February 16th, 1527

Born on February 16th, 1527

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 181,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 401 days, exactly on June 4th, 2025, people who were born on February 16th, 1527 will be 182,000 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

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

60

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

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

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

53

Gaspard II de Coligny

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

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

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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Born in 1527

71

Philip II of Spain

16th-century King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598

*May 21st, 1527, Palacio de Pimentel †September 13th, 1598, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

49

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

King of the Romans, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1527-1576)

*July 31st, 1527, Vienna †October 12th, 1576, Regensburg

81

John Dee

16th-century English mathematician, astrologer, and alchemist

*July 13th, 1527, London †November 30th, 1608, Mortlake

71

Abraham Ortelius

Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)

*April 14th, 1527, Antwerp †June 28th, 1598, Antwerp

76

Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

*March 5th, 1527, Schwerin †March 14th, 1603, Güstrow

69

Siegfried Sack

German author and theologian

*March 12th, 1527, Nordhausen †September 2nd, 1596, Magdeburg

58

Marcin Gerstmann

Polish bishop (1527-1585)

*March 8th, 1527, Bolesławiec †May 23rd, 1585, Nysa

57

Luca Cambiaso

Italian painter (1527-1585)

*October 18th, 1527, Moneglia †September 6th, 1585, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

28

Agnes of Hesse

German noblewoman, by marriage Electress consort of Saxony

*May 31st, 1527, Marburg †November 4th, 1555, Weimar

83

Pedro de Ribadeneira

Spanish hagiologist

*November 1st, 1527, Toledo †September 22nd, 1611, Madrid

63

Anna Sophie of Prussia

Duchess of Prussia and Duchess of Mecklenburg

*June 11th, 1527, Königsberg †February 6th, 1591, Lübz

35

Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe (1527-1563)

*December 6th, 1527, Detmold †April 15th, 1563, Detmold

68

John Lesley

Scottish bishop (1527–1596)

*September 29th, 1527, Scotland †May 31st, 1596, Brussels metropolitan area

17

Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal

Intanta of Portugal, Princess of Asturias, Duchess of Milan

*October 15th, 1527, Coimbra †July 12th, 1545, Valladolid

63

Hugues Doneau

French lawyer

*December 23rd, 1527, Chalon-sur-Saône †May 4th, 1591, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

52

Johannes Stadius

Astronomer, astrologer, mathematician

*May 1st, 1527, Loenhout †June 17th, 1579, Paris

52

William Drury

English politician, died 1579

*October 2nd, 1527, Hawstead †October 13th, 1579, Waterford

77

Johann Hermann

(1527-1605) German physician

*October 16th, 1527, Nördlingen †May 7th, 1605, Wrocław

59

Ludwig Lavater

Swiss theologian

*March 1st, 1527, Kyburg Castle †July 15th, 1586, Zürich

67

Barbara of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brieg

German princess

*August 10th, 1527, Berlin †January 2nd, 1595, Brzeg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1527 is a normal year and no leap year.

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