July 16th, 1256

Born on July 16th, 1256

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 280,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 508 days, exactly on November 22nd, 2025, people who were born on July 16th, 1256 will be 281,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 16th?

July 16th, 2013

At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a Midday Meal that was contaminated with pesticide.

July 16th, 2008

A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with 54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and 6 deaths.

July 16th, 2007

An earthquake of magnitude .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw6.6 struck Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing a leak of radioactive gases from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant.

July 16th, 2004

Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and the world's largest rooftop garden, opened to the public.

July 16th, 1983

A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter operated by British Airways crashed in thick fog in the Celtic Sea, killing 20 of the 26 people on board.

July 16th, 1965

South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries sustained during his capture, but it is generally assumed he was killed on the orders of military officials.

July 16th, 1951

The Catcher in the Rye, an American coming-of-age novel by J. D. Salinger, was first published.

July 16th, 1950

Korean War: A Korean People's Army unit massacred 31 prisoners of war of the U.S. Army on a mountain near the village of Tuman.

July 16th, 1931

Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie promulgated the nation's first modern constitution.

July 16th, 1790

President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capital of the United States, which later became Washington, D.C.

July 16th, 1782

Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally remarked that it had "too many notes".

July 16th, 1377

The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

July 16th, 1232

Muhammad ibn Yusuf (pictured), who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona.

July 16th, 2019

A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.

July 16th, 2015

Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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

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

40

Katrina Kaiftulutulu

British-Indian actress (born 1983)

*July 16th, 1983, Hong Kong

27

Luke Hemmings

Australian singer and guitarist

*July 16th, 1996, Freemans Reach

34

Kenichi Tago

Japanese badminton player

*July 16th, 1989, Warabi

55

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole

*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic Ocean

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

24

Frida Maanum

Association football player

*July 16th, 1999, Norway

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

30

Tan Wei Han

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1993, Singapore

27

Eva Janssens

German badminton player

*July 16th, 1996, Aachen

54

Wong Wai Lap

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1969, Hong Kong

48

Leo Peelen

Dutch racing cyclist (1968-2017)

*July 16th, 1968, Arnhem †March 24th, 2017, Apeldoorn

49

Philipp Sichler

German cinematographer

*July 16th, 1974, Spaichingen

36

Brinner Henrique Santos Souza

Brazilian footballer

*July 16th, 1987, Lavras

78

Rasa von Werder

American bodybuilder and sex worker

*July 16th, 1945, Calw

75

Robert Lieberman

American film director

*July 16th, 1947, Buffalo †July 1st, 2023, Los Angeles

34

Gareth Bale

Welsh association football player

*July 16th, 1989, Cardiff

67

Tony Kushner

American playwright and screenwriter

*July 16th, 1956, Manhattan

26

Tales Soares

Brazilian model

*July 16th, 1992, Minas Gerais †April 27th, 2019, São Paulo

70

Corin Redgrave

British actor (1939-2010)

*July 16th, 1939, Marylebone †April 6th, 2010, Tooting

72

Trygve Lie

1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)

*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, Geilo

39

Alan Marangoni

Italian road and track cyclist

*July 16th, 1984, Lugo

85

Guy Béart

French singer (1930-2015)

*July 16th, 1930, Cairo †September 16th, 2015, Garches

66

Faye Grant

American actress

*July 16th, 1957, St. Clair Shores

41

André Greipel

German road bicycle racer

*July 16th, 1982, Rostock

40

Annie Lööf

Swedish politician and party leader of the Swedish Center Party, former minister of enterprise

*July 16th, 1983, Värnamo parish

50

Stefano Garzelli

Italian road racing cyclist

*July 16th, 1973, Varese

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

35

Eric Johannesen

German rower

*July 16th, 1988, Oberhausen

54

Sahra Wagenknecht

German politician (born 1969)

*July 16th, 1969, Jena

87

Yasuo Fukuda

Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008

*July 16th, 1936, Takasaki

44

Douglas Murray

British political commentator

*July 16th, 1979, Hammersmith

41

Steve Hooker

Australian pole vaulter

*July 16th, 1982, Melbourne

29

Jonas Rapp

German cyclist

*July 16th, 1994, Rockenhausen

59

Clare of Assisi

Italian saint

*July 16th, 1194, Assisi †August 11th, 1253, Assisi

31

Jarosław Zyskowski

Basketball player (1992-)

*July 16th, 1992, Wrocław

66

Richard LeParmentier

American actor (1946-2013)

*July 16th, 1946, Pittsburgh †April 15th, 2013, Austin

56

Will Ferrell

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967)

*July 16th, 1967, Irvine

72

Marc Bogaerts

Belgian artistic director, choreographer

*July 16th, 1951, Antwerp

83

Ginger Rogers

American actress and dancer (1911–1995)

*July 16th, 1911, Independence †April 25th, 1995, Rancho Mirage

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 16th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1256 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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