March 16th, 1684

Born on March 16th, 1684

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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, 2002

Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern was premiered in Hamburg, together with her Johannes-Passion, by soloists, choirs and orchestras from the Mariinsky Theatre and the NDR.

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 Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 in 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, 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 year
Born in 1684

43

Catherine I of Russia

The first Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727

*April 5th, 1684, Krustpils †May 6th, 1727, Saint Petersburg

69

Ludvig Holberg

Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754)

*December 3rd, 1684, Bergen †January 28th, 1754, Copenhagen

71

Francesco Durante

Italian composer

*March 31st, 1684, Frattamaggiore †September 30th, 1755, Naples

35

Maria Barbara Bach

First wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach

*October 20th, 1684, Gehren †July 7th, 1720, Köthen

66

Tokugawa Yoshimune

Japanese shogun (1684-1751)

*November 27th, 1684, Wakayama †July 12th, 1751

68

Johann Ludwig Kübel

German politician (1684-1753)

*September 21st, 1684, Heilbronn †September 7th, 1753, Heilbronn

79

Marco Benefial

Italian painter (1684-1764)

*April 25th, 1684, Rome †April 9th, 1764, Rome

67

Sophie of Saxe-Weissenfels

2 Aug 1684 - 6 May 1752

*August 2nd, 1684, Weißenfels †May 6th, 1752, Slezské Rudoltice

60

Wilhelmine von Grävenitz

German noblewoman, favorite and royal mistress of Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg

*January 1st, 1684, Schwerin †October 21st, 1744, Berlin

65

Georg Engelhard Schröder

Swedish artist (1684-1750)

*May 31st, 1684, Stockholm †May 17th, 1750, Stockholm

82

Sante Veronese

Italian cardinal

*March 4th, 1684, Venice †February 1st, 1767, Padua

67

Samuel von Schmettau

Prussian field marshal

*March 24th, 1684, Berlin †August 18th, 1751, Berlin

65

Matthias Bel

Slovak and Hungarian poet, philosopher, geographer, educator, writer and scientist (1684-1749)

*March 22nd, 1684, Očová †August 29th, 1749, Bratislava

53

Francisco Solano de Luque

Researcher

*November 10th, 1684, Montilla †March 30th, 1738, Antequera

70

Giovanni Biagio Amico

Italian architect and theologian (1684-1754)

*February 3rd, 1684, Trapani †September 3rd, 1754, Trapani

51

Justus van Effen

Dutch writer

*February 21st, 1684, Utrecht †September 18th, 1735, 's-Hertogenbosch

80

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath

English politician (1684-1764)

*March 22nd, 1684, Leicestershire †July 7th, 1764, Madrid

74

Adam Otto von Viereck

German politician (1684-1758)

*March 10th, 1684, Wattmannshagen †July 11th, 1758, Buch

60

Christoph Starke

German theologian

*March 10th, 1684, Bad Freienwalde †December 12th, 1744, Drezdenko

53

Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg from 1733 to 1737

*January 24th, 1684, Stuttgart †March 12th, 1737, Ludwigsburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1684 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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