April 3rd, 1577

Born on April 3rd, 1577

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 163,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 712 days, exactly on April 9th, 2026, people who were born on April 3rd, 1577 will be 164,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 3rd?

April 3rd, 1984

Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma (pictured) became the first Indian to be launched into space.

April 3rd, 2016

The first news stories on the Panama Papers were published, revealing that shell corporations represented by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca had been used for illegal purposes.

April 3rd, 2013

The northeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, experienced several flash floods that killed at least 100 people.

April 3rd, 2010

Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.

April 3rd, 2000

In United States v. Microsoft Corp., Microsoft was found to have violated antitrust law by bundling the web browser Internet Explorer with its Windows operating system.

April 3rd, 1996

A U.S. Air Force CT-43 crashed into a mountainside while attempting an instrument approach to Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing all 35 people on board, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.

April 3rd, 1981

The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, was unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.

April 3rd, 1948

Division of Korea: A communist uprising began on Jeju Island, eventually leading to thousands of deaths and atrocities committed by both sides.

April 3rd, 1933

Lord Clydesdale and David McIntyre undertook the first successful flight over Mount Everest.

April 3rd, 1922

Joseph Stalin became the first general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

April 3rd, 1895

The libel trial instigated by Irish author Oscar Wilde (pictured) began, eventually resulting in his arrest, trial and imprisonment on charges of gross indecency.

April 3rd, 1888

Emma Elizabeth Smith was killed in the first of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.

April 3rd, 1860

The Pony Express, a mail service that became the most direct means of long-distance communication across the United States before the first transcontinental telegraph, began operation.

April 3rd, 1721

Robert Walpole (pictured) took office as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons, becoming the first de facto prime minister of Great Britain.

April 3rd, 1559

Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the second treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the Italian War of 1551–1559.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 3rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 3rd?

34

Dorothea Wierer

Italian biathlete and military athlete

*April 3rd, 1990, Bruneck

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

39

George Herbert

Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest (1593–1633)

*April 3rd, 1593, Montgomery †March 1st, 1633, Bemerton

72

Heinrich Nissen

German historian of classical antiquity, epigraphican and archaeologist of roman provinces (1839-1912)

*April 3rd, 1839, Haderslev †February 29th, 1912, Bonn

63

Eddie Murphy

American actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

30

Renáta Csiki

Hungarian handball player

*April 3rd, 1994, Budapest

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

*April 3rd, 1931, Milwaukee †May 4th, 2015, Los Angeles

77

Nikita Khrushchev

First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964

*April 3rd, 1894, Kalinovka †September 11th, 1971, Moscow

39

Hwang Hye-youn

South Korean badminton player

*April 3rd, 1985, Pocheon

55

Joanne Muggeridge

British badminton player

*April 3rd, 1969, London

67

Jutta Winkelmann

German film director and author

*April 3rd, 1949, Kassel †February 23rd, 2017, Munich

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

39

Leona Lewis

British singer and songwriter

*April 3rd, 1985, London

73

Alcide De Gasperi

Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)

*April 3rd, 1881, Pieve Tesino †August 19th, 1954, Borgo Valsugana

26

Paris Jackson

American model, actress, singer and musician

*April 3rd, 1998, Beverly Hills

38

Amanda Bynes

American actress and fashion designer (born 1986)

*April 3rd, 1986, Thousand Oaks

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62

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter (1577-1640)

*June 28th, 1577, Siegen †May 30th, 1640, Antwerp

22

Beatrice Cenci

Italian noblewoman and murderer

*February 6th, 1577, Rome †September 11th, 1599, Rome

62

Robert Burton

English scholar (1577–1640)

*February 8th, 1577, Leicestershire †January 25th, 1640, Oxford

70

Christian IV of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway (1577-1648)

*April 12th, 1577, Frederiksborg Palace †February 28th, 1648, Rosenborg Castle

61

François Leclerc du Tremblay

French Capuchin friar and political adviser (1577–1638)

*November 4th, 1577, Paris †December 17th, 1638, Rueil-Malmaison

51

Nicolas Trigault

French Jesuit, missionary and writer

*January 1st, 1577, Douai †November 14th, 1628, Hangzhou

51

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Dutch admiral

*November 25th, 1577, Delfshaven †June 18th, 1629, English Channel

82

Jacob Cats

Dutch poet, humorist, jurist and politician (1577-1660)

*November 10th, 1577, Schouwen-Duiveland †September 12th, 1660, The Hague

62

Noël Brûlart de Sillery

French diplomat (1578-1640)

*December 25th, 1577, Kingdom of France †September 26th, 1640, Kingdom of France

66

Guido Bentivoglio

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1579–1644)

*October 4th, 1577, Ferrara †September 7th, 1644, Rome

59

Rudolf Amsinck

9 Nov 1577 - 1 Dec 1636

*November 9th, 1577, Hamburg †December 1st, 1636

87

Adam Willaerts

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1577-1664)

*January 1st, 1577, London †April 4th, 1664, Rotterdam

67

Jan Baptist van Helmont

Chemist, physiologist, and physician from the Spanish Low Countries

*January 1st, 1577, City of Brussels †December 30th, 1644, Vilvoorde

43

Cristofano Allori

Italian portrait painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school (1577-1621)

*October 17th, 1577, Florence †April 1st, 1621, Florence

80

Johann Merck

German rector

*June 29th, 1577, Rentweinsdorf †June 3rd, 1658, Leipzig

48

Dorothea Augusta of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

(1577-1625)

*February 12th, 1577, Wolfenbüttel †December 19th, 1625, Wolfenbüttel

24

John Casimir of Nassau-Gleiberg

Count of Nassau-Gleiberg (1594-1602)

*September 24th, 1577, Ottweiler †March 29th, 1602, Wehen

44

Thomas Sagittarius

German polymath and university teacher

*April 7th, 1577, Stendal †April 21st, 1621, Wrocław

78

Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*February 17th, 1577, Ratzeburg †January 18th, 1656, Lauenburg/Elbe

60

Pieter Huyssens

Flemish architect (1577-1637)

*February 22nd, 1577, Bruges †June 6th, 1637, Bruges

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1577 is a normal year and no leap year.

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