August 16th, 1679 was a Wednesday.
July 23rd, 1679 - August 23rd, 1679
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 94 days, exactly on August 7th, 2024, people who were born on August 16th, 1679 will be 126,000 days old!
Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)
*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic OceanFrench astronomer and priest
*August 16th, 1694, La Marre †May 8th, 1774, BayeuxFrench duke (1682-1712)
*August 16th, 1682, Versailles †February 18th, 1712, Marly-le-RoiGerman philosopher (1679–1754)
*January 24th, 1679, Wrocław †April 9th, 1754, Halle (Saale)German bookbinder (1679-1736)
*May 4th, 1679, Augsburg †February 19th, 1736, AugsburgRoyal Navy admiral (1679-1746)
*February 22nd, 1679, Portsmouth †December 17th, 1746, PortsmouthAnglo-Irish cleric, writer and poet.
*September 11th, 1679, Dublin †October 24th, 1718, ChesterScottish writer and minister born and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland (1680-1739)
*November 30th, 1679, Aberdeen †November 30th, 1738, LondonCzech baroque composer
*October 16th, 1679, Louňovice pod Blaníkem †December 23rd, 1745, DresdenPrince Bishop of Bamberg
*August 29th, 1679, Arnstein †March 6th, 1757, BambergGerman composer
*November 10th, 1679, Teuchern †April 5th, 1732, LübeckItalian composer and music theorist
*January 19th, 1679, Siena †September 4th, 1759, RomePrussian politician (1679-1755)
*October 20th, 1679, Heidelberg †October 4th, 1755, BerlinGerman composer and organist
*February 14th, 1679, Ostramondra †February 24th, 1735, MerseburgFrench, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher
*November 12th, 1679, Uzès †March 20th, 1767, GenevaDuke of Lorraine, Bar and of Teschen
*September 11th, 1679, Innsbruck †March 27th, 1729, LunévillePrussian minister (1679-1753)
*September 18th, 1679, Uckermark †October 20th, 1753, BerlinDuke of Saxe-Meiningen
*February 16th, 1679, Ichtershausen †March 10th, 1746, MeiningenFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 16th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
No: With 365 days 1679 is a normal year and no leap year.