April 20th, 1584

Born on April 20th, 1584

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 464 days, exactly on November 4th, 2027, people who were born on April 20th, 1584 will be 162,000 days old!

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What happened on April 20th?

April 20th, 2010

An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.

April 20th, 2008

Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.

April 20th, 2004

An incomplete tunnel leading to the Nicoll Highway MRT station in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four deaths and the station's relocation.

April 20th, 1999

Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out a massacre at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide.

April 20th, 1978

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing.

April 20th, 1968

South African Airways Flight 228 crashed shortly after take-off from Windhoek in South West Africa, resulting in 123 deaths.

April 20th, 1942

World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.

April 20th, 1939

Billie Holiday (pictured) recorded the song "Strange Fruit", which later became an emblem of the civil rights movement.

April 20th, 1914

A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Massacre.

April 20th, 1828

French explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day Mali, and later received a 9,000-franc prize from the Société de Géographie for being the first European to return with a description of the city.

April 20th, 1818

Four days after the Court of King's Bench upheld an English murder suspect's right to a trial by battle in Ashford v Thornton, the plaintiff declined to fight, allowing the defendant to go free.

April 20th, 1809

War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Battle of Abensberg.

April 20th, 1657

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off the Canary Islands, but was unable to capture the treasure.

April 20th, 1537

Bacatá, the main settlement of the Muisca Confederation in present-day Colombia, was conquered by Spanish conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

April 20th, 1535

Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring Vädersolstavlan, the oldest coloured depiction of the city.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 20th

Same year
Born in 1584

26

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)

*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

63

Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau

Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland (1584-1647)

*January 29th, 1584, Delft †March 14th, 1647, The Hague

68

Georg Rudolf Weckherlin

German poet

*September 15th, 1584, Stuttgart †February 13th, 1653, London

65

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

English courtier and politician (1584-1650)

*October 10th, 1584, Wilton House †January 23rd, 1650, Westminster

62

Matthias Gallas

Italian-Austrian nobleman and professional soldier

*September 16th, 1584, Trento †April 25th, 1647, Vienna

63

Caspar Barlaeus

Dutch polymath (1584-1648)

*February 12th, 1584, Antwerp †January 14th, 1648, Amsterdam

43

Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1584-1628)

*August 11th, 1584, Langenburg †January 29th, 1628, Weikersheim

55

Michael Altenburg

German composer

*May 27th, 1584, Alach †February 12th, 1640, Erfurt

70

Francisco Correa de Araujo

Spanish organist and composer

*September 16th, 1584, Seville †October 31st, 1654, Segovia

82

Grégoire de Saint-Vincent

Jesuit, mathematician

*September 8th, 1584, Bruges †January 27th, 1667, Ghent

73

Diederich von dem Werder

German translator

*January 17th, 1584, Gröbzig †December 18th, 1657, Görzig

54

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg

Foster-mother of Queen Christina of Sweden

*November 10th, 1584, Nyköping Town †December 13th, 1638, Västerås Town

54

Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo

Italian painter (1584–1638)

*January 1st, 1584, Voltri †August 18th, 1638, Genoa

55

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

English Earl

*August 13th, 1584, Saffron Walden †June 3rd, 1640, Charing Cross

69

John Selden

English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law (1584-1654)

*December 16th, 1584, Sussex †November 30th, 1654, London

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Leap year

Yes: 1584 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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