July 16th, 1683

Born on July 16th, 1683

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What happened on July 16th, 1683?

July 16th, 1683

Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.

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What else happened on July 16th?

July 16th, 2013

At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a Midday Meal that was contaminated with pesticide.

July 16th, 2008

A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with 54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and six deaths.

July 16th, 2007

An earthquake of magnitude .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw6.6 struck Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing a leak of radioactive gases from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant.

July 16th, 2004

Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the world's largest rooftop gardens, opened to the public.

July 16th, 1983

A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter operated by British Airways crashed in thick fog in the Celtic Sea, killing 20 of the 26 people on board.

July 16th, 1965

South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries sustained during his capture, but it is generally assumed he was killed on the orders of military officials.

July 16th, 1951

The Catcher in the Rye, an American coming-of-age novel by J. D. Salinger, was first published (cover pictured).

July 16th, 1950

Uruguay won the decisive match of the FIFA World Cup against Brazil 2–1 at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro.

July 16th, 1931

Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie promulgated the nation's first modern constitution.

July 16th, 1790

President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capital of the United States, which later became Washington, D.C.

July 16th, 1782

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally remarked that it had "too many notes".

July 16th, 1377

The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

July 16th, 1232

Muhammad ibn Yusuf, who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona.

July 16th, 1945

The United States conducted the first detonation of a nuclear weapon during the Trinity test (pictured).

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

Same year
Born in 1683

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London

89

Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil

French magistrate and politician

*March 6th, 1683, Paris †July 12th, 1772, Paris

80

Jean-Philippe Rameau

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

*September 25th, 1683, Dijon †September 12th, 1764, Paris

74

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

French scientist

*February 28th, 1683, La Rochelle †October 17th, 1757, Château de La Bermondière

67

Ludolf August von Bismarck

German diplomat

*March 22nd, 1683, Pasłęk †October 15th, 1750, Poltava

36

Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille

French noble (1683-1719)

*March 15th, 1683, Quimper †October 9th, 1719, Mulhouse

78

Giovanni Poleni

Italian scientist and antiquarian (*1683 – †1761)

*August 23rd, 1683, Venice †November 15th, 1761, Padua

64

Jacob Benzelius

Swedish archbishop (1683-1747)

*February 25th, 1683, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †June 19th, 1747, Stockholm

64

Arnold Drakenborch

Dutch classical scholar (1684-1748)

*December 21st, 1683, Utrecht †January 16th, 1748, Utrecht

63

Carlo Bergonzi

Italian luthier (1683-1747)

*December 21st, 1683, Cremona †February 9th, 1747, Cremona

53

Hans von Fersen

Swedish politician (1683-1736)

*March 2nd, 1683, Tallinn †May 25th, 1736, Stockholm

72

Pieter Langendijk

Dutch writer and poet

*July 25th, 1683, Haarlem †July 9th, 1756, Haarlem

60

John Theophilus Desaguliers

French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman

*March 12th, 1683, La Rochelle †February 29th, 1744, Covent Garden

54

Caspar Neumann

Polish chemist

*July 11th, 1683, Sulechów †October 20th, 1737, Berlin

81

Edward Young

English poet

*July 3rd, 1683, Upham †April 5th, 1765, Welwyn

73

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton

Irish and English politician (1683-1757)

*October 25th, 1683, London †May 6th, 1757, London

70

Carl Gustaf Bielke

Swedish count, major-general and county governor

*July 12th, 1683, Stockholm †February 11th, 1754, Stockholm

62

Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1683-1745)

*August 18th, 1683, Saalfeld †September 4th, 1745, Saalfeld

73

Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg (1683–1756)

*May 15th, 1683, Grabow †May 30th, 1756, Schwerin

74

Lorenz Heister

German botanist and doctor (1683-1758)

*September 19th, 1683, Frankfurt †April 18th, 1758, Bornum am Elm

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1683 is a normal year and no leap year.

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