February 3rd, 1583

Born on February 3rd, 1583

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

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What happened on February 3rd, 1583?

February 3rd, 1583

Battle of São Vicente takes place off Portuguese Brazil where three English warships led by navigator Edward Fenton fight off three Spanish galleons sinking one in the process.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_São_Vicente

What else happened on February 3rd?

February 3rd, 2023

A freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing hazardous materials into the surrounding area.

February 3rd, 2014

Russia's first school shooting took place when a student opened fire at School No. 263 in Moscow, resulting in the deaths of a teacher and a police officer.

February 3rd, 1986

Steve Jobs purchased Pixar from Lucasfilm and launched it as an independent computer-animation studio.

February 3rd, 1972

The deadliest blizzard in history began in Iran and continued for a week leaving more than 4,000 people dead.

February 3rd, 1953

Hundreds of native creoles known as Forros were massacred on São Tomé Island by the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners.

February 3rd, 1941

Second World War: Free French and British forces (aircraft pictured) began the Battle of Keren to capture the strategic town of Keren in Italian East Africa.

February 3rd, 1933

Adolf Hitler announced that the conquest of Lebensraum in Eastern Europe, and its "ruthless Germanisation", were the geopolitical objectives of Reich foreign policy.

February 3rd, 1918

At 11,675 ft (3,559 m) long, the Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco opened as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at the time.

February 3rd, 1870

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting voting rights to citizens regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".

February 3rd, 1852

The Argentine Confederation was defeated in the Platine War by an alliance consisting of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes.

February 3rd, 1813

Argentine War of Independence: José de San Martín and the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment defeated Spanish royalist forces in the Battle of San Lorenzo.

February 3rd, 1781

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: British forces captured the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius after a brief skirmish.

February 3rd, 1266

Mudéjar revolt: King James I of Aragon entered the formerly Muslim-held city of Murcia (depicted), following its surrender three days earlier.

February 3rd, 2023

2023 Ohio train derailment: A freight train containing vinyl chloride and other hazardous materials derails and burns in East Palestine, Ohio, United States, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air and contaminating the Ohio River.

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

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

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

57

Gisle Kverndokk

Norwegian composer

*February 3rd, 1967, Trondheim

67

Karl Hampe

German historian of medieval age (1869-1936)

*February 3rd, 1869, Bremen †February 14th, 1936, Heidelberg

38

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent

*February 3rd, 1809, Hamburg †November 4th, 1847, Leipzig

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

36

Gregory van der Wiel

Dutch association football player

*February 3rd, 1988, Amsterdam

78

Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

*February 3rd, 1898, Kuortane †May 11th, 1976, Helsinki

46

Amal Clooney

Lebanese-British barrister and human right activist

*February 3rd, 1978, Beirut

81

Blythe Danner

American actress

*February 3rd, 1943, Philadelphia

84

Norman Rockwell

American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)

*February 3rd, 1894, New York City †November 8th, 1978, Stockbridge

92

Shelley Berman

American comedian, actor, writer, and teacher (1925–2017)

*February 3rd, 1925, Chicago †September 1st, 2017, Bell Canyon

82

Otto Fräßdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 3rd, 1942, Magdeburg

63

Linda Eder

American actress and musician

*February 3rd, 1961, Tucson

53

Vincent Elbaz

French actor

*February 3rd, 1971, Paris

64

Joachim Löw

German football manager

*February 3rd, 1960, Schönau im Schwarzwald

47

Nora Gregor

Austrian actress

*February 3rd, 1901, Gorizia †January 20th, 1949, Viña del Mar

74

Dennis Edwards

American singer (1943-2018)

*February 3rd, 1943, Fairfield †February 1st, 2018, Chicago

75

Hennie Kuiper

Road bicycle racer

*February 3rd, 1949, Dinkelland

89

Joey Bishop

American entertainer (1918–2007)

*February 3rd, 1918, New York City †October 17th, 2007, Newport Beach

85

Monika von Starck

German painter and sculptor

*February 3rd, 1939, Cologne

Same year
Born in 1583

62

Hugo Grotius

Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)

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

50

Albrecht von Wallenstein

Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)

*September 24th, 1583, Heřmanice †February 25th, 1634, Cheb

57

Philip Massinger

English playwright (1583–1640)

*January 1st, 1583, Salisbury †March 17th, 1640, London

59

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Italian composer (1583–1643)

*September 13th, 1583, Ferrara †March 1st, 1643, Rome

61

Miyamoto Musashi

Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin

*November 30th, 1583, Harima Province †June 13th, 1645, Reigandō

73

Jean-Baptiste Morin

French astronomer

*February 23rd, 1583, Villefranche-sur-Saône †November 6th, 1656, Paris

65

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

English soldier and poet (1583–1648)

*March 3rd, 1583, Eyton on Severn †August 20th, 1648, London

41

Orlando Gibbons

English composer, virginalist and organist (1583-1625)

*December 25th, 1583, Oxford †June 5th, 1625, Canterbury

83

Anthony Günther, Count of Oldenburg

Imperial count. member of House of Oldenburg (1583-1667)

*November 10th, 1583, Oldenburg †June 19th, 1667, Rastede

60

Simon Episcopius

Dutch theologian

*January 8th, 1583, Amsterdam †April 4th, 1643, Amsterdam

71

Axel Oxenstierna

Swedish statesman (1583-1654)

*June 16th, 1583, Löts parish †August 28th, 1654, Stockholm

48

Klas Horn

Swedish politician (1583-1632)

*September 15th, 1583, Narva †August 22nd, 1632, Bad Windsheim

48

Anne of Hesse-Darmstadt

(1583-1631)

*March 3rd, 1583, Darmstadt †September 13th, 1631, Laubach

54

John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen

Catholic Count of Nassau-Siegen;(1583-1638)

*September 29th, 1583, Dillenburg †July 27th, 1638, Ronse

23

Eleanor of Prussia

Daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia; by marriage Electress of Brandenburg

*August 21st, 1583, Königsberg †April 9th, 1607, Old Cölln

69

Jacob De la Gardie

Swedish noble (1583-1652)

*June 20th, 1583, Tallinn †August 12th, 1652, Stockholm

59

Secondo Lancellotti

Italian preacher and writer

*March 19th, 1583, Perugia †January 16th, 1643, Paris

58

Alban Roe

English Benedictine martyr

*July 20th, 1583, Bury St Edmunds †January 21st, 1642, Tyburn

57

Hermann Lather

German jurist (1583-1640)

*March 5th, 1583, Husum †April 9th, 1640, Husum

57

Adam, Count of Schwarzenberg

German politician (1583-1641)

*August 26th, 1583, Gimborn †March 14th, 1641, Spandau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1583 is a normal year and no leap year.

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