February 16th, 1549

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Born on February 16th, 1549 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
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What happened on February 16th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 16th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1549)

Born on February 16th, 1549

Weekday

Wednesday

February 16th, 1549 was a Wednesday.

Age

475

People born on February 16th, 1549 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 475 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1549 - February 19th, 1549

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 372 days, exactly on July 10th, 2025, people who were born on February 16th, 1549 will be 174,000 days old!

173,628 Days

24,804 Weeks

5,704 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, Paris

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian musician

*February 16th, 1990, Nord-Aurdal Municipality

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

Wang Zhengming

Chinese badminton player

*February 16th, 1990, Guangzhou

Chen Jiayuan

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Fujian

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

*February 16th, 1941, Vyatskoye †December 17th, 2011, Pyongyang

Kanō Eitoku

Japanese artist (1543-1590)

*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

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

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer (1497–1560)

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

Gerhard Pfohl

German medical historian, archaeologist and classical philologist

*February 16th, 1929, Železná Ruda †June 29th, 2016, Nuremberg

Rickie Lambert

English footballer

*February 16th, 1982, Kirkby

Ernst Haeckel

German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist

*February 16th, 1834, Potsdam †August 9th, 1919, Jena

Same year
Born in 1549

Francesco Maria del Monte

Cardinal and patron of music and art in Rome

*July 5th, 1549, Venice †August 27th, 1627, Rome

Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin

Daughter of Margrave John of Küstrin

*August 10th, 1549, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 30th, 1602, Old Cölln

Johann Pappus

German theologian

*January 16th, 1549, Lindau †July 13th, 1610, Strasbourg

Sir Henry Savile

English bible translator (1549-1622)

*November 30th, 1549, Yorkshire †February 19th, 1622, Eton

Kryštof z Lobkovic

Czech poet, hofmeister and valet

*April 28th, 1549, Horšovský Týn †May 25th, 1609, Prague

Ferdinando I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609)

*July 30th, 1549, Florence †February 3rd, 1609, Florence

Francesco Soriano

Italian composer of the Renaissance, born 1548 or 1549, died 29 July 1621

*January 1st, 1549, Soriano nel Cimino †July 19th, 1621, Rome

Ottilia von Fürstenberg

*February 21st, 1549, Ense †March 7th, 1621

Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1549-1580)

*November 1st, 1549, Palace of the Counts of Benavente, Cigales †October 26th, 1580, Badajoz

Anna Elisabeth of Palatinate-Simmern

(1549-1609)

*July 23rd, 1549, Simmern †September 20th, 1609, La Petite-Pierre

Francis Solanus

Spanish missionary and saint

*March 10th, 1549, Montilla †July 14th, 1610, Lima

Duchess Sabine of Württemberg

Princess of Württemberg by birth, and by marriage, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1549-1581)

*July 2nd, 1549, Montbéliard †August 17th, 1581, Rotenburg an der Fulda

Princess Elizabeth of Sweden

Swedish princess; daughter of Gustav I of Sweden and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1549-1597)

*April 4th, 1549, Kungsör †November 12th, 1597, Stockholm

Kaspar Ulenberg

German theologian

*December 24th, 1549, Lippstadt †February 16th, 1617, Cologne

Philippe de Mornay

French theologian (1549-1623)

*November 5th, 1549, Buhy †November 11th, 1623, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre

Jakob Ebert

German theologian

*January 26th, 1549, Szprotawa †February 5th, 1614, Frankfurt (Oder)

Barnim X, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Stettin

*February 15th, 1549, Wolgast †September 1st, 1603, Szczecin

João de Lucena

Portuguese writer (1549-1600)

*December 27th, 1549, Trancoso †October 2nd, 1600, Lisbon

Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł

Grand Marshal of Lithuanian (1549-1616)

*August 2nd, 1549, Ćmielów †February 28th, 1616, Niasviž

Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

Italian noble

*February 20th, 1549, Pesaro †April 28th, 1631, Urbania

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 16th.

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day, celebrate the independence of Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918 (Lithuania)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Independence_of_Lithuania

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Peratrovich

Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's birthday) (North Korea)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Shining_Star

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVI.II.MDXLIX

16.2.1549

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1549 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1549

February 1549

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5		1	2	3	4	5	6
6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
7	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
8	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
9	28

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February 16th, 1549

Born on February 16th, 1549

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 173,000 days old!

173,628 Days

24,804 Weeks

5,704 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 16th?

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.

The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.

Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country.

World War II: Norwegian commandos destroyed a factory to prevent the German nuclear weapon project from acquiring heavy water.

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.

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.

American Civil War: A Union victory at the Battle of Fort Donelson gave General Ulysses S. Grant the nickname "Unconditional Surrender".

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.

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.

King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire.

A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb, later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis.

The Kyoto Protocol, an extension to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, entered into force.

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.

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.

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?

Same year Born in 1549

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 16th

Abda of Edessa

Elias and companions

Juliana of Nicomedia (Catholic Church)

Onesimus

Charles Todd Quintard (Episcopal Church (USA))

February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's Birthday) (North Korea)

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day, celebrate the independence of Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918 (Lithuania)

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)

Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's birthday) (North Korea)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

16.2.1549

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