March 16th, 1607

Born on March 16th, 1607

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What happened on March 16th?

March 16th, 2014

Annexation of Crimea: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea held a controversial referendum in which voters overwhelmingly chose to join Russia as a federal subject.

March 16th, 2003

American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer in Rafah while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian house.

March 16th, 2002

Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern was premiered in Hamburg, together with her Johannes-Passion, by soloists, choirs and orchestras from the Mariinsky Theatre and the NDR.

March 16th, 1984

William Buckley, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists.

March 16th, 1968

Vietnam War: American soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the Sơn Mỹ village in the Sơn Tịnh District of South Vietnam.

March 16th, 1962

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a charter flight carrying U.S. and South Vietnamese soldiers, disappeared without a trace, prompting one of the largest searches in the history of the Pacific.

March 16th, 1935

Conscription was re-introduced in Germany by the Nazi regime, and the German military was renamed the Wehrmacht.

March 16th, 1872

In the inaugural final of the FA Cup Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 in London.

March 16th, 1802

Congress passed the Military Peace Establishment Act, authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the U.S. Military Academy (pictured) at West Point, New York.

March 16th, 1782

American Revolutionary War: Spain captured the island of Roatán from England off the coast of what is now Honduras.

March 16th, 1689

The Royal Welch Fusiliers, one of the oldest line-infantry regiments of the British Army, was founded.

March 16th, 1621

Samoset, a member of the Abenaki tribe, walked into Plymouth Colony and greeted the Pilgrims in English (depicted).

March 16th, 1322

Despenser War: A royalist army defeated troops loyal to Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, in the Battle of Boroughbridge, which allowed King Edward II of England to hold on to power for another five years.

March 16th, 1190

Around 150 Jews died inside York Castle, the majority committing mass suicide to avoid being killed by a mob.

March 16th, 0934

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: Chinese general Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor and established Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.

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

Same year
Born in 1607

70

Anna Maria van Schurman

Dutch painter (1607-1678)

*November 5th, 1607, Cologne †May 4th, 1678, Wiuwert

69

Paul Gerhardt

German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)

*March 12th, 1607, Gräfenhainichen †May 27th, 1676, Lübben (Spreewald)

63

Andreas Heinrich Bucholtz

German writer, poet, theologian and translator

*November 25th, 1607, Schöningen †May 20th, 1671, Brunswick

44

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby

English Royalist peer (1607-1651)

*January 31st, 1607, Knowsley Hall †October 15th, 1651, Bolton

63

Antonio Barberini

Italian cardinal (1607-1671), nephew of Pope Urban VIII

*August 5th, 1607, Rome †August 3rd, 1671, Nemi

39

Isaac Jogues

Beatified Martyred Jesuit Priest

*January 15th, 1607, Orléans †October 18th, 1646, Auriesville

68

Christian Hoburg

German theologian

*July 23rd, 1607, Lüneburg †October 29th, 1675, Altona

77

Innico Caracciolo

17th-century Roman Catholic cardinal

*March 7th, 1607, Naples †January 30th, 1685, Naples

27

Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst

Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1607-1634)

*September 25th, 1607, Zerbst †September 26th, 1634, Hitzacker

80

Brandanus Daetrius

German theologian

*June 4th, 1607, Hamburg †January 1st, 1688, Wolfenbüttel

60

Johann von Rist

German poet and dramatist

*March 8th, 1607, Hamburg †August 31st, 1667, Wedel

69

Michiel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral (1607-1676)

*March 24th, 1607, Vlissingen †April 29th, 1676, Syracuse

69

Wenceslaus Hollar

Czech cartographer, painter of nature, portrait painter and engraver

*July 13th, 1607, Prague †March 25th, 1677, London

63

Sebastian von Rostock

German bishop (1607-1671)

*August 24th, 1607, Grodków †June 9th, 1671, Wrocław

54

John Kemény

Prince of Transylvania (1607-1662)

*December 14th, 1607, Bichiș †January 23rd, 1662, Daneș

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1607 is a normal year and no leap year.

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