April 12th, 1639

Born on April 12th, 1639

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 140,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 368 days, exactly on April 28th, 2025, people who were born on April 12th, 1639 will be 141,000 days old!

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What happened on April 12th?

April 12th, 2012

The Guinea-Bissau military seized control in a coup amid a presidential election, later handing power to a transitional administration under Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo.

April 12th, 1993

Bosnian War: NATO forces began Operation Deny Flight (aircraft pictured) to enforce a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered by the United Nations Security Council.

April 12th, 1983

Harold Washington was elected as the first African-American mayor of Chicago.

April 12th, 1980

Canadian athlete Terry Fox embarked on an east-to-west "Marathon of Hope" from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with a prosthetic leg to raise funds for cancer research.

April 12th, 1961

Aboard Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin performed the first human spaceflight, completing one orbit of Earth in 108 minutes.

April 12th, 1910

SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnoughts built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, was launched in Trieste.

April 12th, 1861

Confederate forces began a bombardment of Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, starting the American Civil War.

April 12th, 1831

The Broughton Suspension Bridge near Manchester, England, collapsed reportedly because of mechanical resonance induced by troops marching in step across it.

April 12th, 1822

Greek War of Independence: Ottoman troops began a massacre of tens of thousands of Greeks (depicted) on the island of Chios.

April 12th, 1807

The Froberg mutiny of Greek and Albanian troops in British service ended with the explosion of the gunpowder magazine at Fort Ricasoli, Malta.

April 12th, 1776

American Revolution: The North Carolina Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, the first official action in the American colonies calling for independence from Great Britain.

April 12th, 1204

Troops of the Fourth Crusade entered Constantinople and began a sack of the city, temporarily dissolving the Byzantine Empire.

April 12th, 2010

Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.

April 12th, 2009

Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.

April 12th, 2007

A suicide bomber penetrates the Green Zone and detonates in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 12th

Born on April 12th, 1639

72

Martin Lister

English naturalist and physician (1639–1712)

*April 12th, 1639, Buckinghamshire †February 2nd, 1712, Epsom

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Who's birthday is on April 12th?

24

Manuel Turizo

Venezolano singer

*April 12th, 2000, Barranquilla

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

34

Rahmat Adianto

Badminton player

*April 12th, 1990, Jakarta

24

David Hogg

American gun control activist and entrepreneur

*April 12th, 2000, Los Angeles

36

Rvssian

Jamaican record producer, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur

*April 12th, 1988, Kingston

45

Claire Danes

American actress

*April 12th, 1979, Manhattan

30

Saoirse Ronan

Irish–American actress (born 1994)

*April 12th, 1994, The Bronx

66

Tom Clancy

American author (1947–2013)

*April 12th, 1947, Baltimore †October 1st, 2013, Baltimore

45

Jennifer Morrison

American actress, model, film producer

*April 12th, 1979, Chicago

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

85

Alan Ayckbourn

English playwright

*April 12th, 1939, London

77

David Letterman

American comedian and television host

*April 12th, 1947, Indianapolis

83

Raymond Barre

85th Prime Minister of France (1924-2007)

*April 12th, 1924, Saint-Denis †August 25th, 2007, 5th arrondissement of Paris

62

Carlos Sainz

Spanish racing driver

*April 12th, 1962, Madrid

85

James Hillman

American psychologist (1926-2011)

*April 12th, 1926, Atlantic City †October 27th, 2011, Thompson

63

Lisa Gerrard

Australian musician, singer and composer

*April 12th, 1961, Melbourne

41

Matthias Büttner

German politician (born 1983)

*April 12th, 1983, Staßfurt

78

Ed O'Neill

American actor (born 1946)

*April 12th, 1946, Youngstown

81

Benoît de Maillet

French naturalists, biologist and diplomat (1656-1738)

*April 12th, 1656, Saint-Mihiel †January 30th, 1738, Marseille

76

Joschka Fischer

German politician

*April 12th, 1948, Gerabronn

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Born in 1639

59

Jean Racine

French dramatist (1639–1699)

*December 22nd, 1639, La Ferté-Milon †April 21st, 1699, Paris

33

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond

Scottish-English nobleman (1639-1672)

*March 7th, 1639, London †December 12th, 1672, Helsingør

70

Ivan Mazepa

Hetman of Cossacks (1639-1709)

*March 20th, 1639, Bila Tserkva †September 21st, 1709, Bender

52

Paul Mignard

French painter and printmaker

*January 1st, 1639, Avignon †October 5th, 1691, Lyon

75

Marie Mancini

Mistress of the King of France (1639-1715)

*August 28th, 1639, Rome †May 8th, 1715, Pisa

48

Laura Martinozzi

Italian noble (1639-1687)

*May 27th, 1639, Fano †July 19th, 1687, Rome

52

Daniel Georg Morhof

Writer from Germany

*February 6th, 1639, Wismar †July 30th, 1691, Lübeck

58

Willem de Vlamingh

Dutch explorer

*November 30th, 1639, Oost-Vlieland †January 1st, 1698

70

Gaspar Sanz Celma

Spanish guitarist and composer

*November 30th, 1639, Calanda †January 1st, 1710, Madrid

61

Conrad Tiburtius Rango

German theologian (1639-1700)

*August 9th, 1639, Kołobrzeg †December 3rd, 1700, Greifswald

69

Vincent Minutoli

(1639-1709)

*December 5th, 1639, Geneva †April 25th, 1709, Geneva

84

Increase Mather

Puritan minister, academic, activist (1639-1723)

*June 21st, 1639, Dorchester †August 23rd, 1723, Boston

54

Johann Christoph Pezel

German violinist, trumpeter and composer (1639-1694)

*December 5th, 1639, Kłodzko †October 13th, 1694, Bautzen

57

Caspar Herrmann Sandhagen

German theologian

*October 22nd, 1639, Borgholzhausen †June 17th, 1697, Kiel

83

Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse

Grandmother of George II of Great Britain and great-grandmother of Frederick the Great

*February 3rd, 1639, Niort †February 5th, 1722, Celle

86

Hans Herr

American bishop (1639-1725)

*September 17th, 1639, Zürich †October 17th, 1725, West Lampeter Township

52

Johann König

Organ builder (1639-1691)

*April 29th, 1639, Solothurn †October 15th, 1691, Ingolstadt

75

Shibukawa Shunkai

Japanese astronomer

*December 27th, 1639, Kyōto †November 1st, 1715, Edo

65

Olof Bromelius

Swedish botanist (1639-1707)

*May 24th, 1639, Örebro †February 5th, 1705, Gothenburg

49

Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck

(1639-1688) Swedish military officer

*January 5th, 1639, Minden †September 5th, 1688, Chalkida

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin) which are celebrated on April 12th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1639 is a normal year and no leap year.

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