January 16th, 1598

Born on January 16th, 1598

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 155,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 303 days, exactly on February 26th, 2025, people who were born on January 16th, 1598 will be 156,000 days old!

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What happened on January 16th?

January 16th, 2018

In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.

January 16th, 2016

After gunmen took hostages the previous night at a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, government commandos stormed the premises to bring the situation to an end.

January 16th, 1964

The musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, and went on to win ten Tony Awards, a record that stood for 37 years.

January 16th, 1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the Führerbunker in Berlin, where he would eventually commit suicide.

January 16th, 1942

World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, which later earned him the Medal of Honor.

January 16th, 1905

Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee (pictured) set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.

January 16th, 1883

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

January 16th, 1862

A pumping engine at a colliery in New Hartley, England, broke and fell down the shaft, trapping miners below and resulting in 204 deaths.

January 16th, 1809

Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British's amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.

January 16th, 1780

American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

January 1st, 1970

Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor.

January 16th, 1920

The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.

January 16th, 1275

750 years ago, Edward I permits his mother Eleanor of Provence to expel the Jews from the towns Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

January 16th, 1716

King Philip V of Spain promulgates the Nueva Planta decree of the Principality of Catalonia, abolishing the Catalan institutions and most of its legislation, being replaced by those of the Castile, thus putting an end to Catalonia as a separate political entity and becoming a province of the new French-style Kingdom of Spain.

January 16th, 2020

The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.

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

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

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

71

Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll

German classical philologist

*January 16th, 1819, Sechshelden †June 19th, 1890, Weilburg

29

Yebba

American singer

*January 16th, 1995, Arkansas

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

44

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American actor

*January 16th, 1980, Manhattan

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

43

Bobby Zamora

English association football player (born 1981)

*January 16th, 1981, Barking

58

Diana Wynyard

English actress (1906-1964)

*January 16th, 1906, London †May 13th, 1964, London

75

Johannes Rau

President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 July 2004

*January 16th, 1931, Wuppertal †January 27th, 2006, Berlin

65

Conny Vandenbos

Dutch singer (1937–2002)

*January 16th, 1937, The Hague †April 7th, 2002, Amsterdam

76

Gregor Gysi

German lawyer and left-wing politician

*January 16th, 1948, Berlin

75

Norbert Kartmann

German politician

*January 16th, 1949, Nieder-Weisel

72

Fulgencio Batista

President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

*January 16th, 1901, Banes †August 6th, 1973, Marbella

84

Franz Müntefering

German politician and industrial manager

*January 16th, 1940, Neheim-Hüsten

82

Lothar Metz

East German wrestler

*January 16th, 1939, Meerane †January 23rd, 2021, Rostock

50

Kate Moss

English supermodel and businesswoman

*January 16th, 1974, Addiscombe

Same year
Born in 1598

81

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)

*December 7th, 1598, Naples †November 28th, 1680, Rome

68

François Mansart

French architect (1598-1666)

*January 23rd, 1598, Paris †September 23rd, 1666, Paris

65

Francisco de Zurbarán

Spanish painter

*November 7th, 1598, Fuente de Cantos †August 27th, 1664, Madrid

73

Giovanni Battista Riccioli

16th century Italian theologian and astronomer

*April 17th, 1598, Ferrara †June 25th, 1671, Bologna

68

Hans Nansen

Danish politician

*November 28th, 1598, Flensburg †November 12th, 1667, Copenhagen

79

Gilbert Sheldon

Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop of London (1598-1677)

*June 19th, 1598, Staffordshire †November 9th, 1677, Lambeth Palace

47

Matsudaira Tadamasa

[松平忠昌] daimyo of the early Edo period; 3rd lord of Fukui

*January 21st, 1598, Osaka †September 20th, 1645, Edo

79

Sir William Curtius

Resident ambassador of Charles I and II of England to the Holy Roman Empire; Baronet; FRS

*November 30th, 1598, Bensheim †January 23rd, 1678, Frankfurt

56

Christian I of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1598-1654)

*September 3rd, 1598, Birkenfeld †September 6th, 1654, Neuenstein

71

Johann Peter Lotichius

German physician, historian and writer (1598-1669)

*March 8th, 1598, Bad Nauheim †March 31st, 1669, Frankfurt

55

Maarten Tromp

Dutch admiral (1598-1653)

*April 23rd, 1598, Brielle †August 10th, 1653, Scheveningen

77

Isaac Commelin

Dutch historian

*October 19th, 1598, Amsterdam †January 13th, 1676, Amsterdam

63

Johann Crüger

German hymnwriter

*April 9th, 1598, Guben †February 23rd, 1662, Berlin

87

Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy

Marshal of France (1598-1685)

*October 14th, 1598, Paris †November 28th, 1685, Paris

68

Ernst Adalbert von Harrach

Austrian Catholic Cardinal

*November 4th, 1598, Vienna †October 25th, 1667, Vienna

60

Guillaume Colletet

French writer

*March 12th, 1598, Paris †February 11th, 1659, Paris

62

Paul Rotenburger

Organ builder

*November 28th, 1598, Salzburg †October 2nd, 1661, Salzburg

64

William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

German Duke (1598-1662)

*April 11th, 1598, Altenburg †May 17th, 1662, Weimar

56

Eleonora Gonzaga

Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia and Empress Consort of Holy Roman Empire (1598-1655)

*September 23rd, 1598, Mantua †June 27th, 1655, Vienna

61

Giovanni Francesco Busenello

Italian librettist (1598-1659)

*September 24th, 1598, Venice †October 27th, 1659, Legnaro

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1598 is a normal year and no leap year.

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