February 16th, 1511

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Born on February 16th, 1511 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 16th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 16th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1511)

Born on February 16th, 1511

Weekday

Thursday

February 16th, 1511 was a Thursday.

Age

513

People born on February 16th, 1511 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 513 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1511 - February 19th, 1511

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 187,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 561 days, exactly on November 7th, 2025, people who were born on February 16th, 1511 will be 188,000 days old!

187,439 Days

26,777 Weeks

6,158 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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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?

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

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

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer; (1497-1560)

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

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

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

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian musician

*February 16th, 1990, Nord-Aurdal

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

Wang Zhengming

Chinese badminton player

*February 16th, 1990, Guangzhou

Chen Jiayuan

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Fujian

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

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

Gaspard II de Coligny

French nobleman and admiral and Huguenot leader (1519-1572)

*February 16th, 1519, Châtillon-Coligny †August 24th, 1572, Paris

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

Gerhard Pfohl

German medical historian, archaeologist and classical philologist

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

Rickie Lambert

English footballer

*February 16th, 1982, Kirkby

Ernst Haeckel

German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist

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

Same year
Born in 1511

Giorgio Vasari

Italian painter, architect, writer and historian (1511-1574)

*July 30th, 1511, Arezzo †June 27th, 1574, Florence

Catherine Parr

Sixth wife of Henry VIII; final queen consort of the House of Tudor

*November 30th, 1511, Kendal †September 5th, 1548, Sudeley Castle

Erasmus Ebner

German chemist

*December 21st, 1511, Nuremberg †November 24th, 1577, Helmstedt

Jakob Schegk

German physician and philosopher (1511 – 1587)

*June 6th, 1511, Schorndorf †May 9th, 1587, Tübingen

Jacob Bording

German university teacher (1511-1560)

*November 17th, 1511, Antwerp †September 3rd, 1560, Copenhagen

Anna Fugger

1511 - 1548

*November 3rd, 1511, Augsburg †March 25th, 1548, Babenhausen

Marcin Kromer

Prince-Bishop of Warmia

*November 30th, 1511, Biecz †March 23rd, 1589, Lidzbark Warmiński

Paul Eber

German Lutheran theologian

*November 8th, 1511, Kitzingen †December 10th, 1569, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Jacques Dalbon, Seigneur de Saint Andre

Marshal of France

*November 30th, 1511, Saint-André-d'Apchon †December 19th, 1562, Dreux

Henry, Duke of Cornwall

First son of King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon (1511-1511)

*January 1st, 1511, London †February 23rd, 1511, London

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

*July 9th, 1511, Lauenburg/Elbe †October 7th, 1571, Sønderborg Castle

Bartolomeo Ammannati

Architect and sculptor

*June 18th, 1511, Settignano †April 13th, 1592, Florence

Andreas Hyperius

Flemish theologian (1511-1564)

*May 16th, 1511, Ypres †February 1st, 1564, Marburg

Jean Bauhin

French physician

*August 24th, 1511, Amiens †January 23rd, 1582, Basel

Johannes Secundus

Dutch poet

*November 15th, 1511, The Hague †September 25th, 1536, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

Andrea Cornaro

Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

*December 18th, 1511, Venice †January 30th, 1551, Rome

George Ernest, count of Henneberg-Schleusingen

(1511-1583)

*May 27th, 1511, Schleusingen †December 27th, 1583, Henneberg

Erasmus Reinhold

German astronomer and mathematician

*October 22nd, 1511, Saalfeld †February 19th, 1553, Saalfeld

Wolfgang Hilliger

*November 30th, 1511, Freiberg †November 30th, 1576, Freiberg

Matthias Wanckel

*February 24th, 1511, Kemberg †February 2nd, 1571, Kemberg

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 16th.

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day, celebrate the independence of Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918 (Lithuania)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Independence_of_Lithuania

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Peratrovich

Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's birthday) (North Korea)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Shining_Star

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVI.II.MDXI

16.2.1511

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1511 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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5			1	2	3	4	5
6	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
7	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
8	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
9	27	28

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February 16th, 1511

Born on February 16th, 1511

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 187,000 days old!

187,439 Days

26,777 Weeks

6,158 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 16th?

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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?

Same year Born in 1511

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 16th

Abda of Edessa

Elias and companions

Juliana of Nicomedia (Catholic Church)

Onesimus

Charles Todd Quintard (Episcopal Church (USA))

February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's Birthday) (North Korea)

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day, celebrate the independence of Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918 (Lithuania)

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)

Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's birthday) (North Korea)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

16.2.1511

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