April 1st, 1654

Born on April 1st, 1654

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 135,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 827 days, exactly on August 9th, 2026, people who were born on April 1st, 1654 will be 136,000 days old!

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What happened on April 1st?

April 1st, 1922

Under the South Seas Mandate, Japan set up a government in Koror, precipitating large-scale Japanese settlement in Palau.

April 1st, 1918

The United Kingdom established the Royal Air Force, near the end of the First World War.

April 1st, 1879

The Inland Customs Line, established by the British for the collection of the salt tax in India, was abandoned.

April 1st, 1871

The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.

April 1st, 1865

American Civil War: The Union Army under Major General Philip Sheridan (pictured) inflicted more than 2,900 casualties on the Confederates at the Battle of Five Forks.

April 1st, 1833

Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to begin the Convention of 1833.

April 1st, 1340

A band of warriors led by Niels Ebbesen killed Count Gerhard III, ending Holstein rule in Denmark.

April 1st, 1234

Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, was defeated by knights loyal to King Henry III of England at the Battle of the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland.

April 1st, 1952

Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens.

April 1st, 1990

The longest prison riot in British penal history began at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, lasting 25 days.

April 1st, 1970

The American Motors Corporation introduced its Gremlin, promoted as America's first subcompact car.

April 1st, 1969

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.

April 1st, 1933

English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual score in Test cricket of 336 not out during a match against New Zealand.

April 1st, 2016

The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict begins along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.

April 1st, 2006

Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 1st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 1st?

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

*April 1st, 1815, Schönhausen †July 30th, 1898, Friedrichsruh

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

79

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

*April 1st, 1578, Folkestone †June 3rd, 1657, Roehampton

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

55

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

50

Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

*April 1st, 1868, Marseille †December 2nd, 1918, Paris

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

*April 1st, 1940, Buenos Aires †February 21st, 2017, Montevideo

33

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

English poet, and peer of the realm (1647-1680)

*April 1st, 1647, Ditchley †July 26th, 1680, Woodstock

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

69

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)

*April 1st, 1873, Starorussky Uyezd †March 28th, 1943, Beverly Hills

Same year
Born in 1654

68

Kangxi Emperor

3rd Emperor of the Qing dynasty (r. 1661–1722)

*May 4th, 1654, Beijing †December 20th, 1722, Garden of the Exuberant Spring

72

Andreas Gärtner

German astronomer

*December 24th, 1654, Quatitz/Chwaćicy †February 2nd, 1727, Dresden

73

Agostino Steffani

Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer

*July 25th, 1654, Castelfranco Veneto †February 12th, 1728, Frankfurt

79

Danylo Apostol

Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks

*December 14th, 1654, Velyki Sorochyntsi †January 17th, 1734, Velyki Sorochyntsi

64

Heinrich Rüdiger von Ilgen

German diplomat and politician (1654-1718)

*September 30th, 1654, Petershagen †December 6th, 1718, Britz

60

Giuseppe Passeri

Italian painter (1654-1714)

*March 12th, 1654, Rome †November 2nd, 1714, Rome

73

Jakob Abbadie

French Protestant minister and writer, Dean of Killaloe in Ireland

*January 1st, 1654, Nay †September 25th, 1727, Marylebone

53

Gottlob Friedrich Seligmann

German theologian

*November 21st, 1654, Hainewalde †December 24th, 1707, Dresden

71

Johann Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst

German poet

*December 2nd, 1654, Zerbst †March 19th, 1726, Zerbst

64

Sophie Amalie Moth

Danish noblewoman

*March 28th, 1654, Copenhagen †January 17th, 1719, Jomfruens Egede

44

Friedrich von Canitz

17th-century German poet and diplomat (1654-1699)

*November 27th, 1654, Berlin †August 11th, 1699, Berlin

17

Pedro Calungsod

Filipino catechist, saint and martyr

*July 21st, 1654, Ginatilan †April 2nd, 1672, Tumon

68

Thomas Pollock

Acting governor of North Carolina (1654-1722)

*May 6th, 1654, Glasgow †August 30th, 1722, North Carolina

69

Michael Förtsch

German Lutheran theologian,Magister artium Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen 1682

*July 24th, 1654, Wertheim †April 24th, 1724, Jena

73

Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

Swedish architect (1654-1728)

*May 23rd, 1654, Nyköping †April 10th, 1728, Stockholm

77

Christian Heinrich Aschenbrenner

German musician and violinist

*December 29th, 1654, Szczecin †December 13th, 1732, Jena

39

Charles Blount

English deist and philosopher (1654-1693)

*April 27th, 1654, Upper Holloway †August 1st, 1693, London

73

Johann Andreas Danz

German theologian

*February 1st, 1654, Sundhausen †December 20th, 1727, Jena

58

Joshua Barnes

British classical scholar (1654-1712)

*January 10th, 1654, London †August 3rd, 1712, Cambridgeshire

46

Hans Haubold Einsiedel

German politician (1654-1700)

*August 17th, 1654, Castle of Wolkenburg †October 1st, 1700, Gersdorf

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Public holidays on April 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 1st.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1654 is a normal year and no leap year.

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