BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on April 3.

Everyone born on April 3 is a Aries — ruled by Mars, first, loudest, already gone. The stone is diamond, the flower daisy, and the day is shared with Nigel Farage and Marlon Brando.

Aries, the Ram — an engraving
Sun sign
Aries ♈︎
the Ram · ruled by Mars · first, loudest, already gone
Diamond, the birthstone for April — an engraving
Birthstone
Diamond
April
Daisy, the birth flower for April — an engraving
Birth flower
Daisy
& sweet pea

Your book

Born on April 3? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Aries, March 21 to April 19.

The first sign, and the tradition treats it that way: the Ram is the one who goes first — through the door, into the argument, off the cliff. Ruled by Mars, a fire sign, and the books credit it with courage, impatience and a short memory for grudges, which is a generous way of saying it has already moved on. Its people are supposed to start things. Finishing them is what the other eleven are for.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on April 3.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1964
Nigel Farage
English politician
1924
Marlon Brando
American director and actor
1961
Eddie Murphy
American actor and comedian
1998
Paris Jackson
American actress and singer
1958
Alec Baldwin
American actor and comedian
1959
David Hyde Pierce
American activist and actor
1783
Washington Irving
American historian and short story writer
1986
Amanda Bynes
American actress

On this day

What April 3 has seen.

1559Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the second treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the Italian War of 1551–1559.
1966Luna 10 (replica pictured) entered orbit around the Moon, becoming the first space probe to orbit an astronomical body other than Earth or the Sun.

The calendar

When April 3 falls.

A Friday in 2026, a Saturday in 2027, a Monday in 2028, a Tuesday in 2029, and a Wednesday in 2030.