July 16th, 1656 was a Sunday.
June 22nd, 1656 - July 22nd, 1656
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 606 days, exactly on February 27th, 2026, people who were born on July 16th, 1656 will be 135,000 days old!
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic OceanAmerican former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects
*July 16th, 1968, BellevueDutch racing cyclist (1968-2017)
*July 16th, 1968, Arnhem †March 24th, 2017, Apeldoorn1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)
*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, GeiloEnglish astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist
*October 29th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, GreenwichSculptor and architect from Austria (1656-1723)
*July 20th, 1656, Graz †April 5th, 1723, ViennaEnglish naval officer and politician (1656-1720)
*July 4th, 1656, Rotherhithe †August 21st, 1720, GreenwichPrincely Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Governor of the Electorate of Saxony
*April 23rd, 1656, Munich †October 10th, 1716, WermsdorfFrench cardinal and politician (1656-1723)
*September 6th, 1656, Brive-la-Gaillarde †August 10th, 1723, Palace of VersaillesFrench naturalists, biologist and diplomat (1656-1738)
*April 12th, 1656, Saint-Mihiel †January 30th, 1738, MarseilleFrench painter (1656-1746)
*October 10th, 1656, Paris †March 20th, 1746, ParisFrench botanist (1656-1708)
*June 5th, 1656, Aix-en-Provence †December 28th, 1708, ParisQueen consort of Sweden (1656-1693)
*September 11th, 1656, Copenhagen †July 26th, 1693, Karlberg PalaceEnglish politician (1656-1694)
*February 16th, 1656, Swallowfield †May 24th, 1694, London(1656-1721) Prince of Liechtenstein
*May 28th, 1656, Wilfersdorf Castle †October 11th, 1721, ViennaGerman Bohemian composer
*September 6th, 1656, Krásno †August 27th, 1746, RastattGerman composer and organist
*November 3rd, 1656, Vienna †August 29th, 1738, ViennaFrench Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)
*November 30th, 1656, Lyon †February 5th, 1729, ParisEnglish antiquarian, born 1656
*September 14th, 1656, Lanchester †July 2nd, 1740, LondonRoyal Governor of Chile 1709-1716
*March 31st, 1656, Narbarte †May 19th, 1718, SantiagoFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 16th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1656 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).