April 3rd, 1580

Born on April 3rd, 1580

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 806 days, exactly on July 14th, 2026, people who were born on April 3rd, 1580 will be 163,000 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

39

George Herbert

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

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

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

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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Born in 1580

75

Marco Aurelio Severino

Italian scientist

*November 2nd, 1580, Tarsia †July 15th, 1656, Naples

74

Daniel Heinsius

Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)

*June 9th, 1580, Ghent †February 25th, 1655, The Hague

46

Willebrord Snellius

Dutch astronomer and mathematician

*June 13th, 1580, Leiden †October 30th, 1626, Leiden

75

Carlo Contarini

Doge of Venice (1580-1656)

*July 5th, 1580, Venice †May 1st, 1656, Venice

65

Pedro Orrente

Spanish artist (1580-1645)

*January 1st, 1580, Murcia †January 19th, 1645, Valencia

57

Willem Jacobsz Delff

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1580–1638)

*September 15th, 1580, Delft †April 14th, 1638, Delft

47

Robert Shirley

English soldier, diplomat and adventurer (c.1581-1628)

*November 30th, 1580, England †July 13th, 1628, Qazvin

43

Heinrich Eckhard

German theologian

*October 19th, 1580, Wetter (Hessen) †February 22nd, 1624, Altenburg

56

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

French astronomer (1580–1637)

*December 1st, 1580, Belgentier †June 24th, 1637, Aix-en-Provence

57

Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

French noble (1580-1637)

*May 6th, 1580, Paris †September 22nd, 1637, Mantua

58

Augusta of Denmark

Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*April 8th, 1580, Kolding †February 5th, 1639, Husum

73

Charles de l'Aubespine, marquis de Châteauneuf

French diplomat

*January 1st, 1580, La Celle-Condé †January 1st, 1653, Leuville-sur-Orge

82

Adriaen van Stalbemt

Flemish Baroque painter (1580-1662)

*June 12th, 1580, Antwerp †September 21st, 1662, Antwerp

74

Peter Claver

Jesuit missionary

*June 24th, 1580, Verdú †September 8th, 1654, Cartagena de Indias

56

Johannes Narssius

Dutch physician and poet (1580-1637), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Joannes Narsius

*November 9th, 1580, Dordrecht †January 1st, 1637, Batavia

45

Matthäus Bacmeister

German physician

*September 28th, 1580, Rostock †January 7th, 1626, Lüneburg

73

Francesco Mochi

Italian sculptor (1580-1654)

*July 29th, 1580, Montevarchi †February 6th, 1654, Rome

78

Charles Annibal Fabrot

French lawyer

*September 15th, 1580, Aix-en-Provence †January 16th, 1659, Aix-en-Provence

21

August of Brandenburg

(1580-1601)

*February 16th, 1580, Halle (Saale) †May 3rd, 1601, Old Cölln

71

Salomon Hirzel

Swiss politician, 1580 - 1652

*August 8th, 1580, Zürich †June 24th, 1652, Zürich

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Leap year

Yes: 1580 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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