Born on April 15th, 1543
Weekday
Thursday
April 15th, 1543 was a Thursday.
Age
People born on April 15th, 1543 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 481 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Aries (The Ram)
March 21st, 1543 - April 20th, 1543
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 238 days, exactly on February 26th, 2025, people who were born on April 15th, 1543 will be 176,000 days old!
175,762 Days
25,108 Weeks
5,774 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on April 15th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 15th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 15th?
67 Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
*April 15th, 1452, Anchiano †May 2nd, 1519, Amboise
76 Leonhard Euler
Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)
*April 15th, 1707, Basel †September 18th, 1783, Saint Petersburg.jpg "Patrick Carney")
72 Henry James
American and British writer (1843–1916)
*April 15th, 1843, New York City †February 28th, 1916, Chelsea.jpg "Maisie Williams")
83 Tomas Tranströmer
Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015)
*April 15th, 1931, Stockholm †March 26th, 2015, Stockholm
75 Wilhelm Busch
German painter, poet and cartoonist (1832–1908)
*April 15th, 1832, Wiedensahl †January 9th, 1908, Mechtshausen
94 Richard von Weizsäcker
President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin
49 Suleiman II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691
*April 15th, 1642, Constantinople †June 22nd, 1691, Edirne
43 Bessie Smith
American blues singer (1894–1937)
*April 15th, 1894, Chattanooga †September 26th, 1937, Clarksdale
83 David Hamilton
British photographer and film director
*April 15th, 1933, London †November 25th, 2016, 6th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Marty Wilde")
62 Elizabeth Montgomery
American actress (1933-1995)
*April 15th, 1933, Hollywood †May 18th, 1995, Beverly HillsCharles II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
Duke of Oels, Duke of Bernstadt (1545-1617)
*April 15th, 1545, Oleśnica †January 28th, 1617, OleśnicaSame year
Born in 1543
73 Tokugawa Ieyasu
Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)
*January 31st, 1543, Okazaki Castle †June 1st, 1616, Sunpu Castle_Effigies_pr%C3%A6positorvm_generalivm_societatis_Iesv_(serietitel),_RP-P-1909-1354.jpg "Claudio Acquaviva")
71 Claudio Acquaviva
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome
60 Hartmann Pistoris
German jurist (1543-1603)
*January 22nd, 1543, Leipzig †March 1st, 1603, Leipzig
47 Kanō Eitoku
Japanese artist (1543-1590)
*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō
65 Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
Duke of Lorraine from 1545
*February 18th, 1543, Nancy †May 14th, 1608, Nancy_by_Sylvester_Harding.jpg "John Still")
64 John Still
Bishop of Bath and Wells in Somerset, England
*November 30th, 1543, Grantham †January 1st, 1608, WellsDorothea van Saksen-Lauenburg
(1543-1586)
*March 11th, 1543, Lüneburg †April 5th, 1586, Herzberg am HarzValentin Schindler
Lutheran Hebraist and professor of the University of Wittenberg, where he was an important teacher of the Hebrew language
*February 14th, 1543, Oederan †June 11th, 1604, HelmstedtChristine of Hesse
Duchess Consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
*June 29th, 1543, Kassel †May 13th, 1604, KielLettice Knollys
English noblewoman
*November 8th, 1543, Rotherfield Greys †December 25th, 1634, Drayton BassettSharaf Khan Bidlisi
Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)
*February 25th, 1543, Bitlis †January 1st, 1603, BitlisFrançois de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières
Marshal of France (1543-1626)
*April 1st, 1543, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur †September 21st, 1626, ValenceJohn Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern
German prince and reigning count palatine of Simmern (1543-1592)
*March 7th, 1543, Simmern †January 16th, 1592, HeidelbergPetrus Albinus
German professor, father of Saxon historiography
*June 28th, 1543, Schneeberg †July 31st, 1598, DresdenAntonio Archilei
Italian singer, composer and luth player
*March 12th, 1543, Albano Laziale †January 1st, 1612, FlorenceNathanael Chytraeus
German historian and theologian
*January 1st, 1543, Menzingen †January 1st, 1598, BremenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on April 15th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 15th.
April 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of the Sun (North Korea)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_SunFather Damien Day (Hawaii)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_DamienHillsborough Disaster Memorial (Liverpool, England)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disasterJackie Robinson Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson_DayNational American Sign Language Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_LanguagePohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year; India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohela_BoishakhTax Day, the official deadline for filing an individual tax return (or requesting an extension). (United States, Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_DayUniversal Day of Culture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Day_of_CultureWorld Art Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Art_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
15.4.1543
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1543 is a normal year and no leap year.