April 4th, 1943

Born on April 4th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 4th?

January 1st, 1970

Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.

April 4th, 1988

Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial.

April 4th, 1975

Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash-landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 78 children and 60 others.

April 4th, 1973

A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.

April 4th, 1968

American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 4th, 1949

Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

April 4th, 1873

The Kennel Club, the world's oldest kennel club, was founded in the United Kingdom after Sewallis Shirley became frustrated by trying to organise dog shows without a consistent set of rules.

April 4th, 1866

Russian tsar Alexander II narrowly survived an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov.

April 4th, 1841

William Henry Harrison (pictured) became the first U.S. president to die in office, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.

April 4th, 1268

The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a five-year peace treaty.

April 4th, 2023

Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.

April 4th, 2011

Georgian Airways Flight 834 crashes at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, killing 32.

April 4th, 2010

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits south of the Mexico-USA border, killing two and damaging buildings across the two countries.

April 4th, 2009

France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO.

April 4th, 2002

The MPLA government of Angola and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 4th

Born on April 4th, 1943

54

Judy Buenoano

American serial killer (1943-1998)

*April 4th, 1943, Quanah †March 30th, 1998, Starke

81

Michael Schneider

Author from Germany born 1943

*April 4th, 1943, Königsberg

72

Jiří Paďour

Czech bishop (1943-2015)

*April 4th, 1943, Vraclav †December 11th, 2015, Prachatice

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Who's birthday is on April 4th?

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

79

Daniel Cohn-Bendit

German/French journalist and politician

*April 4th, 1945, Montauban

76

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer

*April 4th, 1948, Leicester

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

60

Anthony Perkins

American actor, director, and singer (1932–1992)

*April 4th, 1932, New York City †September 12th, 1992, Hollywood

79

Guy Teissier

French politician

*April 4th, 1945, Marseille

60

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

*April 4th, 1964, Roswell

92

Clive Davis

American music executive (born 1932)

*April 4th, 1932, Brooklyn

80

Craig T. Nelson

American actor

*April 4th, 1944, Spokane

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

78

Hugh Masekela

South African jazz trumpeter

*April 4th, 1939, Witbank †January 23rd, 2018, Johannesburg

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

75

Abdullah Öcalan

Ideologist, writer and founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

*April 4th, 1949, Ömerli

90

Catherine Tizard

New Zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator

*April 4th, 1931, Auckland †October 31st, 2021, Auckland

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

*April 4th, 1979, Perth †January 22nd, 2008, Manhattan

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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