August 16th, 1619

Born on August 16th, 1619

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 147,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 185 days, exactly on October 31st, 2024, people who were born on August 16th, 1619 will be 148,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 16th?

August 16th, 2009

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.

August 16th, 1986

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

August 16th, 1977

American singer and actor Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

August 16th, 1962

The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best , replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).

August 16th, 1946

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.

August 16th, 1945

The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

August 16th, 1942

The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".

August 16th, 1929

A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

August 16th, 1920

The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent, becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.

August 16th, 1906

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.

August 16th, 1900

Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.

August 16th, 1896

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

August 16th, 1891

San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.

August 16th, 1863

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

August 16th, 1819

Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.

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

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

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

61

Steve Carell

American actor and comedian (born 1962)

*August 16th, 1962, Concord

58

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria (1951-2010)

*August 16th, 1951, Katsina †May 5th, 2010, Nigerian Presidential Complex

Same year
Born in 1619

64

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

French statesman (1619-1683)

*August 29th, 1619, Reims †September 6th, 1683, Paris

36

Cyrano de Bergerac

French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)

*March 6th, 1619, Paris †July 28th, 1655, Sannois

68

Antoine Furetière

French writer and scholar (1619-1688)

*December 28th, 1619, Paris †May 14th, 1688, Paris

50

Jan Victors

Dutch painter (1619–1676)

*June 13th, 1619, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1669, Dutch East Indies

70

Johann Peter Titz

German educationist and poet (1619-1689)

*January 10th, 1619, Legnica †September 7th, 1689, Gdańsk

59

Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon

Duchess of Longueville (1619-1679)

*August 28th, 1619, Château de Vincennes †April 5th, 1679, Paris

70

Charles Le Brun

17th-century French painter and art theorist (1619—1690)

*February 24th, 1619, Paris †February 22nd, 1690, Paris

72

Wang Fuzhi

Chinese essayist, historian and philosopher (1619–1692)

*October 7th, 1619, Hengyang †February 18th, 1692

62

Prince Rupert of the Rhine

German prince, royalist general and admiral (1619-1682)

*December 17th, 1619, Prague †November 29th, 1682, Westminster

57

Jan van Riebeeck

Dutch colonial governor (1619–1677)

*April 21st, 1619, Culemborg †January 18th, 1677, Batavia

80

Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

German princess (1619-1680)

*October 10th, 1619, Bavarian †December 20th, 1699, Gotha

52

Iacopo Antonio Fancelli

Italian sculptor (1606-1674)

*January 1st, 1619, Rome †January 1st, 1671, Rome

64

John Lambert

English Parliamentary general and politician (1619-1683)

*September 7th, 1619, Kirkby Malham †March 1st, 1684, Plymouth Sound

61

Anna Sophia I, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Dutch abbess (1619-1680)

*April 2nd, 1619, Birkenfeld †September 1st, 1680, Quedlinburg

69

Marcantonio Giustinian

Doge of Venice

*March 2nd, 1619, Venice †March 23rd, 1688, Venice

58

Anders Bording

Danish poet and journalist

*January 21st, 1619, Ribe †May 24th, 1677, Copenhagen

74

Francesco Morosini

Doge of Venice (1619–1694)

*February 26th, 1619, Venice †January 16th, 1694, Nauplion

27

Francesco Maria Farnese

Italian cardinal (1619-1647)

*August 8th, 1619, Parma †July 12th, 1647, Parma

78

Pedro Abarca

Jesuit theologian

*July 16th, 1619, Jaca †August 23rd, 1697, Palencia

61

Frederick Louis

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg (1619-1681)

*October 27th, 1619, Heidelberg †April 11th, 1681, Obermoschel

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1619 is a normal year and no leap year.

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