November 16th, 1442

Born on November 16th, 1442

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 212,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 640 days, exactly on January 18th, 2026, people who were born on November 16th, 1442 will be 213,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 (pictured), 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, the Canadian Métis leader and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel was hanged for high treason.

November 16th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: Fort Washington on Manhattan was captured from the Patriots by British and Hessian units.

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 (depiction shown) 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, was published.

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

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

68

Guillermo Lasso

47th president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

20

Ana Castela

Brazilian singer

*November 16th, 2003, Amambai

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

38

Sanna Marin

Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023

*November 16th, 1985, Helsinki

25

Bol Bol

South Sudanese-American basketball player

*November 16th, 1998, Khartoum

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

23

Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti

Badminton player

*November 16th, 2000, Jonggol

46

Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress and filmmaker (born 1977)

*November 16th, 1977, Manhattan

55

James Parks

American actor

*November 16th, 1968, Ventura County

65

Jean le Rond d'Alembert

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

*November 16th, 1717, Paris †October 29th, 1783, Paris

25

Karel Hynek Mácha

Czech poet, traveller, playwright, lawyer and writer

*November 16th, 1810, Prague †November 6th, 1836, Litoměřice

53

Martha Plimpton

American actress

*November 16th, 1970, New York City

81

Joanna Pettet

British-born Canadian actress (b. 1942)

*November 16th, 1942, London

27

Brendan Murray

Irish singer

*November 16th, 1996, Galway

92

Gene Amdahl

American physicist (1922-2015)

*November 16th, 1922, Flandreau †November 10th, 2015, Palo Alto

28

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Cameroonian footballer

*November 16th, 1995, Yaoundé

68

Guy Stockwell

American actor (1933-2002)

*November 16th, 1933, Hollywood †February 6th, 2002, Prescott

30

Stefan Küng

Swiss cyclist

*November 16th, 1993, Wilen

75

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto

Florentine philosopher

*November 16th, 1446, Florence †April 10th, 1522, Florence

40

Alexander Blok

Russian poet (1880–1921)

*November 16th, 1880, Saint Petersburg †August 7th, 1921, Saint Petersburg

Same year
Born in 1442

40

Edward IV of England

King from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483

*April 28th, 1442, Rouen †April 9th, 1483, Westminster

44

Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus

Queen Regnant of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia

*November 30th, 1442, Nicosia †July 16th, 1487, Rome

69

Oswald I van den Bergh

28 Feb 1442 - 1506

*February 28th, 1442, 's-Heerenberg †May 3rd, 1511, Zaltbommel

56

Galeotto I Pico

15th-century Italian soldier and nobleman

*August 3rd, 1442, Mirandola †April 7th, 1499, Mirandola

76

Vannozza dei Cattanei

Italian noble

*July 13th, 1442, Mantua †November 24th, 1518, Rome

37

Margaret of Bavaria, Marchioness of Mantua

Marchioness consort of Mantua (1442-1479)

*January 10th, 1442, Munich †October 23rd, 1479, Mantua

80

Johannes Nuhn

German author and historian

*January 25th, 1442, Bad Hersfeld †January 1st, 1523

31

Anna von Lichtenberg

(1442-1474)

*October 25th, 1442, Lichtenau †January 24th, 1474

Birthdays of famous people

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.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1442 is a normal year and no leap year.

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