April 23rd, 1656

Born on April 23rd, 1656

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 134,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 591 days, exactly on December 5th, 2025, people who were born on April 23rd, 1656 will be 135,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 23rd?

April 23rd, 1724

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.

April 23rd, 2018

A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.

April 23rd, 2010

Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

April 23rd, 2009

The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the time.

April 23rd, 1979

Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.

April 23rd, 1976

The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.

April 23rd, 1971

The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.

April 23rd, 1954

Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.

April 23rd, 1951

American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.

April 23rd, 1945

World War II: The US Army's 90th Infantry Division liberated Flossenbürg concentration camp (pictured) in Germany, freeing 1,500 prisoners.

April 23rd, 1942

Second World War: In retaliation for the Royal Air Force's bombing of Lübeck, the Luftwaffe began a series of air raids across England, beginning with Exeter.

April 23rd, 1927

Cardiff City defeated Arsenal 1–0 in the FA Cup final (match programme pictured) in the only time the FA Cup has been won by a non-English team.

April 23rd, 1920

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the country's unicameral legislature, first met in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence.

April 23rd, 1918

First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium.

April 23rd, 1891

Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironclad warship lost to a self-propelled torpedo.

Today's Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 23rd

Born on April 23rd, 1656

60

Anton Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg

Princely Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Governor of the Electorate of Saxony

*April 23rd, 1656, Munich †October 10th, 1716, Wermsdorf

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Who's birthday is on April 23rd?

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*April 23rd, 1791, Cove Gap †June 1st, 1868, Lancaster

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist

*April 23rd, 1858, Kiel †October 4th, 1947, Göttingen

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

47

Eric Edelstein

American actor

*April 23rd, 1977, Patuxent River

47

Arash

Iranian singer

*April 23rd, 1977, Tehran

28

Giuliana Farfalla

Transgender-Model

*April 23rd, 1996, Herbolzheim

29

Gigi Hadid

American fashion model and television personality (born 1995)

*April 23rd, 1995, Los Angeles

58

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

47

John Cena

American professional wrestler and actor and a BTS ARMY.

*April 23rd, 1977, West Newbury

47

Kal Penn

American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration

*April 23rd, 1977, Montclair

85

Shirley Temple

American actress (1928–2014)

*April 23rd, 1928, Santa Monica †February 10th, 2014, Woodside

51

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012)

*April 23rd, 1961, Cologne †October 1st, 2012, Berlin

34

Mathias Jørgensen

Danish association football player (born 1990)

*April 23rd, 1990, Copenhagen

57

Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990)

*April 23rd, 1932, Des Moines †March 26th, 1990, San Francisco

83

David Birney

American actor

*April 23rd, 1939, Washington, D.C. †April 27th, 2022, Santa Monica

45

Anne Schäfer

German actress

*April 23rd, 1979, Munich

95

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

*April 23rd, 1902, Reykjavík †February 8th, 1998, Mosfellsbær

39

Tony Martin

German professional road bicycle racer

*April 23rd, 1985, Cottbus

85

Lone Hertz

Danish film actress

*April 23rd, 1939, Denmark

Same year
Born in 1656

85

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

*October 29th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, Greenwich

66

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Sculptor and architect from Austria (1656-1723)

*July 20th, 1656, Graz †April 5th, 1723, Vienna

64

John Leake

English naval officer and politician (1656-1720)

*July 4th, 1656, Rotherhithe †August 21st, 1720, Greenwich

66

Guillaume Dubois

French cardinal and politician (1656-1723)

*September 6th, 1656, Brive-la-Gaillarde †August 10th, 1723, Palace of Versailles

81

Benoît de Maillet

French naturalists, biologist and diplomat (1656-1738)

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

89

Nicolas de Largillière

French painter (1656-1746)

*October 10th, 1656, Paris †March 20th, 1746, Paris

52

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

French botanist (1656-1708)

*June 5th, 1656, Aix-en-Provence †December 28th, 1708, Paris

36

Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark

Queen Consort of Sweden (1656-1693)

*September 11th, 1656, Copenhagen †July 26th, 1693, Karlberg Palace

72

Marin Marais

French composer and viol player

*May 31st, 1656, Paris †August 15th, 1728, Paris

38

Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland

English politician (1656-1694)

*February 16th, 1656, Swallowfield †May 24th, 1694, London

65

Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein

(1656-1721) Prince of Liechtenstein

*May 28th, 1656, Wilfersdorf Castle †October 11th, 1721, Vienna

71

Heinrich Theobald Schenck

German writer

*April 10th, 1656, Heidelbach †April 11th, 1727, Giessen

53

Sebastian Gercken

German politician

*June 15th, 1656, Magdeburg †February 8th, 1710, Lübeck

89

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer

German Bohemian composer

*September 6th, 1656, Krásno †August 27th, 1746, Rastatt

81

Georg Reutter I

German composer and organist

*November 3rd, 1656, Vienna †August 29th, 1738, Vienna

72

Sébastien Truchet

French Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)

*November 30th, 1656, Lyon †February 5th, 1729, Paris

83

Thomas Baker

English antiquarian, born 1656

*September 14th, 1656, Lanchester †July 2nd, 1740, London

60

Philipp Wilhelm Boyneburg

(1656-1717)

*November 22nd, 1656, Mainz †February 23rd, 1717, Erfurt

62

Juan Andrés de Ustariz

Royal Governor of Chile 1709-1716

*March 31st, 1656, Narbarte †May 19th, 1718, Santiago

43

François Le Fort

Russian admiral from the Republic of Geneva (1656-1699)

*January 2nd, 1656, Geneva †March 2nd, 1699, Moscow

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Leap year

Yes: 1656 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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