February 16th, 1695

Born on February 16th, 1695

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 760 days, exactly on June 1st, 2026, people who were born on February 16th, 1695 will be 121,000 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, 1900

The Southern Cross expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink 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, later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis.

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.

February 16th, 2021

Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the two year anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.

February 16th, 2006

The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 16th?

34

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

30

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, Paris

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

34

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian musician

*February 16th, 1990, Nord-Aurdal

44

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

34

Wang Zhengming

Chinese badminton player

*February 16th, 1990, Guangzhou

33

Chen Jiayuan

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Fujian

33

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

70

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

*February 16th, 1941, Vyatskoye †December 17th, 2011, Pyongyang

51

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

85

Ernst Haeckel

German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist

*February 16th, 1834, Potsdam †August 9th, 1919, Jena

87

Gerhard Pfohl

German medical historian, archaeologist and classical philologist

*February 16th, 1929, Železná Ruda †June 29th, 2016, Nuremberg

42

Rickie Lambert

English footballer

*February 16th, 1982, Kirkby

77

Leon Ware

American recording artist, songwriter and composer

*February 16th, 1940, Detroit †February 23rd, 2017, Marina del Rey

88

Francis Galton

English polymath: geographer, statistician, eugenicist (*1822 – †1911)

*February 16th, 1822, Birmingham †January 17th, 1911, Haslemere

95

June Brown

English actress (1927–2022)

*February 16th, 1927, Needham Market †April 3rd, 2022, Surrey

Same year
Born in 1695

78

Johann Conrad Schlaun

German architect

*June 5th, 1695, Nörde †October 21st, 1773, Münster

44

Georg Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels

German noble, Count of Barby (1695-1739)

*April 19th, 1695, Dessau †June 12th, 1739, Barby

73

Christian Seybold

German painter (1695-1768)

*March 19th, 1695, Neuenhain †September 28th, 1768, Vienna

68

Pietro Locatelli

Italian Baroque composer and violinist (1695-1764)

*September 3rd, 1695, Bergamo †March 30th, 1764, Amsterdam

77

Martin Sarmiento

Spanish writer

*March 9th, 1695, Villafranca del Bierzo †December 7th, 1772, Madrid

78

Johann Lorenz Bach

German composer (1695-1773)

*September 10th, 1695, Schweinfurt †December 14th, 1773, Itzgrund

73

François de Chevert

French general

*February 2nd, 1695, Verdun †January 24th, 1769, Paris

27

Johann Christian Günther

German poet (1695-1723)

*April 8th, 1695, Strzegom †March 15th, 1723, Jena

77

William Borlase

English antiquarian, geologist and naturalist

*February 2nd, 1695, Cornwall †August 31st, 1772, Cornwall

69

José Quer y Martínez

Spanish botanist (1695-1764)

*January 26th, 1695, Perpignan †March 19th, 1764, Madrid

55

Benigna Marie of Reuss-Ebersdorf

German noblewoman and author of hymns (1695-1751)

*December 15th, 1695, Saalburg-Ebersdorf †July 31st, 1751, Pottiga

56

Francis Scott

2nd Duke of Buccleuch (1695-1751)

*January 11th, 1695, London †April 22nd, 1751, London

62

Michelangelo Unterberger

Austrian painter (1695-1758)

*August 11th, 1695, Cavalese †June 27th, 1758, Vienna

62

Johann Konrad Brandenstein

Organ builder

*August 1st, 1695, Kitzingen †November 21st, 1757, Stadtamhof

87

Daniel Wilhelm Triller

German writer

*February 10th, 1695, Erfurt †May 22nd, 1782, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

63

Melchior Buchner

German plasterer and painter (1695-1758)

*January 6th, 1695, Schongau †September 12th, 1758, Ingolstadt

60

Johannes Jakob Zimmermann

(1695-1756)

*December 10th, 1695, Zürich †November 30th, 1756, Zürich

58

Marie Huber

Genevan writer and theologian

*March 4th, 1695, Geneva †June 13th, 1753, Lyon

71

Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim

Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg

*July 17th, 1695, Schloss Broich †November 17th, 1766, Colgenstein-Heidesheim

31

Nicolaus II Bernoulli

Russian mathematician (1695-1726)

*February 6th, 1695, Basel †July 31st, 1726, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1695 is a normal year and no leap year.

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