April 23rd, 1802

Born on April 23rd, 1802

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 81,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 903 days, exactly on October 25th, 2026, people who were born on April 23rd, 1802 will be 82,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 23rd?

April 23rd, 1724

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.

April 23rd, 2018

A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.

April 23rd, 2010

Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

April 23rd, 2009

The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the time.

April 23rd, 1979

Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.

April 23rd, 1976

The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.

April 23rd, 1971

The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.

April 23rd, 1954

Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.

April 23rd, 1951

American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.

April 23rd, 1945

World War II: The US Army's 90th Infantry Division liberated Flossenbürg concentration camp (pictured) in Germany, freeing 1,500 prisoners.

April 23rd, 1942

Second World War: In retaliation for the Royal Air Force's bombing of Lübeck, the Luftwaffe began a series of air raids across England, beginning with Exeter.

April 23rd, 1927

Cardiff City defeated Arsenal 1–0 in the FA Cup final (match programme pictured) in the only time the FA Cup has been won by a non-English team.

April 23rd, 1920

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the country's unicameral legislature, first met in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence.

April 23rd, 1918

First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium.

April 23rd, 1891

Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironclad warship lost to a self-propelled torpedo.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 23rd?

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*April 23rd, 1791, Cove Gap †June 1st, 1868, Lancaster

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist

*April 23rd, 1858, Kiel †October 4th, 1947, Göttingen

79

Marie Taglioni

Italian ballet dancer (1804-1884)

*April 23rd, 1804, Stockholm †April 22nd, 1884, Marseille

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

47

Eric Edelstein

American actor

*April 23rd, 1977, Patuxent River

47

Arash

Iranian singer

*April 23rd, 1977, Tehran

79

Frederick Whitaker

Premier of New Zealand (1812-1891)

*April 23rd, 1812, Bampton †December 4th, 1891, Wellington

28

Giuliana Farfalla

Transgender-Model

*April 23rd, 1996, Herbolzheim

40

Frédéric Ozanam

French scholar (1813-1853)

*April 23rd, 1813, Milan †September 8th, 1853, Marseille

58

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

29

Gigi Hadid

American fashion model and television personality (born 1995)

*April 23rd, 1995, Los Angeles

47

John Cena

American professional wrestler and actor and a BTS ARMY.

*April 23rd, 1977, West Newbury

47

Kal Penn

American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration

*April 23rd, 1977, Montclair

85

Shirley Temple

American actress (1928–2014)

*April 23rd, 1928, Santa Monica †February 10th, 2014, Woodside

51

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012)

*April 23rd, 1961, Cologne †October 1st, 2012, Berlin

81

Edward Stafford

Prime Minister of New Zealand (1819-1901)

*April 23rd, 1819, Edinburgh †February 14th, 1901, London

57

Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990)

*April 23rd, 1932, Des Moines †March 26th, 1990, San Francisco

85

Jules D'Anethan

Belgian politician (1803-1888)

*April 23rd, 1803, City of Brussels †October 8th, 1888, Schaerbeek

95

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

*April 23rd, 1902, Reykjavík †February 8th, 1998, Mosfellsbær

Same year
Born in 1802

83

Victor Hugo

French novelist, poet, and dramatist (1802–1885)

*February 26th, 1802, Besançon †May 22nd, 1885, Paris

26

Niels Henrik Abel

Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)

*August 5th, 1802, Nedstrand †April 6th, 1829, Froland Municipality

68

Alexandre Dumas

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

*July 24th, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts †December 5th, 1870, Dieppe

66

Adolphe Niel

French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France (1802-1869)

*October 4th, 1802, Muret †August 13th, 1869, Paris

81

Elias Lönnrot

Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802-1884)

*April 9th, 1802, Sammatti †March 19th, 1884, Sammatti

74

Harriet Martineau

English writer and sociologist (1802–1876)

*June 12th, 1802, Norwich †June 27th, 1876, Ambleside

57

János Bolyai

Hungarian mathematician

*December 15th, 1802, Cluj-Napoca †January 27th, 1860, Târgu Mureș

69

Henri Lecoq

French botanist (1802-1871)

*April 18th, 1802, Avesnes-sur-Helpe †August 4th, 1871, Clermont-Ferrand

55

Louis-Eugène Cavaignac

French general and politician (1802-1857)

*October 15th, 1802, Paris †October 28th, 1857, Flée

62

Joseph Montferrand

Canadian logger and strongman (1802-1864)

*September 30th, 1802, Montreal †October 4th, 1864, Montreal

64

Miguel I of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1828 to 1834

*October 26th, 1802, Lisbon †November 14th, 1866, Esselbach

68

Luigi Cibrario

Italian politician and historian (1802-1870)

*February 23rd, 1802, Turin †October 1st, 1870, Province of Brescia

53

Pavel Nakhimov

Russian fleet commander

*June 23rd, 1802, Khmelita †June 30th, 1855, Sevastopol

47

Nikolaus Lenau

Austrian poet (1802-1850)

*August 25th, 1802, Lenauheim †August 22nd, 1850, Oberdöbling

73

Karl Joseph Simrock

German poet and scholar

*August 28th, 1802, Bonn †July 18th, 1876, Bonn

91

Lajos Kossuth

Hungarian politician

*September 19th, 1802, Monok †March 20th, 1894, Turin

54

Alcide d'Orbigny

French scientist (1802–1857)

*September 6th, 1802, Couëron †June 30th, 1857, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

39

Thomas Fearnley

Norwegian painter (1802-1842)

*December 27th, 1802, Halden Municipality †January 16th, 1842, Munich

68

Félix Marie Charles Texier

French archaeologist, architect and traveler (1802-1871)

*August 29th, 1802, Versailles †July 1st, 1871, Paris

30

Ludwig Halirsch

Austrian writer (1802-1832)

*March 7th, 1802, Vienna †March 19th, 1832, Verona

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1802 is a normal year and no leap year.

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