Born on October 16th, 1540
Weekday
Wednesday
October 16th, 1540 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
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Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1540 - October 23rd, 1540
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 394 days, exactly on May 26th, 2025, people who were born on October 16th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,606 Days
25,229 Weeks
5,802 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 16th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 16th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 16th?
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76 Suzanne Somers
American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)
*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs
46 Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900)
*October 16th, 1854, Dublin †November 30th, 1900, Paris
Rembrandt Bugatti
1884-1916 Italian sculptor
*October 16th, 1884, Milan †January 8th, 1916, 7th arrondissement of ParisGerhart Rodenwaldt
German classical archaeologist
*October 16th, 1886, Grunewald †April 27th, 1945, Grunewald
87 Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
*October 16th, 1927, Free City of Danzig †April 13th, 2015, Lübeck
96 Angela Lansbury
Irish-British-American actress and singer (1925–2022)
*October 16th, 1925, St Pancras †October 11th, 2022, Los Angeles.jpg "Tommy Gemmell")
73 Tommy Gemmell
Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)
*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017
65 Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953)
*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston
87 David Ben-Gurion
Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1886–1973)
*October 16th, 1886, Płońsk †December 1st, 1973, Ramat Gan.jpg "Kenneth Lonergan")
61 Kenneth Lonergan
American film director, playwright, and screenwriter
*October 16th, 1962, New York CityErnst Kuzorra
German association football player and manager
*October 16th, 1905, Gelsenkirchen †January 1st, 1990, Gelsenkirchen.jpg "Mary Elizabeth McGlynn")
Same year
Born in 1540
73 El Greco
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)
*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo
55 Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo
91 Thomas Allen
English mathematician
*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College,_by_Domenico_Tintoretto.jpg "Paolo Paruta")
42 Magnus, Duke of Holstein
Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia
*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, PilteneCharles II, Archduke of Austria
Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (1540-1590)
*June 3rd, 1540, Vienna †July 10th, 1590, GrazLudolph van Ceulen
German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
*January 28th, 1540, Hildesheim †December 31st, 1610, Leiden
Joseph Justus Scaliger
French historian (1540-1609)
*August 5th, 1540, Agen †January 21st, 1609, LeidenJohn Sigismund Zápolya
King of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania
*July 7th, 1540, Buda †March 14th, 1571, Alba IuliaMaharana Pratap Singh
16th century ruler of Mewar, India
*May 9th, 1540, Kumbhalgarh †January 19th, 1597, Chavand, RajasthanWon Gyun
Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty
*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, GeojeKatherine Grey
Noblewoman; Potential successor to the English throne (1540-1568)
*August 25th, 1540, Leicester †February 5th, 1568, YoxfordInfanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
Claimant ot the Portuguese throne in 1580
*January 18th, 1540, Lisbon †November 15th, 1614, Vila ViçosaPrincess Cecilia of Sweden
Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern (1540-1627)
*November 16th, 1540, Stockholm †January 27th, 1627, Brussels metropolitan areaEdmund Campion
English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
*January 24th, 1540, London †December 1st, 1581, TyburnJohn VII, Count of Oldenburg
Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1540-1603)
*September 9th, 1540, Oldenburg †November 12th, 1603, OldenburgBarnabe Googe
English politician (1540-1594)
*June 11th, 1540, Alvingham †February 7th, 1594, AlvinghamThomas Schweicker
German artist
*December 21st, 1540, Schwäbisch Hall †October 7th, 1602, Schwäbisch HallBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on October 16th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 16th.
Air Force Day (Bulgaria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_ForceBoss's Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss's_DayBlessed Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church / Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeatificationOctober 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Pope John Paul II Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II_DayDeath anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan (Pakistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_PakistanTeachers' Day (Chile)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_DaysWorld Food Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Food_DayBu-Ma Democratic Protests Commemoration Day (South Korea)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan–Masan_UprisingDate as a Roman numeral / digit
16.10.1540
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1540 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).