April 16th, 1221

Born on April 16th, 1221

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 294,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 923 days, exactly on December 21st, 2028, people who were born on April 16th, 1221 will be 295,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 16th?

April 16th, 0556

Emperor Justinian I approved and consecrated Pope Pelagius I.

April 16th, 2069

After defeat by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho killed himself.

April 16th, 2014

The ferry MV Sewol capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High School.

April 16th, 2007

In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman killed 32 people and wounded over 20 more before committing suicide at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.

April 16th, 2001

India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate.

April 16th, 1948

The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded.

April 16th, 1945

Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupation.

April 16th, 1919

Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army.

April 16th, 1917

World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south of Laon, France.

April 16th, 1912

American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.

April 16th, 1862

Slavery in Washington, D.C., ended when the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act became law.

April 16th, 1799

French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in present-day Israel.

April 16th, 1520

A revolt of citizens in Toledo, Castile, opposed to the rule of the foreign-born Charles I began when the royal government attempted to unseat radical city councilors.

April 16th, 2013

Boko Haram militants clashed with government forces, beginning the Baga massacre.

April 16th, 1947

American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as a "cold war".

Public holidays on April 16th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1221 is a normal year and no leap year.

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