April 20th, 1594

Born on April 20th, 1594

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 157,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 937 days, exactly on November 21st, 2026, people who were born on April 20th, 1594 will be 158,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 Singapore's Nicoll Highway MRT station collapsed that led to 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 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 the painting Vädersolstavlan (depicted), the oldest coloured depiction of the city.

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

Born on April 20th, 1594

53

Matthäus Apelles von Löwenstern

German psalmist, musician and statesman

*April 20th, 1594, Prudnik †April 11th, 1648, Wrocław

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Who's birthday is on April 20th?

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

*April 20th, 1889, Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

64

Napoleon III

President and Emperor of the French (1808–1873)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

*April 20th, 1980, Rostov-on-Don

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

*April 20th, 1991, Zoetermeer †November 16th, 2017, Duisburg

72

Johannes Agricola

Reformer, humanist

*April 20th, 1494, Lutherstadt Eisleben †September 22nd, 1566, Berlin

26

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

31

Rose of Lima

Dominican saint from Peru

*April 20th, 1586, Lima †August 24th, 1617, Lima

65

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

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Born in 1594

71

Nicolas Poussin

French painter (1594-1665)

*May 31st, 1594, Les Andelys †November 19th, 1665, Rome

37

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Swedish king (1594–1632; regent 1611–32)

*December 9th, 1594, Stockholm Palace †November 6th, 1632, Lützen

62

Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Ukrainian military, political and statesman, Hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Army, head of Ukraine (1648–1657) during the Hetmanship

*November 30th, 1594, Zhovkva †July 27th, 1657, Chyhyryn

68

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

Military leader in the Thirty Years' War and Count, later Prince, of Nassau-Dillenburg

*January 1st, 1594, Saarbrücken †January 1st, 1662, Dillenburg

32

John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

German duke

*February 21st, 1594, Altenburg †December 6th, 1626, Markt Sankt Martin

38

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim

Austrian field marshal

*May 29th, 1594, Treuchtlingen †November 17th, 1632, Leipzig

66

Ove Gjedde

Danish admiral (1594-1660)

*December 17th, 1594, Tomarps Kungsgård Castle †December 19th, 1660, Copenhagen

74

Ernestine Yolande de Ligne d'Amblise

(1594-1668)

*January 2nd, 1594, Ronse †June 4th, 1668, Ronse

71

César, Duke of Vendôme

French nobleman

*June 3rd, 1594, Château de Coucy †October 22nd, 1665, Paris

57

Sophie of Solms-Laubach

Wife of Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1594-1651)

*May 15th, 1594, Laubach †May 16th, 1651, Plötzkau

59

Daniel Beckher

German university teacher and writer (1594-1653)

*September 13th, 1594, Gdańsk †October 14th, 1653, Königsberg

59

Montdory

French actor

*March 13th, 1594, Thiers †November 10th, 1653, Thiers

48

Aegidius Hunnius

German theologian and university teacher (1594-1642)

*March 19th, 1594, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †April 29th, 1642, Altenburg

65

Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1594-1659)

*July 6th, 1594, Sulzburg †September 8th, 1659, Karlsburg Castle

22

Otto, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Kassel, Administrator of Hersfeld Abbey

*December 24th, 1594, Kassel †August 7th, 1617, Bad Hersfeld

58

John Haynes

English colonial magistrate and co-founder of Connecticut Colony

*May 1st, 1594, Essex †January 9th, 1653, Hartford

63

Olimpia Maidalchini

Italian noble (1594-1657)

*May 26th, 1594, Viterbo †September 26th, 1657, San Martino al Cimino

59

Juliana Morell

Spanish nun and intellectual child prodigy (1594-1653)

*February 16th, 1594, El Raval †June 26th, 1653, Avignon

40

Georg Friedrich II Graf zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Peerage person ID=2997

*November 30th, 1594, Waldenburg †November 30th, 1634, Frankfurt

69

Biagio Marini

Italian violinist and composer

*February 5th, 1594, Brescia †March 20th, 1663, Venice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1594 is a normal year and no leap year.

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