1189 December 1189 December 16th, 1189

Born on December 16th, 1189

Weekday

Saturday

December 16th, 1189 was a Saturday.

Age

836

People born on December 16th, 1189 will turn 837 this year (2026), in exactly 143 days .

Zodiac

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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1189 - December 21st, 1189

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 305,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 435 days, exactly on October 4th, 2027, people who were born on December 16th, 1189 will be 306,000 days old!

305,565 Days

43,652 Weeks

10,039 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on December 16th?

Lindt Cafe siege December 16th, 2014

A hostage crisis in a Lindt chocolate café in Sydney, Australia, ended with police storming the building, killing the perpetrator and one of the hostages.
2012 Delhi gang rape and murder December 16th, 2012

A woman was gang-raped and fatally assaulted on a bus in Delhi, generating protests across India against inadequate security for women.
Dennō Senshi Porygon December 16th, 1997

"Dennō Senshi Porygon", an episode of the Japanese television series Pokémon, induced epileptic seizures in 685 children.
Pakistan December 16th, 1971

The surrender of Pakistani forces in Dacca, East Pakistan, concluded the Bangladesh Liberation War and the India-Pakistan War.
World War II December 16th, 1942

World War II: Americans engaged Imperial Japanese forces at the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse in the hills near the Matanikau River area on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.
Adolf Hitler December 16th, 1938

Adolf Hitler instituted the Cross of Honour of the German Mother, an order of merit for German mothers with at least four children.
Herman Lamm December 16th, 1930

German-American gangster Herman Lamm killed himself during a botched robbery attempt in Clinton, Indiana, to avoid being captured by police.
Gabriel Narutowicz December 16th, 1922

Gabriel Narutowicz (pictured), the first president of Poland, was assassinated only five days after having taken office.
Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas December 16th, 1918

Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas declared the formation of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, a puppet state created by Soviet Russia to justify the Lithuanian–Soviet War.
World War I December 16th, 1914

First World War: The Imperial German Navy attacked ports in northern England, resulting in hundreds of civilian casualties.
Beatrix Potter December 16th, 1901

English writer Beatrix Potter privately published 250 copies of The Tale of Peter Rabbit (illustration shown) after several publishers' rejections.
Antonín Dvořák December 16th, 1893

Czech composer Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony (audio featured) premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Canterbury Association December 16th, 1850

Settlers of the Canterbury Association aboard Randolph and Charlotte Jane arrived to establish a colony at Christchurch, New Zealand.
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes December 16th, 1811

The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes struck the Midwestern United States and made the Mississippi River appear to run backward.
American Revolution December 16th, 1773

American Revolution: A group of colonists threw chests of tea into Boston Harbor (pictured) to protest British taxation without representation.

Public holidays on December 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born) which are celebrated on December 16th.

Adelaide of Italy
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Italy
Haggai
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggai
Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn and John La Farge (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Adams_Cram
December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Reconciliation
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Kazakhstan)
National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day
National Sports Day (Thailand)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Thailand
The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America)
The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Posadas
The first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines)
The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbang_Gabi
Victory Day (Bangladesh) and Victory Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)
Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)
Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India[a])
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)
Blessed Marianna Fontanella
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianna_Fontanella
Blessed Philip Siphong Onphitak
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs_of_Songkhon

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVI.XII.MCLXXXIX

16.12.1189

Legend

M = 1000C = 100L = 50X = 10IX = 9V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1189 is a normal year and no leap year.

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