April 20th, 1808

Born on April 20th, 1808

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 78,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 100 days, exactly on August 5th, 2024, people who were born on April 20th, 1808 will be 79,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and 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

Born on April 20th, 1808

64

Napoleon III

President and Emperor of the French (1808–1873)

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

69

Carl Mez

German politician (1808-1877)

*April 20th, 1808, Kandern †May 28th, 1877, Freiburg im Breisgau

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Who's birthday is on April 20th?

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

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

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

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

71

Heinrich von Wittgenstein

German entrepreneur and politician (1797-1869)

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

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

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

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

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

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

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

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

59

James David Forbes

Scottish physicist and glaciologist

*April 20th, 1809, Edinburgh †December 31st, 1868, Clifton

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

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

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

26

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

87

George Takei

American actor and author (b. 1937)

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

77

Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

*April 20th, 1893, Burchard †March 8th, 1971, Beverly Hills

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Born in 1808

66

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

62

Michael William Balfe

Irish composer

*May 15th, 1808, Dublin †October 20th, 1870, Hertfordshire

79

Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)

*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887

46

Gérard de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

*May 22nd, 1808, Paris †January 26th, 1855, Paris

37

Henrik Wergeland

Norwegian writer (1808–1845)

*June 17th, 1808, Kristiansand Municipality †July 12th, 1845, Christiania

81

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865

*June 3rd, 1808, Fairview †December 6th, 1889, New Orleans

74

Abdelkader El Djezairi

Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)

*September 6th, 1808, Guittena †May 26th, 1883, Damascus

68

Antoine Elwart

French composer (1808-1877)

*November 19th, 1808, Paris †October 14th, 1877, 18th arrondissement of Paris

85

Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)

*March 8th, 1808, London †December 27th, 1893, Ely

57

Claude Paris

French composer

*September 19th, 1808, Lyon †July 25th, 1866, Paris

56

Hugh Falconer

Scottish scientist (1808–1865)

*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, London

85

Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta

Third President of the French Republic (1808–1893)

*May 13th, 1808, Sully †October 16th, 1893, Montcresson

70

Honoré Daumier

French artist (1808–1879)

*February 26th, 1808, Marseille †February 10th, 1879, Valmondois

74

Philipp Christoph Zeller

German entomologist (1808–1883)

*April 8th, 1808, Steinheim an der Murr †March 27th, 1883, Szczecin

83

Thomas Cook

English founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son

*November 22nd, 1808, Derbyshire †July 18th, 1892, Leicester

65

Salmon P. Chase

American politician and lawyer (1808–1873)

*January 13th, 1808, Cornish †May 7th, 1873, New York City

34

José de Espronceda

Spanish poet (1808-1842)

*March 25th, 1808, Almendralejo †May 23rd, 1842, Madrid

63

Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso

Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philantropist

*June 28th, 1808, Milan †July 5th, 1871, Milan

28

Maria Malibran

Spanish opera singer (1808–1836)

*March 24th, 1808, Paris †September 23rd, 1836, Manchester

62

Johann Andreas Schubert

German railway pioneer

*March 19th, 1808, Wernesgrün †October 6th, 1870, Dresden

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Public holidays on April 20th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1808 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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