Born on December 16th, 1523
Weekday
Sunday
December 16th, 1523 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)
November 23rd, 1523 - December 21st, 1523
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 243 days, exactly on December 28th, 2024, people who were born on December 16th, 1523 will be 183,000 days old!
182,757 Days
26,108 Weeks
6,004 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 16th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 16th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 16th?
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56 Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer (1770–1827)
*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, Vienna.jpg "Zara Larsson")
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41 Jane Austen
English novelist (1775–1817)
*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, Winchester
50 Catherine of Aragon
First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
*December 16th, 1485, Alcalá de Henares †January 7th, 1536, Kimbolton CastleKarl Heinz Oppel
German actor and voice actor
*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, BerlinEgill Jacobsen
Danish painter (1910-1998)
*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, Copenhagen.jpg "Margaret Mead")
76 Margaret Mead
American anthropologist (1901—1978)
*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York City
73 Noël Coward
English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer
*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly EstateNorbert Kunisch
German classical archaeologist
*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford.jpg "Simon Grayson")
86 Agnes Baden-Powell
British scouting pioneer
*December 16th, 1858, Paddington †June 2nd, 1945, England
58 Hans Bol
Flemish painter and draughtsman (1534-1593)
*December 16th, 1534, Mechelen †November 20th, 1593, Amsterdam
90 Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)
*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo.jpg "Rebecca Forstadt")
Barbara Radziwiłł
(1520-1551) queen-consort of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania
*December 16th, 1520, Vilnius †May 8th, 1551, KrakówSame year
Born in 1523
Marco Antonio Bragadin
Military officer of the Republic of Venice and last Captain-General of Venetian Cyprus (1523-1571)
*April 21st, 1523, Venice †August 17th, 1571, FamagustaAnna Jagiellon
Queen regnant of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania
*October 18th, 1523, Kraków †September 9th, 1596, WarsawMargaret of France, Duchess of Berry
Daughter of King Francis I of France
*June 5th, 1523, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 15th, 1574, TurinEsrom Ruedinger
German philologist, physicist, historian, and teacher
*January 1st, 1523, Bamberg †December 2nd, 1590, Altdorf bei NürnbergKunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Margravine of Baden
*June 17th, 1523, Ansbach †February 27th, 1558, PforzheimKaspar Eberhard
German theologian (1523-1575)
*March 21st, 1523, Schneeberg †October 20th, 1575, Lutherstadt WittenbergBlaise de Vigenère
French cryptographer (1523-1596)
*April 5th, 1523, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule †February 19th, 1596, ParisCharles, Cardinal de Bourbon
Catholic cardinal
*September 22nd, 1523, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †May 9th, 1590, Fontenay-le-ComteRodrigo de Castro Osorio
Spanish cardinal
*March 5th, 1523, Valladolid †September 20th, 1600, SevilleGeorge II of Brieg
Duke of Brzeg from 1547 until his death
*July 18th, 1523, Legnica †May 7th, 1586, BrzegValentin Naboth
German astronomer and mathematician (1523-1593)
*February 13th, 1523, Calau †March 3rd, 1593, Padua
48 Jan Blahoslav
Czech linguist and writer (1523-1571)
*March 2nd, 1523, Přerov †December 4th, 1571, Moravský KrumlovJohannes Haller der Jüngere
Swiss clergyman and reformer
*January 1st, 1523, Amsoldingen †January 1st, 1575Birthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 16th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born) which are celebrated on December 16th.
Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn and John La Farge (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Adams_CramDecember 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_ReconciliationIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Kazakhstan)National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dayNational Sports Day (Thailand)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ThailandThe first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America)
The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_PosadasThe first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines)
The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbang_GabiVictory Day (Bangladesh) and Victory Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
16.12.1523
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1523 is a normal year and no leap year.