April 2nd, 1840

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Age in days, hours & seconds

Birthdays

... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 2nd

Born on April 2nd, 1840

62

Émile Zola

French journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)

*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, Paris

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 2nd?

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

70

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer (1805–1875)

*April 2nd, 1805, Odense †August 4th, 1875, Copenhagen

78

Linda Hunt

American actress

*April 2nd, 1945, Morristown

46

Michael Fassbender

Irish-German actor (born 1977)

*April 2nd, 1977, Heidelberg

88

Rita Gam

American actress

*April 2nd, 1927, Pittsburgh †March 22nd, 2016, Los Angeles

68

George Turner

British artist (1841-1910)

*April 2nd, 1841, Cromford †March 29th, 1910, Idridgehay

29

Pascal Siakam

Cameroonian basketball player

*April 2nd, 1994, Douala

44

Marvin Gaye

American singer (1939–1984)

*April 2nd, 1939, Washington, D.C. †April 1st, 1984, Los Angeles

65

Walter Chrysler

American automotive industry executive

*April 2nd, 1875, Wamego †August 18th, 1940, Kings Point

22

Bjorg Lambrecht

Belgian competitive cyclist

*April 2nd, 1997, Ghent †August 5th, 2019, Rybnik

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Born in 1840

53

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer (1840–1893)

*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13

86

Claude Monet

French painter (1840–1926)

*November 14th, 1840, Paris †December 5th, 1926, Giverny

87

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, Dorchester

77

Auguste Rodin

French sculptor

*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, Meudon

64

Ernst Abbe

German physicist

*January 23rd, 1840, Eisenach †January 14th, 1905, Jena

81

John Boyd Dunlop

Scottish inventor

*February 5th, 1840, Dreghorn †October 23rd, 1921, Dublin

76

Hiram Stevens Maxim

American-born inventor (1840-1916)

*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, London

87

Frank Bell

American politician (1840-1927)

*January 28th, 1840, Toronto †February 13th, 1927, Oakland

76

Charles Booth

British social researcher and philanthropist (1840-1916)

*March 30th, 1840, Liverpool †November 23rd, 1916, Leicester

59

Xoán Montes Capón

Spanish conductor, composer and pianist (1840-1899)

*April 13th, 1840, Lugo †June 24th, 1899, Lugo

Birthdays of famous people

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Leap year

Yes: 1840 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).

April 1840