April 20th, 1618

Born on April 20th, 1618

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 148,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 702 days, exactly on April 1st, 2026, people who were born on April 20th, 1618 will be 149,000 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

Same Day
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

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

72

Johannes Agricola

Reformer, humanist

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

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

65

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

87

George Takei

American actor and author (b. 1937)

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

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Born in 1618

88

Aurangzeb

Mughal emperor from 1658 to 1707

*November 3rd, 1618, Dahod †March 3rd, 1707, Ahmednagar

45

Francesco Maria Grimaldi

Italian physicist (1618-1663)

*April 2nd, 1618, Bologna †December 28th, 1663, Bologna

82

Jan Six I

Politician from the Northern Netherlands (1618-1700)

*January 14th, 1618, Amsterdam †May 28th, 1700, Amsterdam

59

Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Italian noble

*April 4th, 1618, Mantua †January 11th, 1678, Guastalla

46

Friedrich von Ahlefeldt

German provost

*April 28th, 1618, Schinkel †January 2nd, 1665, Schloss Reinbek

61

Rosina Schnorr

German business person

*January 1st, 1618, Schneeberg †January 1st, 1679, Schneeberg

57

Karl Kaspar von der Leyen

Roman Catholic archbishop

*December 18th, 1618, Trier †June 1st, 1676, Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein

72

Catharina Hooft

Wife of Cornelis de Graeff

*December 28th, 1618, Amsterdam †September 30th, 1691, Ilpendam

38

George Louis, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

German noble (1618-1656)

*March 4th, 1618, Beilstein (Westerwald) †May 19th, 1656, Dillenburg

46

Louise de La Fayette

French noble (1618-1665)

*November 8th, 1618, Amathay-Vésigneux †January 11th, 1665, Paris

61

Joan Cererols

Catalan composer and Benedictine

*September 9th, 1618, Martorell †August 27th, 1680, Santa Maria de Montserrat

26

Mariana de Jesús de Paredes

Mariana de Jesus

*October 31st, 1618, Quito †May 26th, 1645, Quito

73

Heinrich Backmeister

German jurist

*July 14th, 1618, Lübeck †January 2nd, 1692, Stuttgart

74

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy

French writer

*April 13th, 1618, Epiry †April 9th, 1693, Autun

71

Gottfried Welsch

German physician

*November 12th, 1618, Leipzig †September 5th, 1690, Leipzig

67

François Blondel

French architect (1618-1686)

*June 15th, 1618, Ribemont †January 21st, 1686, Paris

61

Elisabeth of the Palatinate

German princess, philosopher, and Calvinist (1618-1680)

*December 26th, 1618, Heidelberg †February 11th, 1680, Herford Abbey

54

Madeleine Béjart

French stage actress

*January 8th, 1618, Paris †February 17th, 1672, Paris

51

Agustín Moreto y Cavana

Spanish writer

*April 9th, 1618, Madrid †October 28th, 1669, Toledo

56

Matthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg

Czech nobleman

*September 19th, 1618, Rajhrad †April 29th, 1675, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1618 is a normal year and no leap year.

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