February 16th, 1603

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Born on February 16th, 1603 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 16th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 16th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1603)

Born on February 16th, 1603

Weekday

Sunday

February 16th, 1603 was a Sunday.

Age

421

People born on February 16th, 1603 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 421 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1603 - February 19th, 1603

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 153,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 96 days, exactly on October 6th, 2024, people who were born on February 16th, 1603 will be 154,000 days old!

153,904 Days

21,986 Weeks

5,056 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

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?

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

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

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

Frederick William of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia

*February 16th, 1620, Berlin Palace †April 29th, 1688, City Palace

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

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

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

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

Charles de Schomberg d' Halluin

Mariscal de Francia (1601-1656)

*February 16th, 1601, Nanteuil-le-Haudouin †June 6th, 1656, Paris

Leon Ware

American recording artist, songwriter and composer

*February 16th, 1940, Detroit †February 23rd, 2017, Marina del Rey

Same year
Born in 1603

Joachim von der Marwitz

*December 7th, 1603, Stanowice, Silesian Voivodeship †May 11th, 1662, Drezdenko

Jacob Tappe

German physician

*August 15th, 1603, Hildesheim †October 10th, 1680, Helmstedt

Roger Williams

English Baptist theologian and author (1603–1683)

*December 21st, 1603, London †November 30th, 1683, Providence

Kenelm Digby

English courtier and diplomat

*July 11th, 1603, Gayhurst †June 11th, 1665, London

Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark

Prince of Denmark and Norway (1603-1647)

*April 10th, 1603, Copenhagen †June 2nd, 1647, Dresden

Abraham Keyser

*March 26th, 1603, Soest †September 30th, 1652

Johann Conrad Dannhauer

German theologian (1603-1666)

*March 24th, 1603, Teningen †November 7th, 1666, Strasbourg

Paolo Antonio Barbieri

Italian painter (1603-1649)

*January 1st, 1603, Cento †January 1st, 1649, Bologna

Pietro Paolini

Italian painter (1603-1681)

*June 3rd, 1603, Lucca †April 12th, 1681, Lucca

John of Nassau-Idstein

Count of Nassau-Idstein (1629-1677)

*November 24th, 1603, Saarbrücken †May 23rd, 1677, Idstein

Augustyn Kordecki

Polish religious leader

*November 16th, 1603, Iwanowice †March 20th, 1673, Wieruszów

Humphrey Mackworth

English lawyer and politician, died 1654

*January 27th, 1603, Betton Strange †January 1st, 1654, London

Simon Bradstreet

Last governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony; husband of poet Anne Bradstreet

*March 18th, 1603, Horbling †March 27th, 1697, Salem

Mario Nuzzi

Italian painter (1603-1673)

*January 19th, 1603, Rome †November 14th, 1673, Rome

Joseph of Cupertino

Italian Conventual Franciscan friar

*June 17th, 1603, Copertino †September 18th, 1663, Osimo

David Denicke

German jurist and hymnwriter (1603-1680)

*January 30th, 1603, Zittau †April 1st, 1680, Hanover

Hermann Mylius von Gnadenfeld

German lawyer and diplomat

*November 10th, 1603, Berne †November 1st, 1657, Oldenburg

Johannes Cocceius

Dutch theologian

*August 9th, 1603, Bremen †November 5th, 1669, Leiden

Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1603-1669)

*February 12th, 1603, Weimar †April 22nd, 1669, Altenburg

Lennart Torstensson

Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (1603-1651)

*August 17th, 1603, Forstena †April 7th, 1651, Stockholm

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.MDCIII

16.2.1603

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1603 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1603

February 1603

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

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February 16th, 1603

Born on February 16th, 1603

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 153,000 days old!

153,904 Days

21,986 Weeks

5,056 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 1603

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

16.2.1603

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