April 3rd, 1668

Born on April 3rd, 1668

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 130,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 883 days, exactly on December 3rd, 2026, people who were born on April 3rd, 1668 will be 131,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 3rd?

April 3rd, 1984

Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma (pictured) became the first Indian to be launched into space.

April 3rd, 2016

The first news stories on the Panama Papers were published, revealing that shell corporations represented by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca had been used for illegal purposes.

April 3rd, 2013

The northeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, experienced several flash floods that killed at least 100 people.

April 3rd, 2010

Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.

April 3rd, 2000

In United States v. Microsoft Corp., Microsoft was found to have violated antitrust law by bundling the web browser Internet Explorer with its Windows operating system.

April 3rd, 1996

A U.S. Air Force CT-43 crashed into a mountainside while attempting an instrument approach to Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing all 35 people on board, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.

April 3rd, 1981

The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, was unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.

April 3rd, 1948

Division of Korea: A communist uprising began on Jeju Island, eventually leading to thousands of deaths and atrocities committed by both sides.

April 3rd, 1933

Lord Clydesdale and David McIntyre undertook the first successful flight over Mount Everest.

April 3rd, 1922

Joseph Stalin became the first general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

April 3rd, 1895

The libel trial instigated by Irish author Oscar Wilde (pictured) began, eventually resulting in his arrest, trial and imprisonment on charges of gross indecency.

April 3rd, 1888

Emma Elizabeth Smith was killed in the first of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.

April 3rd, 1860

The Pony Express, a mail service that became the most direct means of long-distance communication across the United States before the first transcontinental telegraph, began operation.

April 3rd, 1721

Robert Walpole (pictured) took office as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons, becoming the first de facto prime minister of Great Britain.

April 3rd, 1559

Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the second treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the Italian War of 1551–1559.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 3rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 3rd?

34

Dorothea Wierer

Italian biathlete and military athlete

*April 3rd, 1990, Bruneck

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

72

Heinrich Nissen

German historian of classical antiquity, epigraphican and archaeologist of roman provinces (1839-1912)

*April 3rd, 1839, Haderslev †February 29th, 1912, Bonn

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

63

Eddie Murphy

American actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

*April 3rd, 1931, Milwaukee †May 4th, 2015, Los Angeles

30

Renáta Csiki

Hungarian handball player

*April 3rd, 1994, Budapest

77

Nikita Khrushchev

First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964

*April 3rd, 1894, Kalinovka †September 11th, 1971, Moscow

39

Hwang Hye-youn

South Korean badminton player

*April 3rd, 1985, Pocheon

55

Joanne Muggeridge

British badminton player

*April 3rd, 1969, London

67

Jutta Winkelmann

German film director and author

*April 3rd, 1949, Kassel †February 23rd, 2017, Munich

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

73

Alcide De Gasperi

Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)

*April 3rd, 1881, Pieve Tesino †August 19th, 1954, Borgo Valsugana

39

Leona Lewis

British singer and songwriter

*April 3rd, 1985, London

26

Paris Jackson

American model, actress, singer and musician

*April 3rd, 1998, Beverly Hills

38

Amanda Bynes

American actress and fashion designer (born 1986)

*April 3rd, 1986, Thousand Oaks

76

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

*April 3rd, 1783, New York City †November 28th, 1859, Tarrytown

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Born in 1668

64

François Couperin

French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist (1668–1733)

*November 10th, 1668, Paris †September 11th, 1733, Paris

69

Herman Boerhaave

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)

*December 31st, 1668, Voorhout †September 23rd, 1738, Leiden

75

Giambattista Vico

Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian and jurist

*June 23rd, 1668, Naples †January 23rd, 1744, Naples

36

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

Prussian royal consort

*October 30th, 1668, Bad Iburg †February 1st, 1705, Hanover

75

Johann Peter von Ludewig

German legal historian and archivist (1668-1743)

*August 15th, 1668, Schwäbisch Hall †September 7th, 1743, Halle (Saale)

20

Jerzy Józef Radziwiłł

Lithuanian politician

*March 10th, 1668, Biała Podlaska †January 3rd, 1689, Biała Podlaska

77

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Austrian architect

*November 14th, 1668, Genoa †November 16th, 1745, Vienna

55

Georg Serpilius

Hungarian theologian (1668-1723)

*July 11th, 1668, Sopron †November 8th, 1723, Regensburg

58

Francesco Gasparini

Italian composer and teacher (1668-1727)

*March 19th, 1668, Camaiore †February 22nd, 1727, Rome

71

Friedrich Opfergeldt

German theologian

*December 3rd, 1668, Wrocław †October 5th, 1740, Magdeburg

47

Johann Samuel Stryk

German author (1668-1715)

*March 12th, 1668, Frankfurt (Oder) †June 10th, 1715, Halle (Saale)

38

Giorgio Baglivi

Italian physician

*September 8th, 1668, Dubrovnik †June 15th, 1707, Rome

32

Louis François Marie Le Tellier

French statesman (1668-1701)

*June 23rd, 1668, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire †January 5th, 1701

41

Louis, Prince of Condé

Duke of Bourbon (1668-1710)

*November 10th, 1668, Paris †March 4th, 1710, Paris

79

Alain-René Lesage

French writer (1668-1747)

*May 6th, 1668, Sarzeau †November 17th, 1747, Boulogne-sur-Mer

64

Lambert Friedrich Corfey

German architect (1668-1733)

*October 11th, 1668, Warendorf †February 18th, 1733, Münster

79

Johann Rudolf Huber

Swiss painter (1668-1748)

*April 21st, 1668, Basel †February 28th, 1748, Basel

69

Nicolas Vleughels

French painter (1668-1737)

*December 6th, 1668, Paris †December 11th, 1737, Rome

83

Henri de Favanne

French painter (1668-1752)

*October 3rd, 1668, London †April 27th, 1752, Paris

61

Gottlieb Wernsdorf

German historian, theologian and writer (1668-1729)

*February 25th, 1668, Schönewalde †July 11th, 1729, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

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Leap year

Yes: 1668 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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