April 3rd, 1945

Born on April 3rd, 1945

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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

Born on April 3rd, 1945

79

Bernie Parent

Canadian ice hockey player

*April 3rd, 1945, Montreal

79

Wim Deetman

Dutch former politician

*April 3rd, 1945, The Hague

79

Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez

Spanish politician

*April 3rd, 1945, Madrid

79

Renate Behle

Austrian mezzo-soprano and soprano, and voice teacher

*April 3rd, 1945, Graz

79

Peter van Emde Boas

Dutch computer scientist

*April 3rd, 1945, Amsterdam

77

Catherine Spaak

Belgian actress and singer (1945–2022)

*April 3rd, 1945, Boulogne-Billancourt †April 17th, 2022, Rome

79

Wolfgang Pampel

German actor and singer

*April 3rd, 1945, Leipzig

79

Doon Arbus

American journalist

*April 3rd, 1945, New York City

79

Gail Chanfreau

Australian-French tennis player

*April 3rd, 1945, Bondi

59

Petra Kappert

German professor

*April 3rd, 1945, Berlin †May 23rd, 2004, Berlin

79

Suh Sung

Korean professor and former political prisoner

*April 3rd, 1945, Kyoto Prefecture

79

Edmond Soliday

American politician

*April 3rd, 1945, Valparaiso

79

Hillary Wilson

Rhodesian swimmer

*April 3rd, 1945, Pretoria

79

Ernst Oddvar Baasland

Norwegian bishop

*April 3rd, 1945, Kristiansand Municipality

61

Vickery Turner

British actress

*April 3rd, 1945, Sunbury-on-Thames †April 4th, 2006, Los Angeles

71

Gary Sprake

Welsh footballer (1945-2016)

*April 3rd, 1945, Swansea †October 18th, 2016, Solihull

76

Tony Barrand

British academic and musician

*April 3rd, 1945, England †November 30th, 2021

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91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

34

Dorothea Wierer

Italian biathlete and military athlete

*April 3rd, 1990, Bruneck

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

67

Jutta Winkelmann

German film director and author

*April 3rd, 1949, Kassel †February 23rd, 2017, Munich

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

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

74

Diether Dehm

German politician

*April 3rd, 1950, Frankfurt

78

Nicholas Jones

English actor

*April 3rd, 1946, London

55

Joanne Muggeridge

British badminton player

*April 3rd, 1969, London

90

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist (*1934)

*April 3rd, 1934, Hampstead

30

Renáta Csiki

Hungarian handball player

*April 3rd, 1994, Budapest

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

65

David Hyde Pierce

American actor and director

*April 3rd, 1959, Saratoga Springs

39

Hwang Hye-youn

South Korean badminton player

*April 3rd, 1985, Pocheon

76

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

Dutch politician

*April 3rd, 1948, Amsterdam

78

Marisa Paredes

Spanish actress

*April 3rd, 1946, Madrid

55

Clotilde Courau

French actress

*April 3rd, 1969, Levallois-Perret

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78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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