April 2nd, 1541

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Born on April 2nd, 1541 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on April 2nd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on April 2nd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (April 1541)

Born on April 2nd, 1541

Weekday

Wednesday

April 2nd, 1541 was a Wednesday.

Age

483

People born on April 2nd, 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 562 days, exactly on November 10th, 2025, people who were born on April 2nd, 1541 will be 177,000 days old!

176,438 Days

25,205 Weeks

5,796 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on April 2nd?

April 2nd, 1979

Spores of anthrax were accidentally released from a military research facility near the city of Sverdlovsk, causing at least 68 deaths.

April 2nd, 2006

More than 60 tornadoes touched down in the central United States, killing 27 people and causing about $1.1 billion in damage.

April 2nd, 2002

Second Intifada: Palestinian militants sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, beginning a month-long siege.

April 2nd, 1992

Bosnian War: At least 48 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

April 2nd, 1982

Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War against the United Kingdom.

April 2nd, 1968

2001: A Space Odyssey, an epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick (pictured), premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.

April 2nd, 1911

The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the first national census of the country.

April 2nd, 1865

American Civil War: On the third attempt, Union forces captured Petersburg, Virginia, although Confederate officials and most of their remaining troops were able to escape.

April 2nd, 1863

About 5,000 people in Richmond, Virginia, mostly poor women, rioted in protest of the high price of bread (depicted).

April 2nd, 1513

Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sighted land in North America, naming the area La Florida.

April 2nd, 2014

A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.

April 2nd, 2012

UTair Flight 120 crashes after takeoff from Roshchino International Airport in Tyumen, Russia, killing 33 and injuring 10.

April 2nd, 2006

Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.

April 2nd, 2002

Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.

April 2nd, 1992

Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 2nd?

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

Émile Zola

French journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)

*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, Paris

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)

*April 2nd, 1805, Odense †August 4th, 1875, Copenhagen

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

Elisabeth of Valois

Queen consort of Spain (1545-1568)

*April 2nd, 1545, Fontainebleau †October 3rd, 1568, Aranjuez

Linda Hunt

American actress

*April 2nd, 1945, Morristown

Diane Cilento

Australian actress (1932–2011)

*April 2nd, 1932, Brisbane †October 6th, 2011, Cairns

Goran Karan

Croatian pop singer

*April 2nd, 1964, Belgrade

Garrelt Duin

German politician (SPD)

*April 2nd, 1968, Leer

Camillo Marcolini

German noble (1739-1814)

*April 2nd, 1739, Fano †July 10th, 1814, Prague

Camille Paglia

American feminist academic and critic

*April 2nd, 1947, Endicott

Michael Fassbender

Irish-German actor (born 1979)

*April 2nd, 1977, Heidelberg

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

*April 2nd, 1725, Venice †June 4th, 1798, Vienna

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

Walter Percy Chrysler Sr.

(1875-1940) American automotive industry executive

*April 2nd, 1875, Wamego †August 18th, 1940, Kings Point

Jean-Noël Jeanneney

French historian and politician

*April 2nd, 1942, Grenoble

Janik Haberer

German association football player

*April 2nd, 1994, Wangen im Allgäu

Rita Gam

American actress

*April 2nd, 1927, Pittsburgh †March 22nd, 2016, Los Angeles

Marvin Gaye

American singer-songwriter and record producer (1939–1984)

*April 2nd, 1939, Washington, D.C. †April 1st, 1984, Los Angeles

Pascal Siakam

Cameroonian basketball player

*April 2nd, 1994, Douala

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 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

II.IV.MDXLI

2.4.1541

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 2nd, 1541

Born on April 2nd, 1541

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

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

176,438 Days

25,205 Weeks

5,796 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on April 2nd?

Spores of anthrax were accidentally released from a military research facility near the city of Sverdlovsk, causing at least 68 deaths.

More than 60 tornadoes touched down in the central United States, killing 27 people and causing about $1.1 billion in damage.

Second Intifada: Palestinian militants sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, beginning a month-long siege.

Bosnian War: At least 48 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War against the United Kingdom.

2001: A Space Odyssey, an epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick (pictured), premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the first national census of the country.

American Civil War: On the third attempt, Union forces captured Petersburg, Virginia, although Confederate officials and most of their remaining troops were able to escape.

About 5,000 people in Richmond, Virginia, mostly poor women, rioted in protest of the high price of bread (depicted).

Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sighted land in North America, naming the area La Florida.

A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.

UTair Flight 120 crashes after takeoff from Roshchino International Airport in Tyumen, Russia, killing 33 and injuring 10.

Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.

Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.

Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 2nd

Same Day Who's birthday is on April 2nd?

Same year Born in 1541

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 2nd

Abundius of Como

Amphianus of Lycia

Æbbe the Younger

Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology)

Francis of Paola

Francisco Coll Guitart

Henry Budd (Anglican Church of Canada)

Nicetius of Lyon

Pedro Calungsod

Theodosia of Tyre

Urban of Langres

April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

International Children's Book Day (International)

Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand)

Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus)

World Autism Awareness Day (International)

Malvinas Day (Argentina)