April 3rd, 1705

Born on April 3rd, 1705

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 456 days, exactly on August 3rd, 2025, people who were born on April 3rd, 1705 will be 117,000 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

72

Heinrich Nissen

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

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

87

Helmut Kohl

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

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

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

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

63

Eddie Murphy

American actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

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

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

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

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

39

Leona Lewis

British singer and songwriter

*April 3rd, 1985, London

76

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

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

82

John Harrison

British clockmaker, horologist and inventor of the marine chronometer

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

26

Paris Jackson

American model, actress, singer and musician

*April 3rd, 1998, Beverly Hills

Same year
Born in 1705

68

Clement XIV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774

*October 31st, 1705, Santarcangelo di Romagna †September 22nd, 1774, Rome

77

Farinelli

Italian opera singer

*January 24th, 1705, Andria †July 15th, 1782, Bologna

75

William Cookworthy

British pharmacist

*April 12th, 1705, Kingsbridge †October 17th, 1780, Plymouth

83

Matthäus Günther

German artist (1705-1788)

*September 7th, 1705, Peißenberg †September 30th, 1788, Wessobrunn

33

Dick Turpin

English highwayman (1705–1739)

*September 21st, 1705, Hempstead †April 7th, 1739, Knavesmire

54

Giovanni Carestini

Italian sopera singer

*December 13th, 1705, Filottrano †January 1st, 1760, Filottrano

69

Jacques-François Blondel

French architect

*January 8th, 1705, Rouen †January 9th, 1774, Paris

76

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

Royal Navy admiral (1705-1781)

*February 21st, 1705, London †October 17th, 1781, Sunbury-on-Thames

83

Noël Jourda de Vaux

Marshal of France

*March 12th, 1705, Castle of Vaux †September 14th, 1788, Grenoble

46

Francis Blomefield

British antiquarian

*July 23rd, 1705, Fersfield †January 16th, 1752, Fersfield

88

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

British barrister, politician and judge (1705–1793)

*March 2nd, 1705, Scone †March 20th, 1793, Highgate

73

Nicolas-Sébastien Adam

French sculptor

*March 22nd, 1705, Nancy †March 27th, 1778, Paris

60

Leopold Joseph von Daun

Austrian marshal

*September 24th, 1705, Vienna †February 5th, 1766, Vienna

60

Johann Gottfried Biedermann

German author

*August 19th, 1705, Plauen †July 11th, 1766, Untersteinach

45

Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff

Dutch aristocrats

*August 8th, 1705, Leer †November 1st, 1750, Batavia

50

Johann Elias Bach

German composer

*February 17th, 1705, Schweinfurt †November 30th, 1755, Schweinfurt

58

Lorenz Natter

Gem-engraver and medallist (1705-1763)

*March 21st, 1705, Biberach an der Riss †October 27th, 1763, Saint Petersburg

53

August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof

German miniature painter, naturalist and entomologist (1705-1759)

*March 30th, 1705, Arnstadt †March 27th, 1759, Nuremberg

80

Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier

French explorer

*January 14th, 1705, Pleudihen-sur-Rance †January 1st, 1786, Saint-Malo

60

Thomas Birch

English historian (1705-1766)

*November 23rd, 1705, Clerkenwell †January 9th, 1766, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1705 is a normal year and no leap year.

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