March 16th, 1529

Born on March 16th, 1529

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 16th?

March 16th, 2014

Annexation of Crimea: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea held a controversial referendum in which voters overwhelmingly chose to join Russia as a federal subject.

March 16th, 2003

American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer in Rafah while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian house.

March 16th, 2001

A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China, killed 108 people.

March 16th, 1984

William Buckley, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists.

March 16th, 1968

Vietnam War: American soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the Sơn Mỹ village in the Sơn Tịnh District of South Vietnam.

March 16th, 1962

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a charter flight carrying U.S. and South Vietnamese soldiers, disappeared without a trace, prompting one of the largest searches in the history of the Pacific.

March 16th, 1935

Conscription was re-introduced in Germany by the Nazi regime, and the German military was renamed the Wehrmacht.

March 16th, 1872

In the inaugural final of the FA Cup (trophy pictured) Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.

March 16th, 1802

Congress passed the Military Peace Establishment Act, authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the U.S. Military Academy (pictured) at West Point, New York.

March 16th, 1782

American Revolutionary War: Spain captured the island of Roatán from England off the coast of what is now Honduras.

March 16th, 1689

The Royal Welch Fusiliers (cap badge pictured), one of the oldest line-infantry regiments of the British Army, was founded.

March 16th, 1621

Samoset, a member of the Abenaki tribe, walked into Plymouth Colony and greeted the Pilgrims in English (depicted).

March 16th, 1190

Around 150 Jews died inside York Castle, the majority committing mass suicide to avoid being killed by a mob.

March 16th, 0934

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: Chinese general Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor and established Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.

March 18th, 2007

Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem and installed Zedekiah as King of Judah.

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

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

39

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

31

Emily Sweeney

American luger

*March 16th, 1993, Portland

85

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

*March 16th, 1751, Port Conway †June 28th, 1836, Montpelier

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

32

Zuzana Pavelková

Badminton player

*March 16th, 1992, Přerov

22

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil

Badminton player

*March 16th, 2002, Gowa Regency

50

Indra Wijaya

Indonesian and Singaporean badminton player

*March 16th, 1974, Cirebon City

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

65

Jens Stoltenberg

34th Prime Minister of Norway, subsequently 13th Secretary-General of NATO

*March 16th, 1959, Oslo

65

Georg Simon Ohm

German physicist and mathematician

*March 16th, 1789, Erlangen †July 6th, 1854, Munich

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

75

Victor Garber

Canadian actor and singer

*March 16th, 1949, London

53

Mihaela Cârstoi

Romanian skier

*March 16th, 1971, Predeal

35

Gabriel Attal

French politician

*March 16th, 1989, Clamart

53

Alan Tudyk

American actor

*March 16th, 1971, El Paso

60

Jörg Schmadtke

German association football executive

*March 16th, 1964, Düsseldorf

54

Adriana Fonseca

Mexican actress

*March 16th, 1970, Veracruz

87

Teresa Berganza

Spanish mezzo-soprano

*March 16th, 1935, Madrid †May 13th, 2022, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

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70

Fulvio Orsini

Italian humanist, historian, and archaeologist

*December 11th, 1529, Rome †May 18th, 1600, Rome

68

Markus Fugger

German businessman (1529-1597)

*February 14th, 1529, Augsburg †June 18th, 1597, Augsburg

62

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Italian painter (1529-1592)

*June 28th, 1529, Bologna †June 3rd, 1592, Bologna

73

Grace O'Malley

Pirate Queen of Umaill, chieftain of the Ó Máille clan

*November 30th, 1529, County Mayo †November 30th, 1602, County Mayo

65

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Austrian archduke. (1529-1595)

*June 14th, 1529, Linz †January 24th, 1595, Innsbruck

47

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Ruler of Baden-Durlach 1553-1577

*July 24th, 1529, Pforzheim †March 23rd, 1577, Durlach

54

Abraham Buchholzer

German historian and theologian

*September 28th, 1529, Dahme/Mark †June 14th, 1584, Kożuchów

53

Günther XLI, Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt

Count of Schwarzburg and later Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt

*September 25th, 1529, Sondershausen †May 23rd, 1583, Antwerp

52

Michael Neander

German astronomer

*April 3rd, 1529, Jáchymov †October 23rd, 1581, Jena

69

Josua Maaler

Swiss pastor and lexicographer (1529-1599)

*June 15th, 1529, Zürich †June 5th, 1599, Glattfelden

46

Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess

*May 12th, 1529, Ansbach †November 2nd, 1575, Berlin

61

Anna of Hesse

Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken

*October 26th, 1529, Kassel †July 10th, 1591, Meisenheim

86

Étienne Pasquier

French lawyer (1529-1615)

*June 7th, 1529, Paris †September 1st, 1615, Paris

37

Taddeo Zuccari

Italian painter (1529-1566)

*September 1st, 1529, Sant'Angelo in Vado †September 12th, 1566, Rome

67

Francesco Patrizi

Venetian philosopher and scientist (1529-1597)

*April 25th, 1529, Cres (town) †February 6th, 1597, Rome

57

Leonhart Zollikofer

Swiss politician (1529-1587)

*December 2nd, 1529, St. Gallen †April 25th, 1587, St. Gallen

66

John Frederick II

Duke of Saxony

*January 8th, 1529, Torgau †May 9th, 1595, Steyr

44

Johann IV. von Hoya

German nobleman in the 16c

*April 18th, 1529, Vyborg †April 5th, 1574, Schloss Ahaus

76

Bernardo Davanzati

Italian economist and agronomist (1529-1606)

*August 31st, 1529, Florence †March 29th, 1606, Florence

53

Nicolaus Cisnerus

German university teacher and writer (1529-1583)

*March 24th, 1529, Mosbach †March 6th, 1583, Heidelberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1529 is a normal year and no leap year.

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