April 21st, 1972

Born on April 21st, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 21st, 1972?

April 21st, 1972

Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Young_(astronaut)

What else happened on April 21st?

April 21st, 2021

The Indonesian Navy submarine Nanggala sank with the loss of all 53 people on board.

April 21st, 2014

The city of Flint, Michigan, U.S., changed its water source to the Flint River, which exposed residents to lead poisoning.

April 21st, 2010

Ukraine and Russia signed the Kharkiv Pact, extending the Russian lease on naval facilities in Crimea.

April 21st, 1975

South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam War.

April 21st, 1970

In response to a dispute over wheat production quotas, Leonard Casley declared his 75 km2 (29 sq mi) farm in Western Australia to be an independent country as the Hutt River Province.

April 21st, 1962

The Century 21 Exposition, the first world's fair in the United States since World War II, opened in Seattle.

April 21st, 1958

United Airlines Flight 736 collided with a U.S. Air Force fighter jet over southern Nevada, resulting in the deaths of all 49 people on board both aircraft.

April 21st, 1934

The "Surgeon's Photograph", purportedly showing the Loch Ness Monster (later revealed to be a hoax), was published in the Daily Mail.

April 21st, 1836

Forces of the Republic of Texas led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexican troops of General Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive and final battle of the Texas Revolution.

April 21st, 1789

The Ladies of Trenton social club hosted a reception (depicted) for President-elect George Washington as he journeyed to New York City for his first inauguration.

April 21st, 1615

The Wignacourt Aqueduct (pictured) in Malta was inaugurated and was used to carry water to Valletta for about 300 years.

April 21st, 1509

Henry VIII became King of England, following the death of his father Henry VII, eventually becoming a significant figure in the history of the English monarchy.

April 21st, 0900

A debt was pardoned by the chief of Tondo on the island of Luzon and recorded on the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known calendar-dated document found in the Philippines.

January 1st, 1970

Forces led by Mark Antony fought the Battle of Mutina against those of Decimus Brutus, one of Julius Caesar's assassins.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 21st

Born on April 21st, 1972

52

Gwendal Peizerat

French ice dancer

*April 21st, 1972, Lyon

52

Narges Mohammadi

Iranian human rights activist (born 1972)

*April 21st, 1972, Zanjan

52

Severina

Croatian singer

*April 21st, 1972, Split

52

Carlos Espejel

Mexican actor

*April 21st, 1972, Mexico City

52

Horst Meierhofer

German politician

*April 21st, 1972, Regensburg

52

Edoardo Leo

Italian actor and screenwriter (1972-)

*April 21st, 1972, Rome

52

Bridget Everett

American singer and comedian

*April 21st, 1972, Manhattan

52

Mika Karni

Israeli singer

*April 21st, 1972, Ramat HaShofet

52

Vidar Riseth

Norwegian association football player

*April 21st, 1972, Frosta

52

Eric Weinrib

American filmmaker and TV producer

*April 21st, 1972, Plainview

52

Liz Carr

British actor, comedian and disability rights campaigner

*April 21st, 1972, Port Sunlight

52

Kitty Hoff

German singer-songwriter

*April 21st, 1972, Münster

52

José Luis Munuera

Artist

*April 21st, 1972, Lorca

52

Petra van de Voort

Swedish actress

*April 21st, 1972, Värmdö Municipality

29

Richard Chelimo

Olympic long-distance runner

*April 21st, 1972, Eldoret †August 15th, 2001, Eldoret

52

Rogério Pinheiro dos Santos

Brazilian footballer

*April 21st, 1972, Angra dos Reis

52

Richie Barnett

New Zealand rugby league footballer

*April 21st, 1972, Auckland

52

Michael Sfard

Israeli lawyer and activist (born 1972)

*April 21st, 1972, Jerusalem

52

Dmitry Lepikov

Russian swimmer

*April 21st, 1972, Saint Petersburg

52

Todd Simon

Canadian ice hockey player

*April 21st, 1972, Toronto

52

Michael Jonzon

Professional golfer

*April 21st, 1972, Skara

52

Chrisanthos Kyriazis

Volleyball player

*April 21st, 1972, Preveza

52

Mosang

Philippine actor

*April 21st, 1972, Manila

52

Yevgeni Davletshin

Russian association football player

*April 21st, 1972, Yekaterinburg

52

Inuk Silis Høegh

Greenlandic film director and artist

*April 21st, 1972, Qaqortoq

52

Tong Yuanming

Chinese chess player

*April 21st, 1972, People's Republic of China

52

Dr. Cerebro

Mexican professional wrestler

*April 21st, 1972, Oaxaca

52

Tero Lehterä

Finnish ice hockey player

*April 21st, 1972, Espoo

52

Sandy Jobin-Bevans

Canadian actor

*April 21st, 1972, United States of America

52

Ian Kahn

American actor

*April 21st, 1972, Manhattan

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Who's birthday is on April 21st?

26

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

47

Mette Schjoldager

Danish badminton player

*April 21st, 1977, Viby

54

Glen Hansard

Irish musician and songwriter

*April 21st, 1970, Dublin

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

59

Zhao Jianhua

Chinese badminton player

*April 21st, 1965, Nantong

53

Selina Tusitala Marsh

New Zealand poet-scholar

*April 21st, 1971, Auckland

89

Kjeld Hillingsø

Danish general

*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

63

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

55

Toby Stephens

British actor

*April 21st, 1969, London

26

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

53

Ekin Deligöz

Turco-German politician, member of the Bundestag

*April 21st, 1971, Tokat

43

Nicholas Kidd

Badminton player

*April 21st, 1981, Rabaul

41

Mesinee Mangkalakiri

Badminton player

*April 21st, 1983, Los Alamitos

37

Yuhan Tan

Belgian badminton player

*April 21st, 1987, Bilzen

31

Taichi Saito

Japanese badminton player

*April 21st, 1993, Chiba Prefecture

28

Rachel Honderich

Canadian badminton player

*April 21st, 1996, Toronto

41

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

British actress (born 1983)

*April 21st, 1983, Oxford

27

Lin Guipu

Chinese badminton player

*April 21st, 1997, Cangnan County

61

John Cameron Mitchell

American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director

*April 21st, 1963, El Paso

48

Serguei Yakovlev

Kazakhstani cyclist

*April 21st, 1976, Temirtau

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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