April 3rd, 1683

Born on April 3rd, 1683

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 124,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 420 days, exactly on June 29th, 2025, people who were born on April 3rd, 1683 will be 125,000 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

82

John Harrison

British clockmaker, horologist and inventor of the marine chronometer

*April 3rd, 1693, Foulby †March 24th, 1776, London

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

76

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

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

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76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London

80

Jean-Philippe Rameau

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

*September 25th, 1683, Dijon †September 12th, 1764, Paris

89

Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil

French magistrate and politician

*March 6th, 1683, Paris †July 12th, 1772, Paris

62

Philip V of Spain

King of Spain from 1700 to 1746

*December 19th, 1683, Versailles †July 9th, 1746, Madrid

74

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

French scientist

*February 28th, 1683, La Rochelle †October 17th, 1757, Château de La Bermondière

63

Alessandro Gregorio Capponi

Italian archaeologist (1683-1746)

*March 12th, 1683, Rome †September 21st, 1746, Rome

75

Bernardo de' Dominici

Italian painter and art historian (1683-1759)

*December 13th, 1683, Naples †April 30th, 1759, Naples

62

Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1683-1745)

*August 18th, 1683, Saalfeld †September 4th, 1745, Saalfeld

70

Carl Gustaf Bielke

Swedish count, major-general and county governor

*July 12th, 1683, Stockholm †February 11th, 1754, Stockholm

58

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

German botanist (1683-1741)

*March 13th, 1683, Gardelegen †August 12th, 1741, Regensburg

66

Conyers Middleton

English 18th-century clergyman and writer

*December 27th, 1683, Richmond †July 28th, 1750, Hildersham

74

Lorenz Heister

German botanist and doctor (1683-1758)

*September 19th, 1683, Frankfurt †April 18th, 1758, Bornum am Elm

73

Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg

*May 15th, 1683, Grabow †May 30th, 1756, Schwerin

67

Ludolf August von Bismarck

German diplomat

*March 22nd, 1683, Pasłęk †October 15th, 1750, Poltava

23

Dalai Lama 06 Tsangyang Gyatso

Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet (1683-1706)

*March 1st, 1683, Tawang †November 15th, 1706, Qinghai

70

Maria Anna of Austria

Portuguese queen

*September 7th, 1683, Linz †August 14th, 1754, Lisbon

54

Caroline of Ansbach

Queen Consort of Great Britain and Electress Consort of Hanover (1683-1737)

*March 1st, 1683, Residenz Ansbach †November 20th, 1737, St James's Palace

84

Burkhard Christoph von Münnich

Russian general (1683-1767)

*May 9th, 1683, Berne †October 16th, 1767, Saint Petersburg

77

Christoph Graupner

German composer

*January 13th, 1683, Kirchberg †May 10th, 1760, Darmstadt

80

Princess Maria Anna Victoria of Savoy

Italian noblewoman

*September 11th, 1683, Paris †October 11th, 1763, Turin

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1683 is a normal year and no leap year.

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