April 10th, 1581

Born on April 10th, 1581

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 161,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 180 days, exactly on October 24th, 2024, people who were born on April 10th, 1581 will be 162,000 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

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

70

Peter MacNicol

American actor

*April 10th, 1954, Dallas

30

James V of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542

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

Same year
Born in 1581

79

Vincent de Paul

French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)

*April 24th, 1581, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul †September 27th, 1660, Paris

74

Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*January 30th, 1581, Old Cölln †June 9th, 1655, Bayreuth

75

James Ussher

Archbishop of Armagh (1581-1656)

*January 4th, 1581, Dublin †March 21st, 1656, Reigate

69

Camillo II Gonzaga

(1581-1650)

*May 25th, 1581, Novellara †November 8th, 1650, Novellara

81

Wolfgang Kilian

German engraver (1581-1662 or 1663)

*May 10th, 1581, Augsburg †February 18th, 1663, Augsburg

56

Claude Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac

French mathematician (1581-1638)

*October 9th, 1581, Bourg-en-Bresse †February 26th, 1638, Bourg-en-Bresse

58

Juan Ruiz de Alarcón

Spanish writer, from New Spain

*January 1st, 1581, Taxco de Alarcón †August 4th, 1639, Madrid

59

Domenichino

Italian painter (1581-1641)

*October 21st, 1581, Bologna †April 15th, 1641, Naples

53

Johann Staden

German Baroque organist and composer

*July 2nd, 1581, Nuremberg †November 15th, 1634, Nuremberg

57

Christen Friis

Danish politician

*November 4th, 1581, Krastrup †October 1st, 1639, Copenhagen

62

Tobias Adami

German philosopher

*August 30th, 1581, Werda †November 29th, 1643, Weimar

65

Anselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt

Archbishop of Mainz

*November 30th, 1581, Speyer †January 1st, 1647, Frankfurt

69

Stephan Tököly

1581 - 8 Sep 1651

*December 12th, 1581, Kežmarok †November 8th, 1651, Kežmarok

56

Jeremias Drexel

German Jesuit

*August 15th, 1581, Augsburg †April 19th, 1638, Munich

61

Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach

Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach (1581-1643)

*December 26th, 1581, Darmstadt †April 28th, 1643, Butzbach

16

Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana of Austria

Austrian archduchess

*March 22nd, 1581, Graz †September 20th, 1597, Graz

60

Hedwig of Denmark

Electress consort of Saxony (1581-1641)

*August 5th, 1581, Frederiksborg Palace †November 26th, 1641, Castle Lichtenburg

69

Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau

Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg (1581-1651)

*December 9th, 1581, Antwerp †September 28th, 1651, Landsberg Castle

66

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

Dutch historian and writer

*March 15th, 1581, Amsterdam †May 21st, 1647, The Hague

65

Louis Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

*June 27th, 1581, Rudolstadt †November 4th, 1646, Rudolstadt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1581 is a normal year and no leap year.

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