July 4th, 1545

Born on July 4th, 1545

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 174,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 109 days, exactly on August 21st, 2024, people who were born on July 4th, 1545 will be 175,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 4th?

July 4th, 2005

The impactor of the NASA space probe Deep Impact collided with the comet Tempel 1, excavating interior material to study its composition.

July 4th, 1988

Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.

July 4th, 1976

Israeli forces raided Uganda's Entebbe International Airport to free hostages taken by hijackers on Air France Flight 139.

July 4th, 1954

Four CIA officers arrived in Guatemala to begin Operation PBHistory in an attempt to justify the United States' overthrow of President Jacobo Árbenz one week prior.

July 4th, 1951

William Shockley announced the invention of the junction transistor, for which he, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser Brattain later won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

July 4th, 1945

The Brazilian cruiser Bahia (pictured) was accidentally sunk by one of its own crewmen, killing more than 300 people.

July 4th, 1943

The aircraft carrying Władysław Sikorski, prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, crashed off Gibraltar, killing him and fifteen others and leading to several conspiracy theories.

July 4th, 1941

The Holocaust: During the German occupation of Latvia, a number of synagogues in Riga were set on fire, killing many Jews who were confined within.

July 4th, 1918

World War I: Allied forces led by the Australian general John Monash won the Battle of Hamel, demonstrating the effectiveness of combined-arms techniques in trench warfare.

July 4th, 1863

American Civil War: Confederate forces failed in an attempt to recapture the Union-occupied Helena, Arkansas.

July 4th, 1862

In a boat on the River Thames from Oxford to Godstow, author Lewis Carroll told Alice Liddell (pictured) and her sisters a story that later formed the basis for his book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

July 4th, 1855

The first edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass was published, and it went on to become one of the most important collections of American poetry.

July 4th, 1837

The Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway with steam traction, opened between Birmingham and Newton Junction.

July 4th, 1776

In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire.

July 4th, 1643

First English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Burton Bridge, securing a crossing of the River Trent for a convoy of supplies travelling with Queen Henrietta Maria.

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

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

48

Murad III

12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574–1595)

*July 4th, 1546, Manisa †January 16th, 1595, Istanbul

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

29

Shella Devi Aulia

Indonesian badminton player

*July 4th, 1994, Bekasi City

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

63

Robert Persons

Parsons, Robert (1546-1610), Jesuit missionary and controversialist

*July 4th, 1546, Nether Stowey †April 15th, 1610, Rome

51

Nina Badrić

Croatian pop singer

*July 4th, 1972, Zagreb

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

32

Dries De Bondt

Belgian cyclist

*July 4th, 1991, Bornem

59

Nathaniel Hawthorne

American author (1804–1864)

*July 4th, 1804, Salem †May 19th, 1864, Plymouth

91

Neil Simon

American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018)

*July 4th, 1927, New York City †August 26th, 2018, Manhattan

60

Ute Lemper

German singer and actress

*July 4th, 1963, Münster

95

Gina Lollobrigida

Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician (1927–2023)

*July 4th, 1927, Subiaco †January 16th, 2023, Rome

91

Aurèle Vandendriessche

Belgian marathon runner

*July 4th, 1932, Anzegem †October 17th, 2023, Waregem

74

Horst Seehofer

German politician (CSU) and Federal Minister of the Interior

*July 4th, 1949, Ingolstadt

25

Malia Obama

Daughter of former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

*July 4th, 1998, Chicago

88

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Argentine-Spanish association football player (1926-2014)

*July 4th, 1926, Buenos Aires †July 7th, 2014, Madrid

74

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian general, patriot, and republican (1807–1882)

*July 4th, 1807, Nice †June 2nd, 1882, Caprera

48

John Lloyd Young

American actor

*July 4th, 1975, Sacramento

58

Tracy Letts

American actor and screenwriter

*July 4th, 1965, Tulsa

Same year
Born in 1545

21

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland (1545-1567)

*December 7th, 1545, Yorkshire †February 10th, 1567, Edinburgh

47

Alexander Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain

*August 27th, 1545, Rome †December 3rd, 1592, Arras

23

Carlos, Prince of Asturias

Prince of Asturias; eldest child of Philip II of Spain

*July 9th, 1545, Valladolid †July 24th, 1568, Madrid

75

Ana de Jesús

Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun and spiritual writer (1545-1621)

*December 5th, 1545, Medina del Campo †March 4th, 1621, City of Brussels

58

Janus Dousa

Dutch historian and noble (1545-1604)

*December 6th, 1545, Noordwijk †October 8th, 1604, The Hague

53

Yi Sun-sin

Korean (Joseon) naval commander (1545 – 1598)

*April 28th, 1545, Seoul †December 16th, 1598, Namhae County

23

Elisabeth of Valois

Queen consort of Spain (1545-1568)

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

57

Franciscus Junius

Huguenot theologian

*May 11th, 1545, Bourges †October 13th, 1602, Leiden

72

Kaspar von Fürstenberg

German politician (1545-1618)

*November 11th, 1545, Ense †March 5th, 1618, Arnsberg

61

Heinrich Maius

German theologian

*November 23rd, 1545, Sangerhausen †September 28th, 1607, Heidelberg

59

Eitel Frederick IV, Count of Hohenzollern

First Count of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1545-1605)

*September 7th, 1545, Sigmaringen †January 16th, 1605, Hechingen

76

Andrew Melville

Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer

*August 1st, 1545, Montrose †January 1st, 1622, Sedan

71

Charles II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Oels, Duke of Bernstadt (1545-1617)

*April 15th, 1545, Oleśnica †January 28th, 1617, Oleśnica

23

Charles Christopher, Duke of Münsterberg

Duke of Münsterberg

*May 22nd, 1545, Oleśnica †March 17th, 1569, Oleśnica

53

Neidhardt von Thüngen

German bishop

*May 1st, 1545, Ehrenberg †December 26th, 1598, Würzburg

46

Ernest Louis of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania (1545-1592)

*November 2nd, 1545, Wolgast †June 17th, 1592, Wolgast

72

Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn

German bishop (1545-1617)

*March 18th, 1545, Mespelbrunn †September 13th, 1617, Würzburg

58

Melchior Junius

German university teacher (1545-1604)

*October 27th, 1545, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 23rd, 1604, Strasbourg

58

John Juvenal Ancina

Italian Oratorian and bishop (1545-1604)

*October 19th, 1545, Fossano †August 30th, 1604, Saluzzo

67

Thomas Bodley

English diplomat and scholar (1545-1613)

*March 2nd, 1545, Exeter †January 28th, 1613, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1545 is a normal year and no leap year.

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