February 16th, 1687

Born on February 16th, 1687

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 123,000 days old!

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What happened on February 16th?

February 16th, 1983

The Ash Wednesday bushfires burned over half a million acres (over 2,000 km2) each in both South Australia and Victoria, killing 75 people and injuring 2,676 others.

February 16th, 1961

The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.

February 16th, 1959

Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country.

February 16th, 1943

World War II: Norwegian commandos destroyed a factory to prevent the German nuclear weapon project from acquiring heavy water.

February 16th, 1936

The Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, came to power in the Spanish general election, a factor in the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War five months later.

February 16th, 1918

The Council of Lithuania signed the Act of Independence (pictured), proclaiming the restoration of an independent Lithuania.

February 16th, 1900

The Southern Cross Expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink (pictured) achieved a new Farthest South of 78° 50'S, making the first landing at the Great Ice Barrier.

February 16th, 1862

American Civil War: A Union victory at the Battle of Fort Donelson gave General Ulysses S. Grant the nickname "Unconditional Surrender".

February 16th, 1804

First Barbary War: Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a U.S. Navy raid to destroy the captured USS Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli (depicted), denying her use to the Barbary States.

February 16th, 1270

Livonian Crusade: In the Battle of Karuse, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved a decisive victory over the Livonian Order on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea.

February 16th, 1249

King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire.

February 16th, 1922

A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb that was later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis.

February 16th, 1998

While on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, China Airlines Flight 676 crashed due to an over-reliance of the autopilot, which resulted in the deaths of 202 people.

February 16th, 2005

The Kyoto Protocol, an extension to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, entered into force.

February 16th, 1996

Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.

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

Same year
Born in 1687

56

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

80

Giambattista Pittoni

Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)

*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice

73

Willem de Fesch

Dutch violone player and composer (1687–1761)

*August 26th, 1687, Alkmaar †January 3rd, 1761, London

47

Gaetano Berenstadt

Italian opera singer

*June 7th, 1687, Florence †December 9th, 1734, Florence

63

Theodor Ankarcrona

Swedish admiral, scientist and county governor

*February 15th, 1687, Karlskrona †November 2nd, 1750, Stockholm

75

Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

*October 22nd, 1687, Meiningen †January 27th, 1763, Frankfurt

81

Johann Gottfried Borlach

German engineer (1687-1768)

*May 24th, 1687, Dresden †July 4th, 1768, Bad Kösen

50

Christoph Heinrich von Berger

German jurist (1687-1737)

*March 18th, 1687, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †July 15th, 1737, Vienna

64

Johann Christian Schöttgen

Biblical scholar

*March 14th, 1687, Wurzen †December 15th, 1751, Dresden

80

Robert Simson

British mathematician; (1687-1768)

*October 14th, 1687, West Kilbride †October 1st, 1768, Glasgow

80

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist (1687-1768)

*August 27th, 1687, Tripoli †January 13th, 1768, Rome

63

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German composer and lutenist

*October 12th, 1687, Wrocław †October 16th, 1750, Dresden

78

Alexander David

German court Jew (1687-1765)

*January 17th, 1687, Halberstadt †October 14th, 1765, Brunswick

79

Johann Bernhard Wiedeburg

Dr. phil. Universität Helmstedt 1709

*January 22nd, 1687, Helmstedt †April 29th, 1766, Jena

70

Maria Ernestine Francisca von Rietberg

(1687-1758)

*August 5th, 1687, Rietberg †January 1st, 1758, Vienna

77

Johann Adam Delsenbach

German copperplate engraver

*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, Nuremberg

41

Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Duke

*December 9th, 1687, Guastalla †April 16th, 1729, Guastalla

67

Johann Georg Pisendel

German composer and violinist

*December 26th, 1687, Cadolzburg †November 25th, 1755, Dresden

74

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

*December 5th, 1687, Lucca †September 17th, 1762, Dublin

88

Erdmann Rudolph Fischer

German theologian

*November 28th, 1687, Maroldsweisach †June 1st, 1776, Coburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1687 is a normal year and no leap year.

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