January 16th, 1515

Born on January 16th, 1515

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 186,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 923 days, exactly on January 11th, 2027, people who were born on January 16th, 1515 will be 187,000 days old!

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What happened on January 16th?

January 16th, 2018

In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.

January 16th, 2016

After gunmen took hostages the previous night at a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, government commandos stormed the premises to bring the situation to an end.

January 16th, 1964

The musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, and went on to win ten Tony Awards, a record that stood for 37 years.

January 16th, 1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the Führerbunker in Berlin, where he would eventually commit suicide.

January 16th, 1942

World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, which later earned him the Medal of Honor.

January 16th, 1905

Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee (pictured) set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.

January 16th, 1883

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

January 16th, 1862

A pumping engine at a colliery in New Hartley, England, broke and fell down the shaft, trapping miners below and resulting in 204 deaths.

January 16th, 1809

Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British's amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.

January 16th, 1780

American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

January 1st, 1970

Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor.

January 16th, 1920

The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.

January 16th, 1275

750 years ago, Edward I permits his mother Eleanor of Provence to expel the Jews from the towns Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

January 16th, 1716

King Philip V of Spain promulgates the Nueva Planta decree of the Principality of Catalonia, abolishing the Catalan institutions and most of its legislation, being replaced by those of the Castile, thus putting an end to Catalonia as a separate political entity and becoming a province of the new French-style Kingdom of Spain.

January 16th, 2020

The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.

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

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

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress, born 1982

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

65

Bayinnaung

King of Burma

*January 16th, 1516, Taungoo †November 10th, 1581, Bago

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

71

Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll

German classical philologist

*January 16th, 1819, Sechshelden †June 19th, 1890, Weilburg

29

Yebba

American singer

*January 16th, 1995, Arkansas

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

44

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American actor, composer and director

*January 16th, 1980, Manhattan

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

43

Bobby Zamora

English association football player (born 1981)

*January 16th, 1981, Barking

58

Diana Wynyard

English actress (1906-1964)

*January 16th, 1906, London †May 13th, 1964, London

75

Johannes Rau

President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 July 2004

*January 16th, 1931, Wuppertal †January 27th, 2006, Berlin

84

Franz Müntefering

German politician and industrial manager

*January 16th, 1940, Neheim-Hüsten

76

Gregor Gysi

German lawyer and left-wing politician

*January 16th, 1948, Berlin

75

Norbert Kartmann

German politician

*January 16th, 1949, Nieder-Weisel

72

Fulgencio Batista

President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

*January 16th, 1901, Banes †August 6th, 1973, Marbella

82

Lothar Metz

East German wrestler

*January 16th, 1939, Meerane †January 23rd, 2021, Rostock

67

Alfred Grünwald

Austrian writer (1884-1951)

*January 16th, 1884, Vienna †February 24th, 1951, New York City

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41

Anne of Cleves

Queen consort of England (1515–1557)

*September 22nd, 1515, Düsseldorf †July 16th, 1557, London

67

Teresa of Ávila

Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)

*March 28th, 1515, Gotarrendura †October 15th, 1582, Monastery of the Anunciación

46

Johann Stigel

German specialist in literature, university teacher and writer (1515-1562)

*May 13th, 1515, Gotha †February 11th, 1562, Jena

54

Niccolò Franco

Italian poet and writer

*September 13th, 1515, Benevento †March 11th, 1570, Rome

37

Caspar Othmayr

German Protestant priest, theologian and composer (1515-1553)

*March 12th, 1515, Amberg †February 4th, 1553, Nuremberg

70

Ambrosius Lobwasser

German humanist and translator

*January 1st, 1515, Schneeberg †November 17th, 1585, Königsberg

69

Alfonso Salmerón

Spanish biblical scholar and early Jesuit

*September 8th, 1515, Toledo †February 13th, 1585, Naples

64

Vincenzo Borghini

Italian historian (1515-1580)

*October 29th, 1515, Florence †August 15th, 1580, Florence

70

Lucas Cranach the Younger

German Renaissance artist (1515-1586)

*October 4th, 1515, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 25th, 1586, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

64

Christoph Tode

German politician (1515-1579)

*February 24th, 1515, Lübeck †May 24th, 1579, Rondeshagen

62

Margaret Douglas

Daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland

*October 8th, 1515, Northumberland †March 7th, 1578, London Borough of Hackney

39

Yang Jisheng

Chinese statesman

*November 30th, 1515, Rongcheng County †November 30th, 1554

508

Philip Neri

Italian Roman Catholic saint and founder

*July 21st, 1515, Florence

44

Mary of Lorraine

Scottish Queen consort; (1515-1560)

*November 22nd, 1515, Bar-le-Duc †June 11th, 1560, Edinburgh Castle

29

Valerius Cordus

German physician, botanist, and author (1515-1544)

*February 18th, 1515, Kassel †September 25th, 1544, Rome

77

Sibylle of Saxony

Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (1515-1592)

*May 2nd, 1515, Freiberg †July 18th, 1592, Buxtehude

30

Injong of Joseon

12th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*February 25th, 1515, Gyeongbokgung †July 1st, 1545, Gyeongbokgung

50

Mikołaj Radziwiłł Czarny

Lithuanian noble (1515-1565)

*February 4th, 1515, Niasviž †May 28th, 1565, Lukiškės

89

Chiara Matraini

Poet and writer

*June 4th, 1515, Lucca †October 31st, 1604, Lucca

61

Frederick III

Elector Palatine (1515-1576)

*February 14th, 1515, Simmern †October 26th, 1576, Heidelberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1515 is a normal year and no leap year.

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