September 16th, 1492

Born on September 16th, 1492

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 16th?

September 16th, 2013

A lone gunman fatally shot twelve people and injured three others at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C.

September 16th, 1992

The British pound was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday, and suffered a major devaluation.

September 16th, 1990

Construction of the Northern Xinjiang railway (terminus pictured) was completed between Ürümqi South and Alashankou, linking the railway lines of China and Kazakhstan and adding a sizeable portion to the Eurasian Land Bridge.

September 16th, 1982

A Lebanese militia under the direct command of Elie Hobeika carried out a massacre in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra and Shatila, killing at least 460 civilians.

September 16th, 1979

Eight people escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a home-made hot air balloon.

September 16th, 1975

The prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 (example pictured), one of the fastest combat jets in the world, made its maiden flight.

September 16th, 1963

Malaysia was formed as an independent nation from the Federation of Malaya, the Colony of Singapore, the Crown Colony of North Borneo, and the Crown Colony of Sarawak.

September 16th, 1961

The U.S. National Hurricane Research Project sought to weaken Hurricane Esther by seeding it with silver iodide, leading to the establishment of Project Stormfury.

September 16th, 1940

Second World War: Italian forces captured the town of Sidi Barrani, but their invasion of Egypt progressed no further.

September 16th, 1920

A bomb in a horse-drawn wagon exploded in front of 23 Wall Street in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring several hundred others.

September 16th, 1844

Felix Mendelssohn completed the score of the Violin Concerto, his final concerto.

September 16th, 1822

French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of Sciences, reported a direct refraction experiment verifying David Brewster's hypothesis that photoelasticity (as we now call it) is stress-induced birefringence.

September 16th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: American colonists defeated British troops at the Battle of Harlem Heights (depicted) on the island of Manhattan.

September 16th, 0681

At the Third Council of Constantinople, Pope Honorius I was posthumously excommunicated, with his support for monothelitism deemed to be heretical.

September 16th, 2022

The death of Mahsa Amini occurred, which sparked worldwide protests.

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

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

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

48

Candra Wijaya

Badminton player

*September 16th, 1975, Cirebon City

93

Albert Szent-Györgyi

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986)

*September 16th, 1893, Budapest †October 22nd, 1986, Woods Hole

58

Karl-Heinz Riedle

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1965, Weiler-Simmerberg

31

Nick Jonas

American singer, actor and musician

*September 16th, 1992, Dallas

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

35

Henry V of England

King of England from 1413 to 1422

*September 16th, 1386, Monmouth Castle †August 31st, 1422, Château de Vincennes

91

Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1923–2015)

*September 16th, 1923, Singapore †March 23rd, 2015, Singapore General Hospital

65

Jennifer Tilly

American actress

*September 16th, 1958, Harbor City

76

Dieter Riedel

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1947, Gröditz

89

B. B. King

American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)

*September 16th, 1925, Berclair †May 14th, 2015, Las Vegas

89

Lauren Bacall

American actress and model (1924–2014)

*September 16th, 1924, The Bronx †August 12th, 2014, Manhattan

59

Britta Altenkamp

German politician

*September 16th, 1964, Essen

80

Francesco Maurolico

Greek mathematician and astronomer (*1494 – †1575)

*September 16th, 1494, Messina †July 22nd, 1575, Messina

58

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

German-born British financier (1777–1836)

*September 16th, 1777, Frankfurt †July 28th, 1836, Frankfurt

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

52

Amy Poehler

American actress

*September 16th, 1971, Newton

54

Armin Medosch

Austrian journalist, researcher and curator

*September 16th, 1962, Graz †February 23rd, 2017, Vienna

77

Alfred Noyes

English poet

*September 16th, 1880, Wolverhampton †June 28th, 1958, Ventnor

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57

Margaret of Valois-Angoulême

Queen consort of Navarre

*April 11th, 1492, Angoulême †December 21st, 1549, Odos

93

Martín de Azpilcueta

Spanish theologian and economist

*December 13th, 1492, Barásoain †June 1st, 1586, Rome

73

Bartholomaeus Rieseberg

German theologian

*August 24th, 1492, Mieste †August 10th, 1566, Gardelegen

72

Ambrosius Blarer

Swiss theologian

*April 4th, 1492, Constance †December 6th, 1564, Winterthur

64

Pietro Aretino

Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)

*March 31st, 1492, Arezzo †October 21st, 1556, Venice

48

Juan Luis Vives

Spanish philosopher

*March 6th, 1492, Valencia †May 6th, 1540, Bruges

26

Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino

Italian noble (1492-1519)

*September 12th, 1492, Florence †May 4th, 1519, Careggi

72

Sabina of Bavaria

Bavarian Duchess

*April 24th, 1492, Munich †August 30th, 1564, Nürtingen

64

Georg Rörer

German theologian

*October 1st, 1492, Deggendorf †April 24th, 1557, Jena

69

Anne d'Alençon

Marquise of Montferrat (1492-1562)

*October 30th, 1492, Alençon †October 18th, 1562, Casale Monferrato

66

Philip I of Nassau-Wiesbaden

Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1511-1554)

*April 26th, 1492, Cologne †June 6th, 1558, Idstein

57

Andrea Alciato

Italian jurist and writer (1492–1550)

*May 8th, 1492, Milan †January 12th, 1550, Pavia

73

Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince

*August 1st, 1492, Köthen †March 23rd, 1566, Zerbst

73

Johan Rantzau

German general

*November 12th, 1492, Steinburg †December 12th, 1565, Breitenburg

65

John II

Count Palatine of Simmern

*March 21st, 1492, Simmern †May 18th, 1557, Simmern

89

Matteo Tafuri

Italian alchemist

*August 8th, 1492, Soleto †June 13th, 1582, Soleto

81

Donato Giannotti

Italian writer (1492-1574)

*November 27th, 1492, Florence †December 27th, 1573, Rome

3

Elizabeth Tudor

English princess

*July 2nd, 1492, Richmond Palace †September 14th, 1495, Eltham Palace

72

Simone Pasqua

Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

*November 17th, 1492, Genoa †September 4th, 1565, Rome

50

Wernher Steiner

Swiss historian

*January 1st, 1492, Zug †January 1st, 1542, Zürich

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Leap year

Yes: 1492 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).

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