April 1st, 1541

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Born on April 1st, 1541 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on April 1st?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on April 1st
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (April 1541)

Born on April 1st, 1541

Weekday

Tuesday

April 1st, 1541 was a Tuesday.

Age

483

People born on April 1st, 1541 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 483 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1541 - April 20th, 1541

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 561 days, exactly on November 9th, 2025, people who were born on April 1st, 1541 will be 177,000 days old!

176,439 Days

25,205 Weeks

5,796 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on April 1st?

April 1st, 1922

Under the South Seas Mandate, Japan set up a government in Koror, precipitating large-scale Japanese settlement in Palau.

April 1st, 1918

The United Kingdom established the Royal Air Force, near the end of the First World War.

April 1st, 1879

The Inland Customs Line, established by the British for the collection of the salt tax in India, was abandoned.

April 1st, 1871

The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.

April 1st, 1865

American Civil War: The Union Army under Major General Philip Sheridan (pictured) inflicted more than 2,900 casualties on the Confederates at the Battle of Five Forks.

April 1st, 1833

Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to begin the Convention of 1833.

April 1st, 1340

A band of warriors led by Niels Ebbesen killed Count Gerhard III, ending Holstein rule in Denmark.

April 1st, 1234

Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, was defeated by knights loyal to King Henry III of England at the Battle of the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland.

April 1st, 1952

Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens.

April 1st, 1990

The longest prison riot in British penal history began at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, lasting 25 days.

April 1st, 1970

The American Motors Corporation introduced its Gremlin, promoted as America's first subcompact car.

April 1st, 1969

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.

April 1st, 1933

English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual score in Test cricket of 336 not out during a match against New Zealand.

April 1st, 2016

The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict begins along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.

April 1st, 2006

Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 1st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 1st?

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

*April 1st, 1578, Folkestone †June 3rd, 1657, Roehampton

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

*April 1st, 1815, Schönhausen †July 30th, 1898, Friedrichsruh

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

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Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

*April 1st, 1868, Marseille †December 2nd, 1918, Paris

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

*April 1st, 1940, Buenos Aires †February 21st, 2017, Montevideo

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières

Marshal of France (1543-1626)

*April 1st, 1543, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur †September 21st, 1626, Valence

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)

*April 1st, 1873, Starorussky Uyezd †March 28th, 1943, Beverly Hills

Same year
Born in 1541

Michele Mercati

Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)

*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome

Menso Alting

Preacher and reformer

*November 9th, 1541, Eelde †October 7th, 1612, Emden

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

English noble and general (1541-1576)

*September 16th, 1541, Carmarthen †September 22nd, 1576, Dublin

Francesco I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541-1587)

*March 25th, 1541, Florence †October 17th, 1587, Poggio a Caiano

Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon

French general

*March 15th, 1541, Murs †December 2nd, 1615, Avignon

Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels

German noble

*January 1st, 1541, Marburg †January 1st, 1583, Rheinfels Castle

Johann Bauhin

Swiss botanist

*December 12th, 1541, Basel †October 26th, 1612, Montbéliard

Johann von Wattenwyl

Swiss politician (1541-1604)

*January 1st, 1541, Bern †May 28th, 1604, Bern

Philip V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1590 to 1599

*February 21st, 1541, Bouxwiller †June 2nd, 1599, Niederbronn-les-Bains

Sophie of Brandenburg

(1541-1564)

*December 14th, 1541, Old Cölln †June 27th, 1564, Český Krumlov

Sigmund Fugger von Kirchberg und Weißenhorn

Bishop of Regensburg (1542-1600)

*November 30th, 1541, Augsburg †January 1st, 1600

Virgil Pingitzer

*October 9th, 1541, Hallein †July 20th, 1619, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 1st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

I.IV.MDXLI

1.4.1541

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1541 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
April 1541

April 1541

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April 1st, 1541

Born on April 1st, 1541

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 176,000 days old!

176,439 Days

25,205 Weeks

5,796 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on April 1st?

Under the South Seas Mandate, Japan set up a government in Koror, precipitating large-scale Japanese settlement in Palau.

The United Kingdom established the Royal Air Force, near the end of the First World War.

The Inland Customs Line, established by the British for the collection of the salt tax in India, was abandoned.

The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.

American Civil War: The Union Army under Major General Philip Sheridan (pictured) inflicted more than 2,900 casualties on the Confederates at the Battle of Five Forks.

Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to begin the Convention of 1833.

A band of warriors led by Niels Ebbesen killed Count Gerhard III, ending Holstein rule in Denmark.

Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, was defeated by knights loyal to King Henry III of England at the Battle of the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland.

Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens.

The longest prison riot in British penal history began at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, lasting 25 days.

The American Motors Corporation introduced its Gremlin, promoted as America's first subcompact car.

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.

English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual score in Test cricket of 336 not out during a match against New Zealand.

The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict begins along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.

Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 1st

Same Day Who's birthday is on April 1st?

Same year Born in 1541

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 1st

Cellach of Armagh

Hugh of Grenoble

Frederick Denison Maurice (Church of England)

Mary of Egypt

Melito of Sardis

Tewdrig

Theodora

Walric, abbot of Leuconay

April 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

April Fools' Day

Odisha Day (Odisha, India)

Arbor Day (Tanzania)

Civil Service Day (Thailand)

Cyprus National Day (Cyprus)

Edible Book Day

Fossil Fools Day

Kha b-Nisan, the Assyrian New Year (Assyrian people)