April 3rd, 1761

Born on April 3rd, 1761

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 96,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 919 days, exactly on October 31st, 2026, people who were born on April 3rd, 1761 will be 97,000 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

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

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

76

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

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

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

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

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

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

30

Renáta Csiki

Hungarian handball player

*April 3rd, 1994, Budapest

39

Hwang Hye-youn

South Korean badminton player

*April 3rd, 1985, Pocheon

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

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

39

Leona Lewis

British singer

*April 3rd, 1985, London

67

John Abernethy

British surgeon

*April 3rd, 1764, Coleman Street †April 20th, 1831, London Borough of Enfield

26

Paris Jackson

American model, actress, singer and musician

*April 3rd, 1998, Beverly Hills

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83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

*April 28th, 1761, Crouttes †November 9th, 1844, Vimoutiers

46

Selim III

Ottoman sultan (1761-1808)

*December 24th, 1761, Istanbul †July 29th, 1808, Constantinople

70

James Hoban

Irish architect

*November 30th, 1761, County Kilkenny †December 8th, 1831, Washington, D.C.

73

Jacques Claude Beugnot

French politician (1761-1835)

*July 25th, 1761, Bar-sur-Aube †June 24th, 1835, Bagneux

69

Pius VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830

*November 20th, 1761, Cingoli †November 30th, 1830, Rome

57

August von Kotzebue

German dramatist and writer

*May 3rd, 1761, Weimar †March 23rd, 1819, Mannheim

88

Marie Tussaud

French artist (1761–1850)

*December 1st, 1761, Strasbourg †April 16th, 1850, London

54

Jan Potocki

Polish nobleman, writer (creating in French), traveler, politician and historian

*March 8th, 1761, Pykiv †December 2nd, 1815, Uladivka

65

Jacob Hübner

German entomologist (1761–1826)

*June 20th, 1761, Augsburg †September 13th, 1826, Augsburg

65

Georg Nikolaus von Nissen

Danish diplomat and music historian

*January 22nd, 1761, Haderslev †March 24th, 1826, Salzburg

47

John Moore

British Army general (1761-1809)

*November 13th, 1761, Glasgow †January 16th, 1809, A Coruña

72

Johann Stephan Gottfried Büsching

German politician (1761-1833)

*April 18th, 1761, Göttingen †April 23rd, 1833, Berlin

54

Thaddäus Haenke

Sudeten botanist, traveller, ethnographer, cartographer and doctor

*December 5th, 1761, Chřibská †November 14th, 1816, Cochabamba

43

Jean-Charles Pichegru

French general (1761-1804)

*February 16th, 1761, Les Planches-près-Arbois †April 5th, 1804, Paris

66

Louis-Nicolas Robert

French papermaker

*December 2nd, 1761, Paris †August 8th, 1828, Vernouillet

74

Louis de Sol de Grisolles

French military personnel

*December 29th, 1761, Guérande †April 13th, 1836, Bordeaux

71

Matthias Conrad Peterson

Norwegian businessman and journalist

*September 21st, 1761, Schleswig †February 14th, 1833, Trondheim

89

Francisco Rodríguez del Toro

Venezuelan military personnel

*December 18th, 1761, Caracas †May 10th, 1851, Caracas

57

Luigi Valentino Brugnatelli

Italian chemist and inventor (1761-1818)

*February 14th, 1761, Pavia †October 24th, 1818, Pavia

67

Richard Anthony Salisbury

British botanist and gardener (1761-1829)

*May 2nd, 1761, Leeds †March 23rd, 1829, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1761 is a normal year and no leap year.

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