February 16th, 1522

Born on February 16th, 1522

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 577 days, exactly on November 25th, 2025, people who were born on February 16th, 1522 will be 184,000 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

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

60

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

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

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

63

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer; (1497-1560)

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

53

Gaspard II de Coligny

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

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

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

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

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45

Lamoral, Count of Egmont

General and statesman in Flanders (1522-1568)

*November 18th, 1522, County of Hainaut †June 5th, 1568, City of Brussels

34

Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1527-1553)

*March 28th, 1522, Ansbach †January 8th, 1557, Pforzheim

52

Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Princess and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1522-1575)

*July 13th, 1522, Kraków †May 28th, 1575, Schöningen

43

Lodovico Ferrari

Italian mathematician (1522-1565)

*February 2nd, 1522, Bologna †October 5th, 1565, Bologna

82

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Italian naturalist (1522-1605)

*September 11th, 1522, Bologna †May 4th, 1605, Bologna

63

Margaret of Parma

Italian noble (1522-1586)

*July 5th, 1522, Oudenaarde †January 18th, 1586, Ortona

74

Joachim von Beust

German judge and author (1522-1597)

*April 19th, 1522, Möckern †February 4th, 1597, Planitz

42

Miyoshi Nagayoshi

Japanese samurai and daimyo who was lord of the Miyoshi clan during the Sengoku period

*March 10th, 1522, Yamashiro Province †August 10th, 1564, Iimoriyama Castle

74

Gabriele Paleotti

Italian cardinal

*October 4th, 1522, Bologna †July 22nd, 1597, Rome

23

Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans

French duke

*January 22nd, 1522, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 9th, 1545, Forest-Montiers

28

Charles II de Croÿ

2nd Duke of Aarschot, 3rd Prince of Chimay and 3rd Count of Beaumont

*July 31st, 1522, Quiévrain †June 24th, 1551, Quiévrain

65

Michael Beuther

German historian (1522-1587)

*October 18th, 1522, Karlstadt am Main †October 27th, 1587, Strasbourg

67

Catherine of Ricci

Italian Dominican Tertiary Religious Sister

*April 23rd, 1522, Florence †February 1st, 1590, Prato

66

Lampert Distelmeyer

German jurist

*February 22nd, 1522, Leipzig †October 12th, 1588, Berlin

54

Heinrich Salmuth

German theologian

*March 2nd, 1522, Schweinfurt †March 20th, 1576, Leipzig

49

Udai Singh II

King of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur (1522-1572)

*August 4th, 1522, Chittorgarh †February 28th, 1572, Gogunda

79

Albert de Gondi

Marshal of France

*November 4th, 1522, Florence †April 12th, 1602, Paris

63

Martin Chemnitz

Lutheran theologian and reformer

*November 9th, 1522, Treuenbrietzen †April 8th, 1586, Brunswick

49

John Jewel

English clergyman and bishop

*May 24th, 1522, Devon †September 23rd, 1571, Monkton Farleigh

68

Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert

Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian (1522-1590)

*January 1st, 1522, Amsterdam †October 29th, 1590, Gouda

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1522 is a normal year and no leap year.

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