August 16th, 1267

Born on August 16th, 1267

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 276,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 557 days, exactly on January 9th, 2026, people who were born on August 16th, 1267 will be 277,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 16th?

August 16th, 2009

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.

August 16th, 1986

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

August 16th, 1977

American singer and actor Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

August 16th, 1962

The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best , replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).

August 16th, 1946

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.

August 16th, 1945

The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

August 16th, 1942

The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".

August 16th, 1929

A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

August 16th, 1920

The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent, becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.

August 16th, 1906

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.

August 16th, 1900

Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.

August 16th, 1896

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

August 16th, 1891

San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.

August 16th, 1863

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

August 16th, 1819

Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.

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

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

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

62

Elpidia Carrillo

Mexican actress, producer, and director

*August 16th, 1961, Parácuaro

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

24

Karen Chen

American figure skater

*August 16th, 1999, Fremont

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

70

Annemarie Huber-Hotz

Swiss politician (1948-2019)

*August 16th, 1948, Baar †August 1st, 2019, Schwarzsee

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

61

Steve Carell

American actor and comedian (born 1962)

*August 16th, 1962, Concord

66

Wendell Meredith Stanley

American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)

*August 16th, 1904, Ridgeville †June 15th, 1971, Salamanca

71

Dee Hoty

American actress

*August 16th, 1952, Lakewood

76

Eli Siegel

Latvian-American poet, philosopher (1902-1978)

*August 16th, 1902, New York City †November 8th, 1978, Greenwich Village

58

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria (1951-2010)

*August 16th, 1951, Katsina †May 5th, 2010, Nigerian Presidential Complex

45

Olivier Dussopt

French politician (born 1978)

*August 16th, 1978, Annonay

43

Julien Absalon

French cyclist

*August 16th, 1980, Remiremont

84

Eydie Gormé

American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013)

*August 16th, 1928, The Bronx †August 10th, 2013, Las Vegas

70

Kathie Lee Gifford

French-born American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author

*August 16th, 1953, Paris

48

Taika Waititi

New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian

*August 16th, 1975, Raukokore

85

Rocco Granata

Italian-Belgian singer and accordionist

*August 16th, 1938, Figline Vegliaturo

65

Angela Bassett

American actress

*August 16th, 1958, New York City

73

Charles Bukowski

German-American writer (1920–1994)

*August 16th, 1920, Andernach †March 9th, 1994, San Pedro

53

Manisha Koirala

Nepalese actress (born 1970)

*August 16th, 1970, Kathmandu

73

Arthur Cayley

English mathematician (1821-1896)

*August 16th, 1821, Richmond †January 26th, 1895, Cambridge

78

Menachem Begin

Israeli politician and former Prime Minister (1913-1992)

*August 16th, 1913, Brest †March 9th, 1992, Tel Aviv

86

David Anderson

Canadian cabinet minister

*August 16th, 1937, Victoria

75

Patrick Balkany

French politician

*August 16th, 1948, Neuilly-sur-Seine

46

T. E. Lawrence

British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)

*August 16th, 1888, Tremadog †May 19th, 1935, Bovington Camp

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Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1267 is a normal year and no leap year.

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