February 16th, 1179

Born on February 16th, 1179

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 308,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 276 days, exactly on February 20th, 2025, people who were born on February 16th, 1179 will be 309,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 16th?

February 16th, 1983

The Ash Wednesday bushfires burned over half a million acres (over 2,000 km2) each in both South Australia and Victoria, killing 75 people and injuring 2,676 others.

February 16th, 1961

The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.

February 16th, 1959

Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country.

February 16th, 1943

World War II: Norwegian commandos destroyed a factory to prevent the German nuclear weapon project from acquiring heavy water.

February 16th, 1936

The Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, came to power in the Spanish general election, a factor in the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War five months later.

February 16th, 1900

The Southern Cross expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink achieved a new Farthest South of 78° 50'S, making the first landing at the Great Ice Barrier.

February 16th, 1862

American Civil War: A Union victory at the Battle of Fort Donelson gave General Ulysses S. Grant the nickname "Unconditional Surrender".

February 16th, 1804

First Barbary War: Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a U.S. Navy raid to destroy the captured USS Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli (depicted), denying her use to the Barbary States.

February 16th, 1270

Livonian Crusade: In the Battle of Karuse, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved a decisive victory over the Livonian Order on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea.

February 16th, 1249

King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire.

February 16th, 1922

A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb, later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis.

February 16th, 2005

The Kyoto Protocol, an extension to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, entered into force.

February 16th, 1996

Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.

February 16th, 2021

Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the two year anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.

February 16th, 2006

The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 16th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 16th?

34

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

30

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, Paris

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

34

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian musician

*February 16th, 1990, Nord-Aurdal

44

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

34

Wang Zhengming

Chinese badminton player

*February 16th, 1990, Guangzhou

33

Chen Jiayuan

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Fujian

33

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

70

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

*February 16th, 1941, Vyatskoye †December 17th, 2011, Pyongyang

51

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

42

Rickie Lambert

English footballer

*February 16th, 1982, Kirkby

87

Gerhard Pfohl

German medical historian, archaeologist and classical philologist

*February 16th, 1929, Železná Ruda †June 29th, 2016, Nuremberg

85

Ernst Haeckel

German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist

*February 16th, 1834, Potsdam †August 9th, 1919, Jena

77

Leon Ware

American recording artist, songwriter and composer

*February 16th, 1940, Detroit †February 23rd, 2017, Marina del Rey

63

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer; (1497-1560)

*February 16th, 1497, Bretten †April 19th, 1560, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

50

Tomasz Kucharski

Polish rower

*February 16th, 1974, Gorzów Wielkopolski

95

June Brown

English actress (1927–2022)

*February 16th, 1927, Needham Market †April 3rd, 2022, Surrey

35

Elizabeth Olsen

American actress (born 1989)

*February 16th, 1989, Sherman Oaks

30

Kiril Kulish

Stage actor and dancer

*February 16th, 1994, San Diego

25

Hailey Kilgore

American actress and singer

*February 16th, 1999, Humble

75

John Tams

British folk musician, music producer and actor

*February 16th, 1949, Holbrook

65

John McEnroe

American tennis player

*February 16th, 1959, Wiesbaden

38

Diego Godín

Uruguayan association football player

*February 16th, 1986, Rosario

75

Gretchen Wyler

Actress, dancer, animal rights activist

*February 16th, 1932, Oklahoma City †May 27th, 2007, Camarillo

88

Francis Galton

English polymath: geographer, statistician, eugenicist (*1822 – †1911)

*February 16th, 1822, Birmingham †January 17th, 1911, Haslemere

87

Hua Guofeng

2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China

*February 16th, 1921, Jiaocheng County †August 20th, 2008, Beijing

68

Bodo Ramelow

German politician

*February 16th, 1956, Osterholz-Scharmbeck

45

Valentino Rossi

Italian motorcycle racer

*February 16th, 1979, Urbino

40

Brent Bookwalter

American racing cyclist

*February 16th, 1984, Albuquerque

21

Alicia Fabbri

Canadian ice dancer

*February 16th, 2003, Laval

30

Annika Beck

German tennis player

*February 16th, 1994, Giessen

24

Thomas Carmoy

Belgian athletics competitor

*February 16th, 2000, Charleroi

80

Regine Heitzer

Austrian figure skater

*February 16th, 1944, Vienna

46

John Tartaglia

American actor

*February 16th, 1978, Maple Shade Township

80

Henry Brooks Adams

American journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-1918)

*February 16th, 1838, Boston †March 27th, 1918, Washington, D.C.

76

Eckhart Tolle

German writer

*February 16th, 1948, Lünen

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 16th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1179 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1179