February 16th, 1698

Born on February 16th, 1698

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1698

60

Pierre Bouguer

French astronomer and mathematician (1698-1758)

*February 10th, 1698, Le Croisic †August 15th, 1758, Paris

74

Jean-Michel Chevotet

French architect (1698-1772)

*July 11th, 1698, Paris †December 4th, 1772, Paris

108

Jean Thurel

Fusilier of the French Army for over 90 years

*September 8th, 1698, Orain †March 10th, 1807, Tours

67

Prokop Diviš

Czech physicist, inventor and roman catholic priest (1698-1765)

*March 26th, 1698, Helvíkovice †December 21st, 1765, Přímětice

58

Miklós Csáky

Hungarian archbishop

*December 5th, 1698, Spiš Castle †March 31st, 1757, Bratislava

61

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters (*1698 – †1759)

*July 17th, 1698, Saint-Malo †July 27th, 1759, Basel

88

François Francoeur

French composer and violinist

*September 21st, 1698, Paris †August 5th, 1787, Paris

84

Pietro Metastasio

Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782)

*January 3rd, 1698, Rome †April 12th, 1782, Vienna

83

Ange-Jacques Gabriel

French architect

*October 23rd, 1698, Paris †January 4th, 1782, Paris

66

Erik Pontoppidan

Danish author, bishop, historian and antiquary (1698–1764)

*August 24th, 1698, Aarhus †December 20th, 1764, Copenhagen

77

Jean-Michel Papillon

French engraver (1698-1776)

*June 2nd, 1698, Paris †May 14th, 1776, Paris

78

Christoph Friedrich Steffen von Plettenberg-Stockum

Prussian General (1698-1777)

*November 30th, 1698, Plettenberg †March 17th, 1777, Haus Heyde

65

Nicola Logroscino

Italian composer

*October 22nd, 1698, Bitonto †January 1st, 1764, Palermo

77

Gisbert Matthias Elsner

German theologian

*April 1st, 1698, Goch †July 7th, 1775, Jutphaas

71

Charlotta Frölich

Swedish writer, historian, agronomist and poet

*November 28th, 1698, Gävle †July 21st, 1770, Uppsala

81

Jacobus Houbraken

Dutch engraver (1698-1780)

*December 25th, 1698, Dordrecht †November 14th, 1780, Amsterdam

79

Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal

Colonial governor of Louisiana (1698-1778)

*November 22nd, 1698, Quebec City †August 4th, 1778, Paris

65

Anton Ignaz Gunetzrhainer

German builder

*July 31st, 1698, Munich †January 1st, 1764, Munich

40

Charles François de Cisternay du Fay

French chemist

*September 14th, 1698, Paris †July 16th, 1739, Paris

57

Daniel Archinard

(1698-1755)

*September 8th, 1698, Geneva †December 29th, 1755, Brunswick

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No: With 365 days 1698 is a normal year and no leap year.

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