January 16th, 1387

Born on January 16th, 1387

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 232,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 237 days, exactly on December 22nd, 2024, people who were born on January 16th, 1387 will be 233,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 16th?

January 16th, 2018

In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.

January 16th, 2016

After gunmen took hostages the previous night at a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, government commandos stormed the premises to bring the situation to an end.

January 16th, 1964

The musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, and went on to win ten Tony Awards, a record that stood for 37 years.

January 16th, 1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the Führerbunker in Berlin, where he would eventually commit suicide.

January 16th, 1942

World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, which later earned him the Medal of Honor.

January 16th, 1905

Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee (pictured) set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.

January 16th, 1883

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

January 16th, 1862

A pumping engine at a colliery in New Hartley, England, broke and fell down the shaft, trapping miners below and resulting in 204 deaths.

January 16th, 1809

Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British's amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.

January 16th, 1780

American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

January 1st, 1970

Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor.

January 16th, 1920

The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.

January 16th, 1275

750 years ago, Edward I permits his mother Eleanor of Provence to expel the Jews from the towns Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

January 16th, 1716

King Philip V of Spain promulgates the Nueva Planta decree of the Principality of Catalonia, abolishing the Catalan institutions and most of its legislation, being replaced by those of the Castile, thus putting an end to Catalonia as a separate political entity and becoming a province of the new French-style Kingdom of Spain.

January 16th, 2020

The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.

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

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

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

71

Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll

German classical philologist

*January 16th, 1819, Sechshelden †June 19th, 1890, Weilburg

29

Yebba

American singer

*January 16th, 1995, Arkansas

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

44

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American actor

*January 16th, 1980, Manhattan

43

Bobby Zamora

English association football player (born 1981)

*January 16th, 1981, Barking

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

58

Diana Wynyard

English actress (1906-1964)

*January 16th, 1906, London †May 13th, 1964, London

75

Johannes Rau

President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 July 2004

*January 16th, 1931, Wuppertal †January 27th, 2006, Berlin

65

Conny Vandenbos

Dutch singer (1937–2002)

*January 16th, 1937, The Hague †April 7th, 2002, Amsterdam

84

Franz Müntefering

German politician and industrial manager

*January 16th, 1940, Neheim-Hüsten

76

Gregor Gysi

German lawyer and left-wing politician

*January 16th, 1948, Berlin

75

Norbert Kartmann

German politician

*January 16th, 1949, Nieder-Weisel

30

Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland

English duke (1362-1392)

*January 16th, 1362, England †November 22nd, 1392, Leuven

72

Fulgencio Batista

President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

*January 16th, 1901, Banes †August 6th, 1973, Marbella

82

Lothar Metz

East German wrestler

*January 16th, 1939, Meerane †January 23rd, 2021, Rostock

50

Kate Moss

English supermodel and businesswoman

*January 16th, 1974, Addiscombe

67

Alfred Grünwald

Austrian writer (1884-1951)

*January 16th, 1884, Vienna †February 24th, 1951, New York City

92

Willem Aantjes

Dutch politician (1923–2015)

*January 16th, 1923, Bleskensgraaf †October 22nd, 2015, Utrecht

41

Derek Riordan

Scottish association football player (born 1983)

*January 16th, 1983, Edinburgh

55

Roy Jones Jr.

American boxer, rapper and actor

*January 16th, 1969, Pensacola

54

John C. Breckinridge

Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*January 16th, 1821, Lexington †May 17th, 1875, Lexington

36

Nicklas Bendtner

Danish association football player

*January 16th, 1988, Copenhagen

65

Sade Adu

British singer

*January 16th, 1959, Ibadan

40

Stephan Lichtsteiner

Swiss footballer

*January 16th, 1984, Adligenswil

50

George Pickett

Confederate Army general

*January 16th, 1825, Richmond †July 30th, 1875, Norfolk

37

Greivis Vásquez

Venezuelan professional basketball player

*January 16th, 1987, Caracas

62

Paul Webb

British musician

*January 16th, 1962, Southend-on-Sea

104

Margaret Booth

American film editor

*January 16th, 1898, Los Angeles †October 28th, 2002, Los Angeles

44

Lars Bak

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1980

*January 16th, 1980, Silkeborg

39

Sidharth Malhotra

Indian Actor

*January 16th, 1985, New Delhi

71

Susan Sontag

American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004)

*January 16th, 1933, New York City †December 28th, 2004, New York City

70

Felicia Afrăsiloaie

Romanian rower

*January 16th, 1954, Piatra Neamț

69

Klaus-Dieter Kurrat

East German sprinter

*January 16th, 1955, Nauen

50

Kati Winkler

German ice dancer

*January 16th, 1974, Chemnitz

65

Bayinnaung

King of Burma

*January 16th, 1516, Taungoo †November 10th, 1581, Bago

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1387 is a normal year and no leap year.

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