August 16th, 1551

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Born on August 16th, 1551 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 16th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 16th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1551)

Born on August 16th, 1551

Weekday

Thursday

August 16th, 1551 was a Thursday.

Age

472

People born on August 16th, 1551 will turn 473 this year (2024), in exactly 110 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1551 - August 23rd, 1551

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 349 days, exactly on April 12th, 2025, people who were born on August 16th, 1551 will be 173,000 days old!

172,651 Days

24,664 Weeks

5,672 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 16th?

August 16th, 2009

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.

August 16th, 1986

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

August 16th, 1977

American singer and actor Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

August 16th, 1962

The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best , replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).

August 16th, 1946

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.

August 16th, 1945

The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

August 16th, 1942

The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".

August 16th, 1929

A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

August 16th, 1920

The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent, becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.

August 16th, 1906

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.

August 16th, 1900

Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.

August 16th, 1896

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

August 16th, 1891

San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.

August 16th, 1863

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

August 16th, 1819

Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.

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

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

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

Agostino Carracci

Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1557-1602)

*August 16th, 1557, Bologna †March 22nd, 1602, Parma

Francis de Sales

French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church

*August 16th, 1567, Château de Thorens †December 28th, 1622, Lyon

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

Same year
Born in 1551

Henry III of France

King of France from 1574 to 1589

*September 19th, 1551, Palace of Fontainebleau †August 2nd, 1589, Saint-Cloud

William Camden

(1551–1623) English antiquarian

*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, Chislehurst

Vasili IV of Russia

Russian tsar

*November 30th, 1551, Nizhny Novgorod †September 12th, 1612, Gostynin

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)

*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, Graz

Václav Budovec z Budova

Czech diplomat, politician and writer (1551-1621)

*August 28th, 1551, Hradec Králové †June 21st, 1621, Prague

Jacopo da Empoli

Italian painter (1551-1640)

*April 30th, 1551, Florence †September 30th, 1640, Florence

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1551-1602)

*January 14th, 1551, Agra †August 12th, 1602, Lahore

Wilhelm Friedrich Lutz

German theologian

*March 7th, 1551, Tübingen †April 17th, 1597, Nördlingen

Charlotte de Sauve

French courtesan

*October 26th, 1551, Kingdom of France †September 30th, 1617, Paris

Martin Delrio

Belgian theologian

*May 17th, 1551, Antwerp †October 19th, 1608, Leuven

Anne Erica of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German countess and abbess

*September 17th, 1551, Korbach †August 11th, 1611, Arolsen Castle

Anastasius Germonius

Roman Catholic archbishop

*February 27th, 1551, Sale delle Langhe †August 4th, 1627, Madrid

Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)

*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, Nuremberg

Alessandro Alberti

Italian painter (1551-1596)

*January 1st, 1551, Sansepolcro †July 10th, 1596, Rome

Nicolaus Reimers

German astronomer (1551-1600)

*February 2nd, 1551, Hennstedt †August 15th, 1600, Prague

Franz Hildesheim

German historian

*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin

Giovanni I Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1551-1629)

*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, Venice

Giulio Caccini

Italian composer

*October 8th, 1551, Rome †December 10th, 1618, Florence

Lothar von Metternich

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, Koblenz

Michael Triller

*May 17th, 1551, Graba †May 17th, 1610, Sangerhausen

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 16th

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

Translation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_of_Edessa

August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)

Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gozan_no_Okuribi

National Airborne Day (United States)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Airborne_Day

Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Dominican_Republic

The first day of the Independence Days, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Gabon

Xicolatada (Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xicolatada

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVI.VIII.MDLI

16.8.1551

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1551

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August 16th, 1551

Born on August 16th, 1551

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 172,000 days old!

172,651 Days

24,664 Weeks

5,672 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 16th?

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

American singer and actor Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best , replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.

The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".

A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent, becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.

Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.

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

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

Same year Born in 1551

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 16th

Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)

Children's Day (Paraguay)

Ana Petra Pérez Florido

Armel (Armagillus)

Diomedes of Tarsus

Roch

Stephen I of Hungary

Translation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)

August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)

National Airborne Day (United States)

Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)

The first day of the Independence Days, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.

Xicolatada (Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

16.8.1551

Legend

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Calendar
August 1551

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