December 16th, 1340 was a Friday.
November 23rd, 1340 - December 21st, 1340
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 343 days, exactly on June 8th, 2025, people who were born on December 16th, 1340 will be 250,000 days old!
German composer (1770–1827)
*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, ViennaEnglish novelist (1775–1817)
*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, WinchesterGerman actor and voice actor
*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, BerlinDanish painter (1910-1998)
*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, CopenhagenAmerican anthropologist (1901—1978)
*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York CityEnglish playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer
*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly EstateFirst wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
*December 16th, 1485, Alcalá de Henares †January 7th, 1536, Kimbolton CastleGerman classical archaeologist
*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, OxfordBritish science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)
*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, ColomboBritish scouting pioneer
*December 16th, 1858, Paddington †June 2nd, 1945, EnglandAmerican actress and singer (1924-1989)
*December 16th, 1920, Minneapolis †July 29th, 1989, QueensAmerican film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)
*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, HollywoodEnglish magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399)
*June 24th, 1340, Ghent †February 3rd, 1399, Leicester CastleEnglish Baron
*June 24th, 1340, Epworth †January 1st, 1368, TurkeyByzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410)
*January 1st, 1340, Constantinople †January 1st, 1410, MoscowFixed 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.
M = 1000 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1340 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).