January 16th, 1685

Born on January 16th, 1685

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 124,000 days old!

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What happened on January 16th?

January 16th, 2018

In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.

January 16th, 2016

After gunmen took hostages the previous night at a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, government commandos stormed the premises to bring the situation to an end.

January 16th, 1964

The musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, and went on to win ten Tony Awards, a record that stood for 37 years.

January 16th, 1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the Führerbunker in Berlin, where he would eventually commit suicide.

January 16th, 1942

World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, an action that later earned him the Medal of Honor.

January 16th, 1905

Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee (pictured) set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.

January 16th, 1883

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, was enacted by the U.S. Congress.

January 16th, 1862

A pumping engine at a colliery in New Hartley, England, broke and fell down the shaft, trapping miners below and resulting in 204 deaths.

January 16th, 1809

Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.

January 16th, 1780

American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

January 1st, 1970

Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor.

January 16th, 2017

Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 crashed in Manas International Airport (aftermath pictured) after the flight overflew the entire runway, which resulted in 39 deaths.

January 16th, 1920

The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.

January 16th, 1275

Eleanor of Provence received permission from her son King Edward I of England to expel Jews from the towns of Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

January 16th, 1275

Edward I permits his mother Eleanor of Provence to expel the Jews from the towns Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

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

Same year
Born in 1685

65

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer (1685–1750)

*March 21st, 1685, Eisenach †July 28th, 1750, Leipzig

74

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

*February 23rd, 1685, Halle (Saale) †April 14th, 1759, London

47

John Gay

English poet and playwright (1685–1732)

*June 30th, 1685, Barnstaple †December 4th, 1732, London

85

Charles-Jean-François Hénault

French writer and historian (1685-1770)

*February 8th, 1685, Paris †November 24th, 1770, Paris

67

George Berkeley

Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753)

*March 12th, 1685, Kilkenny †January 14th, 1753, Oxford

55

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor

*October 1st, 1685, Vienna †October 20th, 1740, Vienna

71

Domenico Scarlatti

Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti

*October 26th, 1685, Naples †July 23rd, 1757, Madrid

86

Samuel Urlsperger

German Lutheran theologian

*August 31st, 1685, Kirchheim unter Teck †April 20th, 1772, Augsburg

74

Sebastián de Eslava

Viceroy of New Grenada (1685-1759)

*January 19th, 1685, Enériz/Eneritz †June 21st, 1759, Madrid

62

Pierre Roques

(1685-1748)

*July 22nd, 1685, Tarn †April 13th, 1748, Basel

27

Teresa Lubomirska

Polish noble lady

*January 1st, 1685, Kraków †January 6th, 1712, Innsbruck

76

Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler

Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken, later Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg

*September 2nd, 1685, Ottweiler †November 6th, 1761, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

73

Jacob Theodor Klein

Prussian scholar (1685-1759)

*August 15th, 1685, Kaliningrad †February 27th, 1759, Gdańsk

60

Hermann Friedrich Teichmeyer

German botanist (1685-1746)

*April 30th, 1685, Hann. Münden †February 5th, 1746, Jena

33

Farrukhsiyar

Mughal Emperor

*August 20th, 1685, Aurangabad †April 28th, 1719, Delhi

66

Claude Joseph Geoffroy

French scientist (1685-1752)

*August 8th, 1685, Paris †March 9th, 1752, Paris

70

Antonio Bernacchi

Italian opera singer (1685-1756)

*June 21st, 1685, Bologna †March 1st, 1756, Bologna

77

Francesco Loredan

116th Doge of Venice (1685-1762)

*February 9th, 1685, Venice †May 19th, 1762, Venice

81

Tiberius Hemsterhuis

Dutch linguist (1685-1766)

*January 9th, 1685, Groningen †April 7th, 1766, Leiden

64

Theophilus Grabener

German educator

*November 3rd, 1685, Thümmlitzwalde †April 15th, 1750, Meissen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1685 is a normal year and no leap year.

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