March 16th, 1612

Born on March 16th, 1612

Weekday

Friday

March 16th, 1612 was a Friday.

Age

414

People born on March 16th, 1612 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 414 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1612 - March 20th, 1612

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 658 days, exactly on May 14th, 2028, people who were born on March 16th, 1612 will be 152,000 days old!

151,342 Days

21,620 Weeks

4,972 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

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 1612

Murad IV

The 17th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1623–1640)

*July 27th, 1612, Constantinople †February 8th, 1640, Constantinople

Saskia van Uylenburgh

Wife of Rembrandt van Rijn

*August 2nd, 1612, Leeuwarden †June 14th, 1642, Amsterdam

Antoine Arnauld

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694)

*February 5th, 1612, Paris †August 8th, 1694, City of Brussels

Frans Post

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612–1680)

*November 17th, 1612, Haarlem †February 17th, 1680, Haarlem

Nicolas Chaperon

French painter (1612-1656)

*October 19th, 1612, Châteaudun †January 1st, 1656, Lyon

Jeremi Wiśniowiecki

Polish-Lithuanian politician (1612-1651)

*August 17th, 1612, Lubny †August 20th, 1651, Popilnia Raion

Lorenzo Imperiali

Italian cardinal (1612–1673)

*February 21st, 1612, Genoa †September 21st, 1673, Rome

Justus Georg Schottel

German grammarian

*June 23rd, 1612, Einbeck †October 25th, 1676, Wolfenbüttel

Michel Anguier

French sculptor (1612-1686)

*September 28th, 1612, Eu †July 11th, 1686, Paris

Dorgon

Prince Rui of the First Rank and regent of the Qing Dynasty (1612-1650)

*November 17th, 1612, Hetu Ala City †December 31st, 1650, Chengde

Thomas Killigrew

English dramatist and theatre manager; (1612-1683)

*February 7th, 1612, London †March 19th, 1683, London

Odoardo Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1622 to 1646

*April 28th, 1612, Parma †September 11th, 1646, Piacenza

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)

*January 17th, 1612, Denton Hall, Wharfedale †November 12th, 1671, Nun Appleton Priory

John Albert Vasa

Catholic cardinal

*June 25th, 1612, Kraków †December 29th, 1634, Padua

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

Founder of the city of Montreal

*February 15th, 1612, Neuville-sur-Vanne †September 9th, 1676, Paris

Anne Bradstreet

Anglo-American poet (1612-1672)

*March 20th, 1612, Northampton †September 16th, 1672, Andover

Michael Behm

German theologian

*September 29th, 1612, Königsberg †August 31st, 1650

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington

English politician

*October 20th, 1612, Youghal †January 15th, 1698

Johann Caspar Waser

*December 9th, 1612, Zürich †January 1st, 1677, Zürich

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 16th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVI.III.MDCXII

16.3.1612

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1612 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).

Calendar
March 1612

March 1612

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March 16th, 1612

Born on March 16th, 1612

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

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

151,342 Days

21,620 Weeks

4,972 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on March 16th?

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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 1612

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 16th

Finian Lobhar (Finian the Leper)

Heribert of Cologne.

Hilarius of Aquileia

Julian of Antioch

March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania)

Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia)

Saint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Canadians)

Eusebia of Hamage

Heribert of Cologne

Jean de Brébeuf

Blessed John Amias and Robert Dalby

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

16.3.1612

Legend

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Same year
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Calendar
March 1612

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
9				1	2	3	4
10	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
12	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
13	26	27	28	29	30	31