March 4th, 1527

Born on March 4th, 1527

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 181,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 428 days, exactly on June 20th, 2025, people who were born on March 4th, 1527 will be 182,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 4th?

March 4th, 1773

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart departed Italy after the last of his three journeys there.

March 4th, 0852

Trpimir I, the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty of Croatia, issued a document that contains the first known use of the name Croats.

March 4th, 2017

Construction began on a 69-metre (226 ft) statue of the Buddha at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok.

March 4th, 2009

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan was indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the War in Darfur.

March 4th, 2007

Fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl Charlotte Shaw drowned on Dartmoor, becoming the first person to die in connection with the annual Ten Tors challenge.

March 4th, 1990

College basketball player Hank Gathers died after collapsing during a West Coast Conference tournament semifinal game in Los Angeles.

March 4th, 1987

U.S. president Ronald Reagan made a nationally televised address in which he accepted full responsibility for illegal actions in the Iran–Contra affair.

March 4th, 1979

The space probe Voyager 1 discovered the rings of Jupiter, the third ring system to be discovered in the Solar System, after those of Saturn and Uranus.

March 4th, 1966

During an interview, John Lennon of the Beatles argued that the band had become "more popular than Jesus".

March 4th, 1943

The Holocaust: Almost all Jews in Bulgarian-occupied Western Thrace were deported to Treblinka extermination camp to be killed.

March 4th, 1941

Second World War: British Commandos successfully executed a raid on the Lofoten Islands in German-occupied Norway.

March 4th, 1933

Frances Perkins was appointed United States Secretary of Labor, making her the first female member of the Cabinet.

March 4th, 1918

A case of influenza was recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, conventionally marking the beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic.

March 4th, 1890

The Forth Bridge, a railway bridge connecting Edinburgh to Fife over the Firth of Forth, opened, eventually becoming an internationally recognised Scottish landmark.

March 4th, 1837

Chicago was incorporated as a city.

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

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

40

Juliette Armanet

French singer

*March 4th, 1984, Lille

63

Steven Weber

American actor (1961-)

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

63

Antonio Vivaldi

Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)

*March 4th, 1678, Venice †July 28th, 1741, Vienna

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

30

Caroline Black

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1994, Lisburn

29

Jennifer Karnott

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1995, Birkesdorf

41

Michelle Butler-Emmett

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1983, Durban

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

60

Linda French

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1964, Elmhurst

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1932, Padua †February 21st, 2017, Rome

80

Cornelie Richter

German salonnière

*March 4th, 1842, Berlin †July 19th, 1922, Berlin

46

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

28

Ekaterina Kut

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1996, Orekhovo-Zuyevo

27

Lu Chia-Hung

Taiwanese badminton player

*March 4th, 1997, Kaohsiung

30

Matthew Clare

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1994, Ripon

27

Jeppe Bay Madsen

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1997, Helsingør

49

Mats Eilertsen

Musician, composer

*March 4th, 1975, Trondheim

Same year
Born in 1527

71

Philip II of Spain

16th-century King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598

*May 21st, 1527, Palacio de Pimentel †September 13th, 1598, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

49

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

King of the Romans, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1527-1576)

*July 31st, 1527, Vienna †October 12th, 1576, Regensburg

81

John Dee

16th-century English mathematician, astrologer, and alchemist

*July 13th, 1527, London †November 30th, 1608, Mortlake

71

Abraham Ortelius

Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)

*April 14th, 1527, Antwerp †June 28th, 1598, Antwerp

76

Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

*March 5th, 1527, Schwerin †March 14th, 1603, Güstrow

69

Siegfried Sack

German author and theologian

*March 12th, 1527, Nordhausen †September 2nd, 1596, Magdeburg

58

Marcin Gerstmann

Polish bishop (1527-1585)

*March 8th, 1527, Bolesławiec †May 23rd, 1585, Nysa

57

Luca Cambiaso

Italian painter (1527-1585)

*October 18th, 1527, Moneglia †September 6th, 1585, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

28

Agnes of Hesse

German noblewoman, by marriage Electress consort of Saxony

*May 31st, 1527, Marburg †November 4th, 1555, Weimar

83

Pedro de Ribadeneira

Spanish hagiologist

*November 1st, 1527, Toledo †September 22nd, 1611, Madrid

63

Anna Sophie of Prussia

Duchess of Prussia and Duchess of Mecklenburg

*June 11th, 1527, Königsberg †February 6th, 1591, Lübz

35

Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe (1527-1563)

*December 6th, 1527, Detmold †April 15th, 1563, Detmold

68

John Lesley

Scottish bishop (1527–1596)

*September 29th, 1527, Scotland †May 31st, 1596, Brussels metropolitan area

17

Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal

Intanta of Portugal, Princess of Asturias, Duchess of Milan

*October 15th, 1527, Coimbra †July 12th, 1545, Valladolid

63

Hugues Doneau

French lawyer

*December 23rd, 1527, Chalon-sur-Saône †May 4th, 1591, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

52

Johannes Stadius

Astronomer, astrologer, mathematician

*May 1st, 1527, Loenhout †June 17th, 1579, Paris

52

William Drury

English politician, died 1579

*October 2nd, 1527, Hawstead †October 13th, 1579, Waterford

77

Johann Hermann

(1527-1605) German physician

*October 16th, 1527, Nördlingen †May 7th, 1605, Wrocław

59

Ludwig Lavater

Swiss theologian

*March 1st, 1527, Kyburg Castle †July 15th, 1586, Zürich

67

Barbara of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brieg

German princess

*August 10th, 1527, Berlin †January 2nd, 1595, Brzeg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1527 is a normal year and no leap year.

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