February 16th, 1609

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Born on February 16th, 1609 – 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 1609)

Born on February 16th, 1609

Weekday

Monday

February 16th, 1609 was a Monday.

Age

415

People born on February 16th, 1609 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 415 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1609 - February 19th, 1609

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 348 days, exactly on April 16th, 2025, people who were born on February 16th, 1609 will be 152,000 days old!

151,652 Days

21,664 Weeks

4,982 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

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

Frederick William of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia

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

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

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

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer; (1497-1560)

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

Leon Ware

American recording artist, songwriter and composer

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

Same year
Born in 1609

Frederick III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

*March 18th, 1609, Haderslev †February 9th, 1670, Copenhagen Castle

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

*August 30th, 1609, Antwerp †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp

Ádám Batthyány

(1609–1659) Hungarian noble

*February 14th, 1609, Güssing †March 15th, 1659, Rechnitz

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680)

*February 21st, 1609, Castello di Montecuccolo †October 16th, 1680, Linz

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

*February 18th, 1609, London †December 9th, 1674, Rouen

Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg

John Suckling

English poet

*February 10th, 1609, London †June 1st, 1642, Paris

Henrietta Maria of France

Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I

*November 25th, 1609, Paris †September 10th, 1669, Colombes

Ernst Ludwig Avemann

*January 1st, 1609, Eisenach †January 1st, 1689

John II Casimir Vasa

King of Poland (1648–1668)

*March 22nd, 1609, Kraków †December 16th, 1672, Nevers

Matthew Hale

English jurist and scholar (1609–1676)

*November 1st, 1609, Alderley †December 25th, 1676, Alderley House

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld

German painter in the Baroque style (1609-1684)

*March 23rd, 1609, Biberach an der Riss †July 12th, 1684, Augsburg

Giovanni Bona

Catholic cardinal

*October 10th, 1609, Mondovì †October 28th, 1674, Rome

Josias von Rantzou

Danish military, marshal of France

*October 18th, 1609, Bothkamp †September 14th, 1650, Paris

Gerrard Winstanley

English reformer and activist (1609-1676)

*October 19th, 1609, Wigan †September 10th, 1676, London

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

*May 16th, 1609, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †November 9th, 1641, Brussels metropolitan area

Pierre-Paul Riquet

French engineer

*June 29th, 1609, Béziers †October 1st, 1680, Toulouse

Nicolas Fiva

Swiss mathematician

*August 15th, 1609, Fribourg †January 1st, 1640, Hangzhou

Isbrand van Diemerbroeck

Physician

*December 13th, 1609, Montfoort †November 16th, 1674, Utrecht

Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat

Italian princess of the House of Gonzaga (1609-1660)

*July 29th, 1609, Mantua †August 14th, 1660, Mantua

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.MDCIX

16.2.1609

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1609 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1609

February 1609

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

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February 16th, 1609

Born on February 16th, 1609

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 151,000 days old!

151,652 Days

21,664 Weeks

4,982 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

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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

16.2.1609

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