March 16th, 1646

Born on March 16th, 1646

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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, 2001

A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China, killed 108 people.

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 (trophy pictured) Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, 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 (cap badge pictured), 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 Day
Who's birthday is on March 16th?

39

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

85

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

*March 16th, 1751, Port Conway †June 28th, 1836, Montpelier

31

Emily Sweeney

American luger

*March 16th, 1993, Portland

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

32

Zuzana Pavelková

Badminton player

*March 16th, 1992, Přerov

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

50

Indra Wijaya

Indonesian and Singaporean badminton player

*March 16th, 1974, Cirebon

65

Georg Simon Ohm

German physicist and mathematician

*March 16th, 1789, Erlangen †July 6th, 1854, Munich

22

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil

Badminton player

*March 16th, 2002, Gowa

65

Jens Stoltenberg

34th Prime Minister of Norway, subsequently 13th Secretary-General of NATO

*March 16th, 1959, Oslo

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

75

Victor Garber

Canadian actor and singer

*March 16th, 1949, London

53

Mihaela Cârstoi

Romanian skier

*March 16th, 1971, Predeal

53

Alan Tudyk

American actor

*March 16th, 1971, El Paso

35

Gabriel Attal

French politician

*March 16th, 1989, Clamart

60

Jörg Schmadtke

German association football executive

*March 16th, 1964, Düsseldorf

54

Adriana Fonseca

Mexican actress

*March 16th, 1970, Veracruz

87

Teresa Berganza

Spanish mezzo-soprano

*March 16th, 1935, Madrid †May 13th, 2022, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

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Born in 1646

70

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)

*July 1st, 1646, Leipzig †November 14th, 1716, Hanover

73

John Flamsteed

English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal

*August 19th, 1646, Denby †December 31st, 1719, Burstow

53

Christian V of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway (1646-1699)

*April 15th, 1646, Flensburg †August 25th, 1699, Copenhagen

38

Elena Cornaro Piscopia

Venetian philosopher (1646–1684)

*June 5th, 1646, Venice †July 26th, 1684, Padua

62

Jules Hardouin-Mansart

French Baroque architect

*April 16th, 1646, Paris †May 11th, 1708, Marly-le-Roi

68

Antoine Galland

French orientalist, numismatist and translator (1646–1715)

*April 4th, 1646, Paris †February 17th, 1715, Paris

58

Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné

French salonnière and countess

*October 10th, 1646, Paris †August 13th, 1705, Marseille

57

Joseph Parrocel

French painter (1646-1704)

*October 3rd, 1646, Brignoles †March 1st, 1704, Paris

68

Jean du Casse

French admiral and buccaneer

*August 2nd, 1646, Saubusse †June 25th, 1715, Bourbon-l'Archambault

82

Jean Hardouin

French classical scholar (1646-1729)

*December 23rd, 1646, Quimper †September 3rd, 1729, Paris

62

Robert Bolling

American planter and merchant 1646 - 1709

*December 26th, 1646, London †July 17th, 1709

77

Godfrey Kneller

Painter from Germany active in the Great Britain (1646-1723)

*August 8th, 1646, Lübeck †October 19th, 1723, London

77

Johann Theile

German composer and organist

*July 29th, 1646, Naumburg †June 24th, 1724, Naumburg

82

Robert II of Bodman

Abbot of Kempten

*January 1st, 1646, Steißlingen †November 10th, 1728, Kempten

59

August Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp

Prince-regent of Eutin and prince-bishop of Lübeck

*May 6th, 1646, Gottorf Castle †October 2nd, 1705, Eutin

53

Hortense Mancini

Mistress of Charles II of England

*June 6th, 1646, Rome †November 9th, 1699, Chelsea

83

Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon

Marshal of France

*December 4th, 1646, Rennes †June 6th, 1730, Paris

45

Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

First Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646-1691)

*June 15th, 1646, Gotha †August 2nd, 1691, Friedrichswerth

62

Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg-Franzhagen

Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen

*August 8th, 1646, Marianowo †January 26th, 1709, Schulendorf

58

Charles Plumier

French botanist (1646-1704)

*April 20th, 1646, Marseille †November 20th, 1704, El Puerto de Santa María

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No: With 365 days 1646 is a normal year and no leap year.

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