1543 April 1543 April 20th, 1543

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  1. Born on April 20th, 1543 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on April 20th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on April 20th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (April 1543)

Born on April 20th, 1543

Weekday

Tuesday

April 20th, 1543 was a Tuesday.

Age

481

People born on April 20th, 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 22nd, 1543 - April 20th, 1543

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 245 days, exactly on March 3rd, 2025, people who were born on April 20th, 1543 will be 176,000 days old!

175,755 Days

25,107 Weeks

5,774 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on April 20th?

Deepwater Horizon explosion April 20th, 2010

An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.
Fernando Lugo April 20th, 2008

Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.
Nicoll Highway MRT station April 20th, 2004

An incomplete tunnel leading to Singapore's Nicoll Highway MRT station collapsed that led to four deaths and the station's relocation.
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold April 20th, 1999

Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out a massacre at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide.
Korean Air Lines Flight 902 April 20th, 1978

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing.
Windhoek April 20th, 1968

South African Airways Flight 228 crashed shortly after take-off from Windhoek in South West Africa, resulting in 123 deaths.
World War II April 20th, 1942

World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.
Billie Holiday April 20th, 1939

Billie Holiday recorded the song "Strange Fruit", which later became an emblem of the civil rights movement.
Colorado National Guard April 20th, 1914

A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Massacre.
René Caillié April 20th, 1828

French explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day Mali, and later received a 9,000-franc prize from the Société de Géographie for being the first European to return with a description of the city.
Court of King's Bench (England) April 20th, 1818

Four days after the Court of King's Bench upheld an English murder suspect's right to a trial by battle in Ashford v Thornton, the plaintiff declined to fight, allowing the defendant to go free.
War of the Fifth Coalition April 20th, 1809

War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Battle of Abensberg.
Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) April 20th, 1657

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off the Canary Islands, but was unable to capture the treasure.
Bacatá April 20th, 1537

Bacatá, the main settlement of the Muisca Confederation in present-day Colombia, was conquered by Spanish conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
Sun dog April 20th, 1535

Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring the painting Vädersolstavlan (depicted), the oldest coloured depiction of the city.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 20th?

56
Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

*April 20th, 1889, Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker
Vibeke Skofterud: Age & Birthday 38
Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove
Renata of Lorraine: Age & Birthday 58
Renata of Lorraine

Duchess consort of Bavaria

*April 20th, 1544, Nancy †May 22nd, 1602, Munich
30
Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus
Elena Verdugo: Age & Birthday 92
Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles
67
Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality
98
Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis
Jessica Lange: Age & Birthday 75
Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet
91
Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale
77
Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden
Johannes Agricola: Age & Birthday 72
Johannes Agricola

Reformer, humanist

*April 20th, 1494, Lutherstadt Eisleben †September 22nd, 1566, Berlin
Napoleon III: Age & Birthday 64
Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and the last king in French history (1848–1870)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst
44
Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

*April 20th, 1980, Rostov-on-Don
26
Erik Meijs

Badminton player

*April 20th, 1991, Zoetermeer †November 16th, 2017, Duisburg
26
Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno
Andy Serkis: Age & Birthday 60
Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip
Shemar Moore: Age & Birthday 54
Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland
Gro Harlem Brundtland: Age & Birthday 85
Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality
63
Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles
65
Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

Same year
Born in 1543

Tokugawa Ieyasu: Age & Birthday 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
Claudio Acquaviva: Age & Birthday 71
Claudio Acquaviva

Superior General of the Society of Jesus

*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome
Hartmann Pistoris: Age & Birthday 60
Hartmann Pistoris

German jurist (1543-1603)

*January 22nd, 1543, Leipzig †March 1st, 1603, Leipzig
Kanō Eitoku: Age & Birthday 47
Kanō Eitoku

Japanese artist (1543-1590)

*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine: Age & Birthday 65
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine from 1545

*February 18th, 1543, Nancy †May 14th, 1608, Nancy
John Still: Age & Birthday 64
John Still

Bishop of Bath and Wells in Somerset, England

*November 30th, 1543, Grantham †January 1st, 1608, Wells
43
Dorothea van Saksen-Lauenburg

(1543-1586)

*March 11th, 1543, Lüneburg †April 5th, 1586, Herzberg am Harz
61
Valentin 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, Helmstedt
60
Christine of Hesse

Duchess Consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*June 29th, 1543, Kassel †May 13th, 1604, Kiel
79
Johann Yetzeler

(1543-1622)

*January 1st, 1543, Schaffhausen †January 1st, 1622, Schaffhausen
91
Lettice Knollys

English noblewoman

*November 8th, 1543, Rotherfield Greys †December 25th, 1634, Drayton Bassett
59
Sharaf Khan Bidlisi

Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)

*February 25th, 1543, Bitlis †January 1st, 1603, Bitlis
83
François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières

Marshal of France (1543-1626)

*April 1st, 1543, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur †September 21st, 1626, Valence
48
John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern

German prince and reigning count palatine of Simmern (1543-1592)

*March 7th, 1543, Simmern †January 16th, 1592, Heidelberg
74
Giovanni Bembo

Doge of Venice (1543-1618)

*August 21st, 1543, Venice †March 16th, 1618, Venice
55
Petrus Albinus

German professor, father of Saxon historiography

*June 28th, 1543, Schneeberg †July 31st, 1598, Dresden
68
Antonio Archilei

Italian singer, composer and luth player

*March 12th, 1543, Albano Laziale †January 1st, 1612, Florence
55
Nathanael Chytraeus

German historian and theologian

*January 1st, 1543, Menzingen †January 1st, 1598, Bremen
73
Johann Lange
*September 4th, 1543, Wesselburen †November 17th, 1616, Kamenz
65
Àngela Margarida Prat
*October 26th, 1543, Manresa †December 24th, 1608

Birthdays of famous people

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Public holidays on April 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 20th.

Agnes of Montepulciano
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_of_Montepulciano
Beuno
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beuno
Johannes Bugenhagen (Lutheran)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Bugenhagen
Theotimos
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theotimos
April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_20_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
420 (cannabis culture)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)
UN Chinese Language Day (United Nations)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_Chinese_Language_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XX.IV.MDXLIII

20.4.1543

Legend

M = 1000D = 500XL = 40X = 10IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1543 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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