February 16th, 1554

Born on February 16th, 1554

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 171,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 259 days, exactly on January 17th, 2025, people who were born on February 16th, 1554 will be 172,000 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

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

63

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer; (1497-1560)

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

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

60

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

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

85

Ernst Haeckel

German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist

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

47

Kanō Eitoku

Japanese artist (1543-1590)

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

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69

Gregory XV

Pope from 1621 to 1623

*January 9th, 1554, Bologna †July 8th, 1623, Rome

31

Philip Sidney

English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)

*November 30th, 1554, Kent †October 17th, 1586, Arnhem

73

Giovanni Battista Paggi

Italian painter (1554-1627)

*February 27th, 1554, Genoa †March 12th, 1627, Genoa

37

Elisabeth of Austria

Queen consort of France (1554–1592)

*July 5th, 1554, Vienna †January 22nd, 1592, Vienna

75

Carlo Antonio Procaccini

Italian painter (1571-1630)

*November 30th, 1554, Bologna †January 1st, 1630, Milan

80

William Paddy

English politician

*January 1st, 1554, London †December 22nd, 1634

24

Sebastian of Portugal

King of Portugal (1554-1578)

*January 20th, 1554, Ribeira Palace †August 4th, 1578, Ksar el-Kebir

46

Richard Hooker

English bishop and Anglican Divine

*February 28th, 1554, Heavitree †November 3rd, 1600, Bishopsbourne

77

Catherine de Parthenay

French noblewoman (1554–1631)

*March 22nd, 1554, Mouchamps †October 26th, 1631, Mouchamps

73

Everard van Bronkhorst

Dutch jurist

*March 27th, 1554, Deventer †May 27th, 1627, Leiden

56

Georg Limnäus

Mag. phil. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 1581

*October 23rd, 1554, Jena †September 15th, 1611, Jena

34

Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1578-1588)

*March 18th, 1554, Eisenberg castle ruins †August 6th, 1588, Eisenberg castle ruins

64

Prospero Farinacci

Italian jurist (1554-1618)

*November 1st, 1554, Rome †December 31st, 1618, Rome

68

Leonardus Lessius

Lenaert Leys, Flemish moral theologian from the Jesuit order (1554-1623)

*October 1st, 1554, Brecht †January 15th, 1623, Leuven

57

Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne

French noble (1554-1611)

*March 26th, 1554, Alençon †October 3rd, 1611, Soissons

51

Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg

Count of Bentheim, Tecklenburg, Steinfurt and Limburg, Lord of Rheda (1554-1606)

*October 11th, 1554, Neuenhaus †January 11th, 1606, Tecklenburg

55

Ascanio Persio

Italian linguist (1554-1610)

*March 9th, 1554, Matera †February 1st, 1610, Bologna

73

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

English politician (1554-1628)

*October 3rd, 1554, Alcester †September 30th, 1628, Warwick

39

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg

*January 1st, 1554, Stuttgart †August 28th, 1593, Stuttgart

63

Philip William, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange (1554–1618)

*December 19th, 1554, Buren †February 20th, 1618, City of Brussels

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1554 is a normal year and no leap year.

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