December 16th, 1688 was a Thursday.
November 23rd, 1688 - December 21st, 1688
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 510 days, exactly on September 21st, 2025, people who were born on December 16th, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!
German composer (1770–1827)
*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, ViennaEnglish novelist (1775–1817)
*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, WinchesterDanish painter (1910-1998)
*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, CopenhagenGerman actor and voice actor
*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, BerlinAmerican anthropologist (1901—1978)
*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York CityEnglish playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer
*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly EstateBritish scouting pioneer
*December 16th, 1858, Paddington †June 2nd, 1945, EnglandGerman classical archaeologist
*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, OxfordBritish science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)
*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, ColomboAmerican film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)
*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, HollywoodGerman politician (1873-1940)
*December 16th, 1873, Striesen †February 10th, 1940, HanoverAmerican actress and singer (1924-1989)
*December 16th, 1920, Minneapolis †July 29th, 1989, QueensKing of Prussia
*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City PalaceEnglish poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, TwickenhamFrench novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, ParisSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian
*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, LondonShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty
*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, QuchanLieutenant governor, acting governor of the Province of New York (1688-1776)
*February 7th, 1688, Duns †September 28th, 1776, FlushingGerman violinist and composer
*April 15th, 1688, Buttelstedt †December 5th, 1758, ZerbstDuke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach
*April 19th, 1688, Weimar †January 19th, 1748, Eisenach(1688-1742) German science writer
*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, LeipzigQueen consort of Spain (1688-1714)
*September 17th, 1688, Turin †February 14th, 1714, MadridQueen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720
*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, StockholmPretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne
*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, RomeDutch princess (1688-1765)
*February 7th, 1688, Kassel †April 9th, 1765, LeeuwardenItalian cardinal (1688-1754)
*March 20th, 1688, Modena †March 20th, 1754, RomeFrench line-engraver (1688-1754)
*April 29th, 1688, Paris †July 5th, 1754, ParisGerman writer (1688-1744)
*October 6th, 1688, Esslingen am Neckar †March 14th, 1744, DresdenFixed holidays (Christian feast day, The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born) which are celebrated on December 16th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1688 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).