April 11th, 1553

Born on April 11th, 1553

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 887 days, exactly on December 7th, 2026, people who were born on April 11th, 1553 will be 173,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 11th?

April 11th, 2023

A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.

April 11th, 2017

The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund was attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, killing a police officer and injuring one of the team's players.

April 11th, 2011

A bomb exploded at the central Oktyabrskaya station of the Minsk Metro in Belarus, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200.

April 11th, 2002

In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.

April 11th, 1996

While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and two others.

April 11th, 1993

Prisoners at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville, Ohio, rioted and took over the prison for 11 days, resulting in the deaths of one officer and nine inmates.

April 11th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: The allied forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front captured the capital Kampala, deposing Ugandan president Idi Amin.

April 11th, 1973

On the Art of the Cinema, a treatise on film propaganda in support of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea written by the future North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, was published.

April 11th, 1968

Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student movement, survived an assassination attempt, which led to the largest protests to that date in Germany.

April 11th, 1963

Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics.

April 11th, 1951

U.S. president Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands for making public statements about the Korean War that contradicted the administration's policies.

April 11th, 1921

Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan.

April 11th, 1919

Paris Peace Conference: Woodrow Wilson overturns Japan's Racial Equality Proposal, stating that unanimous support was required.

April 11th, 1913

The cricket pavilion at the Nevill Ground was destroyed in an arson attack (damage pictured) that was attributed to militant suffragettes as part of a country-wide campaign co-ordinated by the Women's Social and Political Union.

April 11th, 1908

Blücher, the last armored cruiser built by the Imperial German Navy, was launched.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 11th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 11th?

41

Summer Cem

German rapper

*April 11th, 1983, Mönchengladbach

28

Summer Walker

American R&B singer

*April 11th, 1996, Atlanta

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

39

Ross Smith

Australian badminton player

*April 11th, 1985, Swan Hill

40

Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein

German Count Palantine

*April 11th, 1557, Meisenheim †December 17th, 1597, Schloss Friedrichsburg

19

Sebastián Montoya

Colombian racing driver

*April 11th, 2005, Miami

68

Reidar Sørensen

Norwegian actor

*April 11th, 1956, Hemnesberget

92

Joel Grey

American actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer

*April 11th, 1932, Cleveland

33

Thiago Alcântara

Spanish association football player

*April 11th, 1991, San Pietro Vernotico

73

Sal Landi

American actor

*April 11th, 1951, New York City

71

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

*April 11th, 1953, Dendermonde

57

Margaret of Valois-Angoulême

Queen consort of Navarre

*April 11th, 1492, Angoulême †December 21st, 1549, Odos

37

Will Tudor

British actor

*April 11th, 1987, London

78

Kurt Moll

German opera singer (1938-2017)

*April 11th, 1938, Buir †March 5th, 2017, Cologne

55

Cerys Matthews

Welsh singer-songwriter

*April 11th, 1969, Cardiff

46

David Ducourtioux

French footballer

*April 11th, 1978, Limoges

61

Chris Ferguson

American poker player

*April 11th, 1963, Los Angeles

52

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

68

Max Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1902-1970)

*April 11th, 1902, Neuchâtel †August 25th, 1970, Zermatt

Same year
Born in 1553

56

Henry IV of France

King of France and Navarre; first French monarch of the House of Bourbon (1553-1610)

*December 13th, 1553, Château de Pau †May 14th, 1610, Paris

64

Walter Raleigh

English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)

*November 30th, 1553, East Budleigh †October 29th, 1618, London

77

Nicolò Contarini

Doge of Venice (1553-1631)

*September 26th, 1553, Venice †April 2nd, 1631, Venice

90

Eberhard von Weyhe

German jurist

*May 28th, 1553, Hanover †November 1st, 1643, Lüneburg

63

Jacques Auguste de Thou

French historian (1553-1617)

*October 8th, 1553, Paris †May 7th, 1617, Paris

61

Margaret of Valois

Queen of France and Navarre

*May 14th, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †March 27th, 1615, Paris

41

Archduke Ernest of Austria

Austrian nobleman (1553-1595)

*June 15th, 1553, Vienna †February 12th, 1595, Brussels metropolitan area

63

Prospero Alpini

Venetian physician and botanist (1553-1616)

*November 23rd, 1553, Marostica †November 23rd, 1616, Padua

65

Albert Frederick

16th century Duke of Prussia

*May 7th, 1553, Königsberg †August 27th, 1618, Primorsk

60

Giovanni Battista da Ponte

Italian painter (1533-1613)

*March 4th, 1553, Bassano del Grappa †March 9th, 1613, Bassano del Grappa

26

Philip Louis I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*November 21st, 1553, Hanau †February 4th, 1580, Hanau

62

Cherubino Alberti

Engraver and painter (1553-1615)

*February 24th, 1553, Sansepolcro †October 18th, 1615, Rome

73

Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg

Roman Catholic archbishop (1553-1626)

*July 15th, 1553, Mainz †September 17th, 1626, Aschaffenburg

64

Bernardino Baldi

Italian mathematician and poet (1553–1617)

*June 5th, 1553, Urbino †October 10th, 1617, Urbino

47

Louise of Lorraine

Queen consort of France (1553-1601)

*April 30th, 1553, Nomeny †January 29th, 1601, Moulins

45

Luca Marenzio

Italian composer (1553-1599)

*October 18th, 1553, Coccaglio †August 22nd, 1599, Rome

63

Philipp Wilhelm von Cornberg

24 Jun 1553 Kassel - 30 Aug 1616 Richelsdorf

*June 24th, 1553, Kassel †August 30th, 1616, Wildeck

59

Vitsentzos Kornaros

Greek writer

*March 26th, 1553, Sitia †November 30th, 1612, Heraklion

63

Johannes Wanckel

German historians

*January 12th, 1553, Kemberg †June 11th, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Conrad Schetz

Belgian diplomat (1553-1632)

*March 19th, 1553, Antwerp †July 16th, 1632, City of Brussels

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1553 is a normal year and no leap year.

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