October 16th, 1668

Born on October 16th, 1668

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 16th?

October 16th, 1950

The first novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was published in the United Kingdom.

October 16th, 2017

The Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in Bidnija.

October 16th, 2013

In Laos's deadliest air accident, Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashed into the Mekong River, resulting in the deaths of all 49 people aboard.

October 16th, 1991

A man drove his vehicle through the window of a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, and opened fire, killing 23 people before fatally shooting himself.

October 16th, 1984

The Bill debuted on ITV, eventually becoming the longest-running police procedural in British television history.

October 16th, 1964

With the success of Project 596, China became the world's fifth nuclear power.

October 16th, 1944

A four-day air battle over Taiwan ended with a decisive American victory, destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft and military facilities.

October 16th, 1943

The Holocaust: The Gestapo conducted a raid on the Roman Ghetto, capturing 1,259 members of the Jewish community, most of whom were sent to Auschwitz.

October 16th, 1923

Roy and Walt Disney (pictured) founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, which eventually grew to become one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world.

October 16th, 1916

Margaret Sanger (pictured) established the United States' first family planning clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

October 16th, 1905

Authorities of the British Raj partitioned the Bengal Presidency, separating the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.

October 16th, 1875

Brigham Young University was founded in Provo, Utah, United States.

October 16th, 1841

The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in Kingston, Ontario, in Canada.

October 16th, 1973

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would be jointly awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ, sparking international controversy.

October 16th, 1834

Most of the Palace of Westminster in London was destroyed in a fire caused by the burning of wooden tally sticks.

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

Same year
Born in 1668

64

François Couperin

French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist (1668–1733)

*November 10th, 1668, Paris †September 11th, 1733, Paris

79

Alain-René Lesage

French writer (1668-1747)

*May 6th, 1668, Sarzeau †November 17th, 1747, Boulogne-sur-Mer

69

Herman Boerhaave

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)

*December 31st, 1668, Voorhout †September 23rd, 1738, Leiden

36

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

Prussian royal consort

*October 30th, 1668, Bad Iburg †February 1st, 1705, Hanover

81

Jan Six

Dutch politician (1668-1750)

*February 8th, 1668, Amsterdam †January 8th, 1750, Amsterdam

72

Pieter Burman the Elder

Dutch classical scholar (1668-1741)

*July 6th, 1668, Utrecht †March 31st, 1741, Leiden

45

Frederick Henry, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt

German Duke

*July 21st, 1668, Schloss Moritzburg †December 18th, 1713, Neustadt an der Orla

38

Giorgio Baglivi

Italian physician

*September 8th, 1668, Dubrovnik †June 15th, 1707, Rome

20

Jerzy Józef Radziwiłł

Lithuanian politician

*March 10th, 1668, Biała Podlaska †January 3rd, 1689, Biała Podlaska

75

Jacques-Antoine Arlaud

Genevan artist (1668-1743)

*May 18th, 1668, Geneva †May 25th, 1743, Geneva

55

Georg Serpilius

Hungarian theologian (1668-1723)

*July 11th, 1668, Sopron †November 8th, 1723, Regensburg

67

Johann Albert Fabricius

German classical scholar and bibliographer (1668–1736)

*November 11th, 1668, Leipzig †April 30th, 1736, Hamburg

83

Henri de Favanne

French painter (1668-1752)

*October 3rd, 1668, London †April 27th, 1752, Paris

58

Francesco Gasparini

Italian composer and teacher (1668-1727)

*March 19th, 1668, Camaiore †February 22nd, 1727, Rome

47

Johann Samuel Stryk

German author (1668-1715)

*March 12th, 1668, Frankfurt (Oder) †June 10th, 1715, Halle (Saale)

41

Louis, Prince of Condé

Duke of Bourbon (1668-1710)

*October 11th, 1668, Paris †March 4th, 1710, Paris

75

Johann Peter von Ludewig

German legal historian and archivist (1668-1743)

*August 15th, 1668, Schwäbisch Hall †September 7th, 1743, Halle (Saale)

77

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Austrian architect

*November 14th, 1668, Genoa †November 16th, 1745, Vienna

71

Friedrich Opfergeldt

German theologian

*December 3rd, 1668, Wrocław †October 5th, 1740, Magdeburg

32

Louis François Marie Le Tellier

French statesman (1668-1701)

*June 23rd, 1668, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire †January 5th, 1701

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Leap year

Yes: 1668 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).

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