August 16th, 1572

Born on August 16th, 1572

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 164,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 29 days, exactly on May 18th, 2024, people who were born on August 16th, 1572 will be 165,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and 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?

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

24

Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland

Queen consort of Poland and Sweden

*August 16th, 1573, Graz †February 10th, 1598, Warsaw

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

55

Francis de Sales

French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church

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

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

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

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

Same year
Born in 1572

65

Ben Jonson

English playwright, poet, and actor (1572–1637)

*June 11th, 1572, Westminster †August 6th, 1637, London

62

Erasmus Widmann

German composer

*January 1st, 1572, Schwäbisch Hall †October 31st, 1634, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

59

Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, musician (1572-1632)

*May 25th, 1572, Kassel †March 15th, 1632, Eschwege

49

William Strachey

English writer

*April 4th, 1572, Saffron Walden †May 31st, 1621, London

65

Cyril Lucaris

Patriarch of Constantinople

*November 13th, 1572, Heraklion †June 27th, 1638, Bosporus Strait

79

Vilem Slavata of Chlum

Czech baroque writer, hofmeister, valet and nobleman

*December 1st, 1572, Kutná Hora †January 19th, 1652, Jindřichův Hradec

77

Ellen Marsvin

Danish noble (1572-1649)

*February 1st, 1572, Landskrona Citadel †November 11th, 1649, Holckenhavn Castle

62

Fakhr-al-Din II

Lebanese prince

*August 6th, 1572, Baakleen †April 13th, 1635, Jezzine

69

Jane Frances de Chantal

French nun

*January 28th, 1572, Dijon †December 13th, 1641, Moulins

69

Francis van Aarssens

Dutch diplomat and statesman (1572-1641)

*September 27th, 1572, City of Brussels †December 27th, 1641, The Hague

32

Prince Daniyal

Mughal prince

*September 11th, 1572, Ajmer †March 19th, 1605, Burhanpur

73

Conrad Bachmann

German librarian, author and historian (1572-1646)

*October 23rd, 1572, Melsungen †April 27th, 1646, Marburg

64

Daniel Sennert

Physician, chemist

*November 25th, 1572, Wrocław †July 21st, 1637, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

48

Rudolph Goclenius the Younger

German physician and professor of physics, astronomy and arithmetic

*August 22nd, 1572, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †March 3rd, 1621, Marburg

80

Ludwig Jungermann

German doctor and botanist (1572-1653)

*July 14th, 1572, Leipzig †June 7th, 1653, Leipzig

47

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg

Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg

*November 8th, 1572, Halle (Saale) †December 23rd, 1619, Berlin

59

Henri of Savoy, Duke of Nemours

Duke of Nemours (1595–1632)

*November 2nd, 1572, Paris †July 10th, 1632, Paris

63

Henry II, Count of Reuss-Gera

Lord of Gera, Lobenstein and Oberkranichfeld (1572-1635)

*June 10th, 1572, Gera †December 3rd, 1635, Gera

60

Francis II, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine

*February 27th, 1572, Nancy †October 14th, 1632, Badonviller

72

Wilhelm Alard

German theologian

*November 22nd, 1572, Wilster †May 8th, 1645, Krempe

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Leap year

Yes: 1572 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).

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