April 10th, 1578

Born on April 10th, 1578

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 162,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 82 days, exactly on July 20th, 2024, people who were born on April 10th, 1578 will be 163,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 10th?

April 10th, 1992

First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Dozens of Armenian civilians were massacred in the village of Maraga by Azerbaijani forces.

April 10th, 1973

In the deadliest aviation accident in Swiss history, Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashed into a hillside near Hochwald, killing 108 people of 145 on board.

April 10th, 1970

In the midst of business disagreements with his bandmates, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles.

April 10th, 1963

The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank with all hands lost during deep-diving tests in the North Atlantic Ocean.

April 10th, 1944

The Holocaust: Slovak Jewish prisoners Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escaped from Auschwitz, later publishing a report that became one of the earliest and most detailed descriptions of the camp's mass killings.

April 10th, 1925

The novel The Great Gatsby by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published by Scribner's.

April 10th, 1919

Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata (pictured) was shot to death near Ciudad Ayala, Morelos.

April 10th, 1858

Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London, was cast after the original bell cracked during testing.

April 10th, 1815

Mount Tambora in Indonesia began the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people and affecting temperatures worldwide.

April 10th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition began with the Austrian invasion of Bavaria, then a client state of France.

April 10th, 1741

War of the Austrian Succession: Prussian forces defeated Austrian troops at the Battle of Mollwitz in present-day Małujowice, Poland, cementing Frederick II's authority over the newly conquered territory of Silesia.

April 10th, 1221

A Mongol army commanded by Tolui captured the city of Merv in present-day Turkmenistan, allegedly killing more than 1.7 million people.

April 10th, 2023

A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.

April 10th, 2010

Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.

April 10th, 2009

President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 10th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 10th?

62

Hugo Grotius

Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)

*April 10th, 1583, Delft †August 28th, 1645, Rostock

24

Surf Mesa

American record producer and multi-instrumentalist

*April 10th, 2000, Seattle

53

Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union

*April 10th, 1870, Ulyanovsk †January 21st, 1924, Bolshiye Gorki

96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

85

Hans Kloft

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 10th, 1939, Düsseldorf

87

Giuseppe Verdi

Italian composer of the Romantic Era

*April 10th, 1813, Le Roncole †January 27th, 1901, Milan

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

60

Alexander Fischinger

German association football player and manager

*April 10th, 1964, Triberg im Schwarzwald

44

Jordan Horowitz

American film producer

*April 10th, 1980, New York City

41

Jamie Chung

American actress

*April 10th, 1983, San Francisco

77

George Arliss

English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker (1868–1946)

*April 10th, 1868, London †February 5th, 1946, London

51

Guillaume Canet

French actor, film director, and screenwriter

*April 10th, 1973, Boulogne-Billancourt

31

Sofia Carson

American singer, actress and songwriter

*April 10th, 1993, Fort Lauderdale

87

Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (1579-1666)

*April 10th, 1579, Dannenberg (Elbe) †September 17th, 1666, Wolfenbüttel

40

Jean Lannes

Marshal of France (1769-1809)

*April 10th, 1769, Lectoure †May 31st, 1809, Kaiserebersdorf

70

Angelika Hellmann

East German gymnast

*April 10th, 1954, Halle (Saale)

32

Sadio Mané

Senegalese association football player

*April 10th, 1992, Bambali

49

David Harbour

American actor (born 1975)

*April 10th, 1975, White Plains

40

Dons

Latvian singer

*April 10th, 1984, Saldus

30

James V of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542

*April 10th, 1512, Linlithgow Palace †December 14th, 1542, Falkland Palace

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79

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

*April 1st, 1578, Folkestone †June 3rd, 1657, Roehampton

58

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637

*July 9th, 1578, Graz †February 15th, 1637, Vienna

56

John Webster

English dramatist (1578-1634)

*January 1st, 1578, London †January 1st, 1634, London

42

Philip III of Spain

King of Castilla and León and King of Aragon and Portugal

*April 14th, 1578, Madrid †March 31st, 1621, Madrid

75

John Taylor

English poet (1578-1653)

*August 24th, 1578, Gloucester †December 1st, 1653, London

61

Agostino Agazzari

Italian composer and music theorist (1578-1640)

*December 2nd, 1578, Siena †April 10th, 1640, Siena

24

Agnes of Solms-Laubach

Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1578-1602)

*January 7th, 1578, Laubach †November 23rd, 1602, Laubach

82

Francesco Albani

Baroque painter (1578–1660)

*March 17th, 1578, Bologna †October 4th, 1660, Bologna

64

Christian Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Co-ruler of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

*May 11th, 1578, Sondershausen †November 25th, 1642, Arnstadt

69

Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau

Countess of Orange-Nassau by birth and by marriage Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg (1578-1648)

*July 31st, 1578, Antwerp †April 12th, 1648, The Hague

79

Christine of Hesse-Kassel

Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach

*October 19th, 1578, Kassel †August 19th, 1658, Kassel

65

George Sandys

English traveller, colonist, poet, translator

*March 2nd, 1578, Bishopthorpe Palace †March 1st, 1644, Boxley

74

Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg

Duke of Jülich and Berg

*November 4th, 1578, Neuburg an der Donau †March 20th, 1653, Düsseldorf

73

Hans Christoph Ebeleben

German jurist (1578-1651)

*June 23rd, 1578, Wartenburg †November 7th, 1651, Dresden

71

Matteo Rosselli

Italian painter (1578-1650)

*August 8th, 1578, Florence †January 18th, 1650, Florence

45

Ulrik of Denmark

Danish prince-bishop

*December 30th, 1578, Kolding †March 27th, 1624, Rühn

57

Melchior Goldast

Swiss historian (1578-1635)

*January 6th, 1578, Bischofszell †August 11th, 1635, Giessen

69

Johann Behm

German author and theologian (1578-1648)

*June 23rd, 1578, Königsberg †April 23rd, 1648, Königsberg

59

Prince Johann I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

First prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578–1638)

*August 17th, 1578, Sigmaringen †March 22nd, 1638, Munich

32

Adam Elsheimer

German painter and draftsman (1578-1610)

*March 18th, 1578, Frankfurt †December 11th, 1610, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1578 is a normal year and no leap year.

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