April 3rd, 1749

Born on April 3rd, 1749

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 100,000 days old!

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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

Born on April 3rd, 1749

61

Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas

Spanish bishop (1749-1810)

*April 3rd, 1749, Havana †July 17th, 1810, Santiago de Cuba

80

Rudolf Gabriel Manuel

(1749-1829)

*April 3rd, 1749, Bern †October 16th, 1829, Bern

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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

72

Heinrich Nissen

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

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

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

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

55

Dietrich Tiedemann

German philosopher (1748-1803)

*April 3rd, 1748, Bremervörde †May 24th, 1803, Marburg

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

76

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

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

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

77

Lorenz Karsten

German economist (1751-1829)

*April 3rd, 1751, Sukow-Levitzow †February 28th, 1829, Rostock

55

Joanne Muggeridge

British badminton player

*April 3rd, 1969, London

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

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

39

Leona Lewis

British singer and songwriter

*April 3rd, 1985, London

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Born in 1749

82

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar

77

Pierre-Simon Laplace

French mathematician and astronomer (1749-1827)

*March 23rd, 1749, Beaumont-en-Auge †March 5th, 1827, Paris

73

Edward Jenner

English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley

72

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

French mathematician and astronomer

*September 19th, 1749, Amiens †August 19th, 1822, Paris

29

Thomas Lynch

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1749-1779)

*August 5th, 1749, Georgetown County †January 1st, 1779, Atlantic Ocean

83

Jeremy Bentham

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)

*February 15th, 1749, Houndsditch †June 6th, 1832, London

51

Domenico Cimarosa

Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school

*December 17th, 1749, Aversa †January 11th, 1801, Venice

91

Nicolas Appert

French inventor of airtight food preservation

*November 17th, 1749, Châlons-en-Champagne †June 1st, 1841, Massy

84

José María Chacón

Spanish colonial administrator

*January 1st, 1749, Seville †January 1st, 1833

42

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau

French writer, orator and statesman (1749-1791)

*March 9th, 1749, Le Bignon-Mirabeau †April 2nd, 1791, Paris

57

Charles James Fox

British Whig statesman (1749–1806)

*January 24th, 1749, Westminster †September 13th, 1806, Chiswick

50

Friederike von Alvensleben

German actor, stage actor, playwright and librettist

*March 5th, 1749, City of Brussels †April 10th, 1799, Redekin

75

Peder Anker

Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm 1814-1822

*December 8th, 1749, Christiania †December 10th, 1824, Christiania

72

Chaim of Volozhin

Polish Jewish rabbi, Talmudist and ethicist (1749-1821)

*May 24th, 1749, Valožyn †June 14th, 1821, Valožyn

60

Benjamin Ogle

American politician (1749-1809)

*January 27th, 1749, Annapolis †July 7th, 1809, Annapolis

53

Alexander Radishchev

18th century Russian author and social critic

*August 20th, 1749, Radischevo †September 12th, 1802, Saint Petersburg

66

David Ramsay

American physician and historian

*April 2nd, 1749, Lancaster County †May 8th, 1815, Charleston

54

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

French painter (1749-1803)

*April 11th, 1749, Paris †April 24th, 1803, Paris

50

William Blount

American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution (1749-1800)

*March 26th, 1749, Windsor †March 21st, 1800, Knoxville

72

Adolphus Ypey

Dutch botanist

*June 4th, 1749, Franeker †February 27th, 1822, Leiden

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1749 is a normal year and no leap year.

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