April 20th, 1687

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Born on April 20th, 1687 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on April 20th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on April 20th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (April 1687)

Born on April 20th, 1687

Weekday

Sunday

April 20th, 1687 was a Sunday.

Age

337

People born on April 20th, 1687 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 337 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

March 22nd, 1687 - April 20th, 1687

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 123,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 841 days, exactly on October 20th, 2026, people who were born on April 20th, 1687 will be 124,000 days old!

123,159 Days

17,594 Weeks

4,046 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

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?

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

*April 20th, 1889, Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and the last king in French history (1848–1870)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

*April 20th, 1980, Rostov-on-Don

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

*April 20th, 1991, Zoetermeer †November 16th, 2017, Duisburg

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

Heinrich von Wittgenstein

German entrepreneur and politician (1797-1869)

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

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

George Takei

American actor and author

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

Same year
Born in 1687

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

Maria Ernestine Francisca von Rietberg

(1687-1758)

*August 5th, 1687, Rietberg †January 1st, 1758, Vienna

Johann Bernhard Wiedeburg

Dr. phil. Universität Helmstedt 1709

*January 22nd, 1687, Helmstedt †April 29th, 1766, Jena

Johann Adam Delsenbach

German copperplate engraver

*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, Nuremberg

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

*December 5th, 1687, Lucca †September 17th, 1762, Dublin

Christoph Heinrich von Berger

German jurist (1687-1737)

*March 18th, 1687, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †July 15th, 1737, Vienna

Alexander David

German court Jew (1687-1765)

*January 17th, 1687, Halberstadt †October 14th, 1765, Brunswick

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist (1687-1768)

*August 27th, 1687, Tripoli †January 13th, 1768, Rome

Johann Gottfried Borlach

German engineer (1687-1768)

*May 24th, 1687, Dresden †July 4th, 1768, Bad Kösen

Johann Georg Pisendel

German composer and violinist

*December 26th, 1687, Cadolzburg †November 25th, 1755, Dresden

Erdmann Rudolph Fischer

German theologian

*November 28th, 1687, Maroldsweisach †June 1st, 1776, Coburg

Robert Simson

British mathematician; (1687-1768)

*October 14th, 1687, West Kilbride †October 1st, 1768, Glasgow

Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Duke

*December 9th, 1687, Guastalla †April 16th, 1729, Guastalla

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German composer and lutenist

*October 12th, 1687, Wrocław †October 16th, 1750, Dresden

Johann Balthasar Bernhold

*May 3rd, 1687, Burgsalach †February 15th, 1769, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

Jean Henri Desmercières

*May 8th, 1687, Paris †March 8th, 1778, Copenhagen

Prince Johan Willem Friso I, Prince of Orange-Nassau

Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen (1687-1711)

*August 4th, 1687, Dessau †July 14th, 1711, Moerdijk

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

Prussian royal consort of Frederick William I

*March 16th, 1687, Hanover †June 28th, 1757, Monbijou Palace

Giambattista Pittoni

Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)

*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice

Johann Balthasar Neumann

German engineer and architect

*January 27th, 1687, Cheb †August 19th, 1753, Würzburg

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 20th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XX.IV.MDCLXXXVII

20.4.1687

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1687 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
April 1687

April 1687

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April 20th, 1687

Born on April 20th, 1687

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 123,000 days old!

123,159 Days

17,594 Weeks

4,046 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on April 20th?

An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.

Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.

An incomplete tunnel leading to Singapore's Nicoll Highway MRT station collapsed that led to four deaths and the station's relocation.

Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out a massacre at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide.

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing.

South African Airways Flight 228 crashed shortly after take-off from Windhoek in South West Africa, resulting in 123 deaths.

World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.

Billie Holiday recorded the song "Strange Fruit", which later became an emblem of the civil rights movement.

A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Massacre.

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.

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.

War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Battle of Abensberg.

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.

Bacatá, the main settlement of the Muisca Confederation in present-day Colombia, was conquered by Spanish conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

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?

Same year Born in 1687

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 20th

Agnes of Montepulciano

Beuno

Johannes Bugenhagen (Lutheran)

Theotimos

April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

420 (cannabis culture)

UN Chinese Language Day (United Nations)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

20.4.1687

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 123,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Same year
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Calendar
April 1687

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