February 16th, 1490

Born on February 16th, 1490

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 195,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 892 days, exactly on October 4th, 2026, people who were born on February 16th, 1490 will be 196,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 16th?

February 16th, 1983

The Ash Wednesday bushfires burned over half a million acres (over 2,000 km2) each in both South Australia and Victoria, killing 75 people and injuring 2,676 others.

February 16th, 1961

The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.

February 16th, 1959

Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country.

February 16th, 1943

World War II: Norwegian commandos destroyed a factory to prevent the German nuclear weapon project from acquiring heavy water.

February 16th, 1936

The Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, came to power in the Spanish general election, a factor in the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War five months later.

February 16th, 1900

The Southern Cross expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink achieved a new Farthest South of 78° 50'S, making the first landing at the Great Ice Barrier.

February 16th, 1862

American Civil War: A Union victory at the Battle of Fort Donelson gave General Ulysses S. Grant the nickname "Unconditional Surrender".

February 16th, 1804

First Barbary War: Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a U.S. Navy raid to destroy the captured USS Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli (depicted), denying her use to the Barbary States.

February 16th, 1270

Livonian Crusade: In the Battle of Karuse, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved a decisive victory over the Livonian Order on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea.

February 16th, 1249

King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire.

February 16th, 1922

A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb, later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis.

February 16th, 2005

The Kyoto Protocol, an extension to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, entered into force.

February 16th, 1996

Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.

February 16th, 2021

Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the two year anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.

February 16th, 2006

The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

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

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

34

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

30

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

63

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer; (1497-1560)

*February 16th, 1497, Bretten †April 19th, 1560, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, Paris

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

34

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian musician

*February 16th, 1990, Nord-Aurdal

44

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

34

Wang Zhengming

Chinese badminton player

*February 16th, 1990, Guangzhou

33

Chen Jiayuan

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Fujian

33

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

70

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

*February 16th, 1941, Vyatskoye †December 17th, 2011, Pyongyang

60

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

*February 16th, 1514, Feldkirch †December 4th, 1574, Košice

51

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

87

Gerhard Pfohl

German medical historian, archaeologist and classical philologist

*February 16th, 1929, Železná Ruda †June 29th, 2016, Nuremberg

42

Rickie Lambert

English footballer

*February 16th, 1982, Kirkby

85

Ernst Haeckel

German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist

*February 16th, 1834, Potsdam †August 9th, 1919, Jena

77

Leon Ware

American recording artist, songwriter and composer

*February 16th, 1940, Detroit †February 23rd, 2017, Marina del Rey

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55

Friedrich Myconius

German theologian

*December 26th, 1490, Lichtenfels †April 7th, 1546, Gotha

77

Albert, Duke in Prussia

Duke of Prussia from 1525 to 1568

*May 17th, 1490, Ansbach †March 20th, 1568, Burg Tapiau

43

Hans Dürer the Younger

German artist (1490-1534)

*February 21st, 1490, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1534, Kraków

37

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

French general, count of Montpensier; (1490-1527)

*February 17th, 1490, Montpensier †May 6th, 1527, Rome

56

Johann Heß

German theologian

*September 23rd, 1490, Nuremberg †January 5th, 1547, Wrocław

60

Tilemann Platner

German theologian

*November 24th, 1490, Stolberg †November 6th, 1551, Stolberg

66

Valentin Friedland

German educationist

*February 23rd, 1490, Trójca, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †April 26th, 1556, Legnica

83

Ebussuud Effendi

Ottoman Grand Mufti

*December 30th, 1490, İskilip †August 23rd, 1574, Istanbul

57

Bernardo Pisano

Italian composer

*October 12th, 1490, Florence †January 23rd, 1548, Rome

63

Giovanni Salviati

Catholic cardinal

*March 24th, 1490, Florence †October 28th, 1553, Ravenna

71

Giovanni Marinoni

Italian presbyter

*December 25th, 1490, Venice †December 13th, 1562, Naples

56

Fridolin Sicher

Swiss composer

*March 6th, 1490, Bischofszell †June 13th, 1546, Bischofszell

33

Amalie of the Palatinate

Duchess of Pomerania by marriage

*July 25th, 1490, Heidelberg †January 6th, 1524, Szczecin

55

Albert of Mainz

Catholic cardinal

*June 28th, 1490, Old Cölln †September 24th, 1545, Martinsburg

43

Vojtěch I of Pernstein

Czech hofmeister and nobleman

*April 4th, 1490, Moravský Krumlov †March 17th, 1534, Prague

48

Francesco Maria I della Rovere

Italian noble

*March 22nd, 1490, Senigallia †October 20th, 1538, Pesaro

45

Charles Reynolds

Irish Catholic cleric, canonist, and diocesan administrator

*January 1st, 1490, County Leitrim †June 30th, 1535, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1490 is a normal year and no leap year.

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