February 16th, 1626

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Born on February 16th, 1626 – 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 1626)

Born on February 16th, 1626

Weekday

Monday

February 16th, 1626 was a Monday.

Age

398

People born on February 16th, 1626 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 398 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1626 - February 19th, 1626

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 145,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 496 days, exactly on November 11th, 2025, people who were born on February 16th, 1626 will be 146,000 days old!

145,504 Days

20,786 Weeks

4,780 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?

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

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

Frederick William of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia

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

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 Municipality

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

Leon Ware

American recording artist, songwriter and composer

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

June Brown

English actress (1927–2022)

*February 16th, 1927, Needham Market †April 3rd, 2022, Surrey

Same year
Born in 1626

Francesco Redi

Italian entomologist and poet

*February 18th, 1626, Arezzo †March 1st, 1697, Pisa

John Aubrey

English writer and antiquarian (1626-1697)

*March 12th, 1626, Malmesbury †June 7th, 1697, Oxford

Christina of Sweden

Queen of Sweden (1626-1689), ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654

*December 18th, 1626, Stockholm †April 19th, 1689, Rome

Richard Cromwell

English politician (1626–1712)

*October 4th, 1626, Huntingdon †July 12th, 1712, Cheshunt

Jan Steen

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1626-1679)

*January 1st, 1626, Leiden †February 3rd, 1679, Leiden

Giovanni Legrenzi

Italian composer (1626–1690)

*August 12th, 1626, Clusone †May 27th, 1690, Venice

Géraud de Cordemoy

French historian, philosopher and lawyer

*October 6th, 1626, Paris †October 15th, 1684, Paris

Josua Arnd

German historian and theologian (1626-1687)

*September 9th, 1626, Güstrow †April 5th, 1687, Güstrow

Leopold Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden

German noble (1626-1671)

*September 16th, 1626, Baden-Baden †March 1st, 1671, Baden-Baden

Madame de Sévigné

French noble and epistolarian writer

*February 5th, 1626, Paris †April 17th, 1696, Grignan

Richard Ottley

English politician (1626-1670)

*August 5th, 1626, Pitchford Hall †August 10th, 1670

Johann Andreas Bose

*June 27th, 1626, Leipzig †April 29th, 1674, Jena

Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur

Spanish missionary and saint (1626-1667)

*March 21st, 1626, Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife †April 25th, 1667, Antigua Guatemala

Sabbatai Zevi

Sephardic Rabbi

*August 1st, 1626, İzmir †September 17th, 1676, Ulcinj

William II, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland (1626–1650)

*May 27th, 1626, The Hague †November 6th, 1650, The Hague

Matthias Tretzscher

Organ builder

*April 2nd, 1626, Hroznětín †January 1st, 1686, Kulmbach

Lucas Achtschellinck

Flemish landscape painter (1626-1699)

*January 16th, 1626, City of Brussels †May 12th, 1699, City of Brussels

Karl Mecklenburg

German canon (1626-1670)

*March 8th, 1626, Schwerin †August 20th, 1670, Mirow

Emilie von Hessen-Kassel

(1626-1693)

*February 11th, 1626, Bad Hersfeld †February 15th, 1693, Frankfurt

Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken

German noble (1626-1692)

*May 17th, 1626, Stegeborg Castle †March 3rd, 1692, Osterholz-Scharmbeck

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.MDCXXVI

16.2.1626

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1626 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1626

February 1626

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, 1626

Born on February 16th, 1626

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 145,000 days old!

145,504 Days

20,786 Weeks

4,780 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 1626

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

16.2.1626

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