Born on August 16th, 1716
Weekday
Sunday
August 16th, 1716 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1716 - August 23rd, 1716
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 623 days, exactly on January 3rd, 2026, people who were born on August 16th, 1716 will be 113,000 days old!
112,377 Days
16,053 Weeks
3,692 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 16th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 16th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 16th?
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Gabriel Lippmann
Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)
*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean.jpg "Cristin Milioti")
Jakob Emanuel Handmann
Swiss painter specialised in portrait painting (1718-1781)
*August 16th, 1718, Basel †November 3rd, 1781, BernRéginald Outhier
French astronomer and priest
*August 16th, 1694, La Marre †May 8th, 1774, Bayeux
Same year
Born in 1716
Otto von Münchhausen
German botanist (1716–1774)
*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, PattensenCharles III of Spain
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
*January 20th, 1716, Madrid †December 14th, 1788, Madrid
67 Carl Gustaf Ekeberg
Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)
*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish
65 Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg
86 Jean François de Saint-Lambert
French poet, philosopher and military officer
*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris
80 Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz
Swedish architect (1716-1796)
*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm
57 Johann Jakob Reiske
German scholar (1716-1774)
*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig
77 James Lind
Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene
*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, GosportEberhard Heinrich Daniel Stosch
*March 16th, 1716, Liebenberg †March 27th, 1781, Frankfurt (Oder)
58 Peter Harrison
American architect (1716-1775)
*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New HavenThomas Gray
English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)
*December 26th, 1716, London †July 30th, 1771, CambridgeGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
British Army general (1716-1785)
*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, SussexPhilip Livingston
American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence (1716-1778)
*January 15th, 1716, Albany †June 12th, 1778, YorkArchduke Leopold Johann of Austria
(1716-1716)
*April 13th, 1716, Vienna †November 4th, 1716, Vienna
84 Itō Jakuchū
Japanese artist (1716-1800)
*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-jiFranz Ludwig Pfyffer von Wyher
Swiss topographer (1716-1802)
*May 19th, 1716, Lucerne †November 7th, 1802, LucerneAaron Burr, Sr.
Father of Aaron Burr and President of Princeton University (1716-1757)
*January 4th, 1716, Fairfield †September 24th, 1757, PrincetonBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 16th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 16th.
Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennington_Battle_DayChildren's Day (Paraguay)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_DayTranslation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_of_EdessaAugust 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gozan_no_OkuribiNational Airborne Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Airborne_DayRestoration Day (Dominican Republic)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Dominican_RepublicThe first day of the Independence Days, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonXicolatada (Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XicolatadaDate as a Roman numeral / digit
16.8.1716
Legend
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Leap year
Yes: 1716 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).