December 16th, 1740 was a Friday.
November 23rd, 1740 - December 21st, 1740
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 500 days, exactly on September 13th, 2025, people who were born on December 16th, 1740 will be 104,000 days old!
German composer (1770–1827)
*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, ViennaEnglish novelist (1775–1817)
*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, WinchesterPrussian field marshal (1742–1819)
*December 16th, 1742, Rostock †September 12th, 1819, KrobielowiceDanish 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, ColomboGerman politician (1873-1940)
*December 16th, 1873, Striesen †February 10th, 1940, HanoverAmerican film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)
*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, HollywoodFrench nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-MauriceEnglish composer and organist (1740-1802)
*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, LondonGerman writer (1740–1819)
*February 28th, 1740, Uhlstädt †October 11th, 1819, Grodziszcze, Ząbkowice Śląskie CountyBritish painter and writer (1740–1814)
*January 1st, 1740, Devon †February 27th, 1814, St James's PlaceFrench dramatist and writer (1740-1814)
*June 6th, 1740, Paris †April 25th, 1814, ParisDutch French-language writer and composer
*October 20th, 1740, Zuylen Castle †December 27th, 1805, ColombierBritish lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)
*October 18th, 1740, Edinburgh †May 19th, 1795, LondonEmperor of Russia (1740–1764)
*August 12th, 1740, Saint Petersburg †July 5th, 1764, ShlisselburgSwedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)
*February 4th, 1740, Maria Magdalena parish †February 11th, 1795, Klara Church ParishGerman poet (1740-1815)
*August 15th, 1740, Reinfeld †January 21st, 1815, HamburgFrench journalist and moralistic author
*April 6th, 1740, Clermont-Ferrand †April 13th, 1794, ParisGenevan scientist (1740-1799)
*February 17th, 1740, Conches †January 22nd, 1799, GenevaSinger (1740-1828)
*December 23rd, 1740, Katarina church parish †March 26th, 1828, StorkyrkoförsamlingenFrench archivist and revolutionary (1740–1804)
*April 2nd, 1740, Paris †November 2nd, 1804, ParisFrench politician and priest (1740-1828)
*October 20th, 1740, Alessandria †April 19th, 1828, ParmaSpanish painter (1740-1809)
*January 8th, 1740, Zaragoza †November 30th, 1808, ZaragozaAmerican lawyer and statesman (1740-1821)
*May 2nd, 1740, Philadelphia †October 24th, 1821, BurlingtonWürttembergian university teacher (1740-1808)
*October 7th, 1740, Schöckingen †June 26th, 1808, BlaubeurenItalian priest, theologian, and philosopher (1740-1795)
*December 6th, 1740, Bronte †November 26th, 1795, RomeSpanish sculptor (1741-1802)
*November 30th, 1740, Valencia †November 30th, 1801, ValenciaFixed 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 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1740 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).