August 16th, 1726

Born on August 16th, 1726

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 266 days, exactly on January 20th, 2025, people who were born on August 16th, 1726 will be 109,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 16th?

August 16th, 2009

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.

August 16th, 1986

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

August 16th, 1977

American singer and actor Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

August 16th, 1962

The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best , replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).

August 16th, 1946

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.

August 16th, 1945

The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

August 16th, 1942

The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".

August 16th, 1929

A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

August 16th, 1920

The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent, becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.

August 16th, 1906

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.

August 16th, 1900

Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.

August 16th, 1896

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

August 16th, 1891

San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.

August 16th, 1863

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

August 16th, 1819

Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.

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

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

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

60

Friedrich August Fischer

German university teacher and writer (1727-1787)

*August 16th, 1727, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †December 7th, 1787, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

69

Marcantonio Colonna

Italian cardinal (1724-1793)

*August 16th, 1724, Rome †December 4th, 1793, Rome

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

Same year
Born in 1726

66

Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*September 21st, 1726, Vienna †February 23rd, 1793, Erlangen

79

François Denis Tronchet

French jurist (1726-1806)

*March 23rd, 1726, Paris †March 10th, 1806, Paris

70

James Hutton

Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturalist; (1726-1797)

*June 3rd, 1726, Edinburgh †March 26th, 1797, Edinburgh

79

Johann Martin Will

German publisher (1727-1806)

*November 30th, 1726, Kempten †November 30th, 1805, Augsburg

66

Johann Hartmann

Danish composer

*December 24th, 1726, Głogów †October 21st, 1793, Copenhagen

76

François-Henri d'Harcourt

French general

*January 12th, 1726, Paris †July 22nd, 1802, Surrey

29

Gerard Majella

Italian Redemptorist lay brother and saint (1729-1755)

*April 6th, 1726, Muro Lucano †September 30th, 1755, Caposele

71

Oliver Wolcott

American politician, Connecticut (1726-1797)

*November 20th, 1726, Windsor †December 1st, 1797, Litchfield

66

Johann Ludwig Schmidt

German law scholar (1726-1792)

*April 22nd, 1726, Quedlinburg †August 2nd, 1792, Jena

66

Johann Philipp Kahler

(1726-1792)

*June 9th, 1726, Rinteln †October 13th, 1792, Rodenberg

80

José Clavijo y Fajardo

Spanish naturalist, journalist and publicist (1726-1806)

*May 19th, 1726, Teguise †November 3rd, 1806, Madrid

67

Isaac Roosevelt

American merchant and politician; great-great-grandfather of the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1726-1794)

*December 19th, 1726, New York City †October 13th, 1794

68

François-André Danican Philidor

French composer and chess player

*September 7th, 1726, Dreux †August 31st, 1795, London

41

Eggert Ólafsson

Icelandic writer and explorer (1726-1768)

*December 1st, 1726, Snæfellsnes †May 30th, 1768

72

Josep Vergara

Spanish painter (1726-1799)

*June 2nd, 1726, Valencia †March 9th, 1799, Valencia

82

James Warren

American politician

*September 28th, 1726, Plymouth †November 28th, 1808

70

Vittorio Amadeo III of Sardinia

King of Sardinia (1773-1796)

*June 26th, 1726, Turin †October 16th, 1796, Moncalieri

20

Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain

Dauphine of France (1726-1746)

*June 11th, 1726, Madrid †July 22nd, 1746, Fontainebleau

72

Thomas Pennant

Welsh naturalist (1726-1798)

*June 14th, 1726, Downing †December 16th, 1798, Downing

68

Peter von Hohenthal

Politician

*January 1st, 1726, Leipzig †January 1st, 1794, Herrnhut

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1726 is a normal year and no leap year.

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