April 20th, 1643

Born on April 20th, 1643

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 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

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

72

Johannes Agricola

Reformer, humanist

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

71

Heinrich von Wittgenstein

German entrepreneur and politician (1797-1869)

*April 20th, 1797, Cologne †March 29th, 1869, Cologne

65

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

Same year
Born in 1643

51

Ahmed II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695

*February 25th, 1643, Constantinople †February 6th, 1695, Edirne

43

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America

*November 21st, 1643, Rouen †March 19th, 1687, Texas

89

Giacomo Amato

Italian architect (1643-1732)

*May 14th, 1643, Palermo †December 26th, 1732, Palermo

74

Jeremiah Dummer

American silversmith (1643-1718)

*September 14th, 1643, Newbury †May 24th, 1718, Boston

74

Fabrizio Spada

Italian cardinal

*March 17th, 1643, Rome †June 15th, 1717, Rome

60

Lorenzo Bellini

Italian anatomist (1643-1704)

*September 3rd, 1643, Florence †January 8th, 1704, Florence

80

Maeda Tsunanori

Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period

*December 26th, 1643, Edo †June 29th, 1724

68

Bahadur Shah I

Eighth Mughal emperor (1643-1712)

*October 14th, 1643, Burhanpur †February 27th, 1712, Lahore

40

Afonso VI of Portugal

King of Portugal and the Algarves

*August 21st, 1643, Ribeira Palace †September 12th, 1683, Sintra National Palace

47

Charles V, Duke of Lorraine

Austrian warrior

*April 3rd, 1643, Vienna †April 18th, 1690, Wels

87

Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado

Spanish Dominican lay sister and mystic

*March 23rd, 1643, El Sauzal †February 15th, 1731, San Cristóbal de La Laguna

28

Fran Krsto Frankopan

Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician (1643-1671)

*March 4th, 1643, Bosiljevo †April 30th, 1671, Wiener Neustadt

52

Juan de Sevilla Romero

Spanish painter (1643-1695)

*January 1st, 1643, Granada †January 1st, 1695, Granada

63

Johannes Eisenhart

German jurist (1643-1707)

*October 18th, 1643, Erxleben (Osterburg) †May 9th, 1707, Helmstedt

85

Johann Martin Gumpp the Elder

Austrian architect

*November 7th, 1643, Innsbruck †July 3rd, 1729, Innsbruck

68

Christian Demelius

German composer (1643-1711)

*April 1st, 1643, Schlettau †November 1st, 1711, Nordhausen

29

Laurent Fauchier

French painter

*March 11th, 1643, Aix-en-Provence †March 25th, 1672, Aix-en-Provence

69

Jean Chardin

French jeweler, traveler and author (1643-1713)

*November 16th, 1643, Paris †January 5th, 1713, Chiswick

83

Nicolaus Christoph Lyncker

German jurist

*April 2nd, 1643, Marburg †May 28th, 1726, Vienna

38

Alessandro Stradella

Italian composer

*July 3rd, 1643, Bologna †February 25th, 1682, Genoa

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1643 is a normal year and no leap year.

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