November 16th, 1421

Born on November 16th, 1421

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 220,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 174 days, exactly on December 14th, 2026, people who were born on November 16th, 1421 will be 221,000 days old!

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What happened on November 16th?

November 16th, 2020

The El Dorado Fire in California, United States, was extinguished after 71 days, having destroyed 20 structures and killed one firefighter.

November 16th, 2002

The first case of SARS, a zoonotic respiratory coronavirus disease, was recorded in Guangdong, China.

November 16th, 1997

Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, released on ostensibly medical grounds after spending eighteen years in prison, was deported to the United States.

November 16th, 1992

In Suffolk, England, a local man found the largest hoard of Roman silver and gold in Britain (sample pictured), including the largest collection of 4th- and 5th-century gold and silver coins ever discovered within the former Roman Empire.

November 16th, 1981

About 30 million people watched the fictional couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber wed on the television show General Hospital in the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history.

November 16th, 1973

U.S. president Richard Nixon signed an act authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline to transport oil from the Beaufort Sea to the Gulf of Alaska.

November 16th, 1967

Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashed after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport, Russia, killing all 107 people aboard.

November 16th, 1944

World War II: Operation Queen commenced with one of the heaviest Allied tactical bombings of the war, attacking German targets in the Rur valley.

November 16th, 1914

World War I: Austro-Hungarian forces launched an assault against Serbian defensive positions at the Kolubara river, beginning the Battle of Kolubara.

November 16th, 1885

After a five-day trial following the North-West Rebellion, Louis Riel, a Canadian Métis leader and "Father of Manitoba", was hanged for high treason.

November 16th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: A Dutch fort on Sint Eustatius fired The First Salute to an American brig (pictured), marking the first international recognition of the American flag.

November 16th, 1632

King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years' War.

November 16th, 1532

Spanish conquest of Peru: Conquistador Francisco Pizarro orchestrated a surprise attack in Cajamarca, capturing the Inca emperor, Atahualpa.

November 16th, 1476

With the help of Stephen III and Stephen Báthory, Vlad the Impaler ousted Basarab the Old and became the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.

November 16th, 0534

The second edition of the Code of Justinian, a codification of Roman law by Byzantine emperor Justinian I (pictured), was published.

Public holidays on November 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest day on which Day of Repentance and Prayer can fall, while November 22 is the latest; celebrated 11 days before Advent Sunday) which are celebrated on November 16th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1421 is a normal year and no leap year.

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