 11th, 1908

Blücher, the last armored cruiser built by the Imperial German Navy, was launched.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 11th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 11th?

41

Summer Cem

German rapper

*April 11th, 1983, Mönchengladbach

57

Margaret of Valois-Angoulême

Queen consort of Navarre

*April 11th, 1492, Angoulême †December 21st, 1549, Odos

28

Summer Walker

American R&B singer

*April 11th, 1996, Atlanta

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

39

Ross Smith

Australian badminton player

*April 11th, 1985, Swan Hill

19

Sebastián Montoya

Colombian racing driver

*April 11th, 2005, Miami

68

Reidar Sørensen

Norwegian actor

*April 11th, 1956, Hemnesberget

33

Thiago Alcântara

Spanish association football player

*April 11th, 1991, San Pietro Vernotico

92

Joel Grey

American actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer

*April 11th, 1932, Cleveland

73

Sal Landi

American actor

*April 11th, 1951, New York City

71

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

*April 11th, 1953, Dendermonde

37

Will Tudor

British actor

*April 11th, 1987, London

78

Kurt Moll

German opera singer (1938-2017)

*April 11th, 1938, Buir †March 5th, 2017, Cologne

55

Cerys Matthews

Welsh singer-songwriter

*April 11th, 1969, Cardiff

46

David Ducourtioux

French footballer

*April 11th, 1978, Limoges

61

Chris Ferguson

American poker player

*April 11th, 1963, Los Angeles

52

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

68

Max Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1902-1970)

*April 11th, 1902, Neuchâtel †August 25th, 1970, Zermatt

45

María Elena Swett

Chilean actress

*April 11th, 1979, Santiago

Same year
Born in 1497

63

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer (1497–1560)

*February 16th, 1497, Bretten †April 19th, 1560, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

73

Sebastian Fröschel

German theologian

*February 24th, 1497, Amberg †December 20th, 1570, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

45

Francesco Canova da Milano

Italian composer, 1497-1543

*August 18th, 1497, Monza †January 2nd, 1543, Milan

51

Benedetto Accolti the Younger

Cardinal

*October 29th, 1497, Florence †September 21st, 1549, Florence

56

Pedro de Valdivia

Spanish conquistador, first royal governor of Chile (1497–1553)

*April 17th, 1497, Castuera †December 25th, 1553, Chile

48

Meera

16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna

*November 30th, 1497, Merta City †January 1st, 1546, Dwarka

59

Johannes Knipstro

German theologian

*May 1st, 1497, Sandau †October 4th, 1556, Wolgast

49

Al-Hattab

Muslim writer

*May 21st, 1497, Mecca †November 30th, 1546, Tripoli

65

Wolfgang Musculus

Reformed theologian of the Reformation

*September 10th, 1497, Dieuze †August 30th, 1563, Bern

48

Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Prince of Lüneburg-Celle

*June 27th, 1497, Uelzen †January 11th, 1546, Celle

74

Mōri Motonari

A prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century

*April 16th, 1497, Aki Province †July 6th, 1571, Aki Province

76

Matthäus Schwarz

German fashion writer

*February 19th, 1497, Augsburg †January 1st, 1574, Augsburg

39

Friedrich von Brandenburg-Ansbach

(1497-1536)

*January 17th, 1497, Ansbach †August 20th, 1536, Genoa

50

Edward Hall

16th-century English lawyer, politician, and historian

*January 1st, 1497, Greater London †January 1st, 1547, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1497 is a normal year and no leap year.

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