January 16th, 1763

Born on January 16th, 1763

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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 568 days, exactly on November 18th, 2025, people who were born on January 16th, 1763 will be 96,000 days old!

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What happened on January 16th?

January 16th, 2018

In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.

January 16th, 2016

After gunmen took hostages the previous night at a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, government commandos stormed the premises to bring the situation to an end.

January 16th, 1964

The musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, and went on to win ten Tony Awards, a record that stood for 37 years.

January 16th, 1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the Führerbunker in Berlin, where he would eventually commit suicide.

January 16th, 1942

World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, which later earned him the Medal of Honor.

January 16th, 1905

Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee (pictured) set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.

January 16th, 1883

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

January 16th, 1862

A pumping engine at a colliery in New Hartley, England, broke and fell down the shaft, trapping miners below and resulting in 204 deaths.

January 16th, 1809

Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British's amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.

January 16th, 1780

American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

January 1st, 1970

Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor.

January 16th, 1920

The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.

January 16th, 1275

750 years ago, Edward I permits his mother Eleanor of Provence to expel the Jews from the towns Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

January 16th, 1716

King Philip V of Spain promulgates the Nueva Planta decree of the Principality of Catalonia, abolishing the Catalan institutions and most of its legislation, being replaced by those of the Castile, thus putting an end to Catalonia as a separate political entity and becoming a province of the new French-style Kingdom of Spain.

January 16th, 2020

The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.

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

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

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

71

Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll

German classical philologist

*January 16th, 1819, Sechshelden †June 19th, 1890, Weilburg

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

29

Yebba

American singer

*January 16th, 1995, Arkansas

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

44

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American actor

*January 16th, 1980, Manhattan

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

58

Diana Wynyard

English actress (1906-1964)

*January 16th, 1906, London †May 13th, 1964, London

43

Bobby Zamora

English association football player (born 1981)

*January 16th, 1981, Barking

75

Johannes Rau

President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 July 2004

*January 16th, 1931, Wuppertal †January 27th, 2006, Berlin

54

John C. Breckinridge

Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*January 16th, 1821, Lexington †May 17th, 1875, Lexington

65

Conny Vandenbos

Dutch singer (1937–2002)

*January 16th, 1937, The Hague †April 7th, 2002, Amsterdam

72

Fulgencio Batista

President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

*January 16th, 1901, Banes †August 6th, 1973, Marbella

84

Franz Müntefering

German politician and industrial manager

*January 16th, 1940, Neheim-Hüsten

76

Gregor Gysi

German lawyer and left-wing politician

*January 16th, 1948, Berlin

75

Norbert Kartmann

German politician

*January 16th, 1949, Nieder-Weisel

82

Lothar Metz

East German wrestler

*January 16th, 1939, Meerane †January 23rd, 2021, Rostock

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50

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)

*June 23rd, 1763, Les Trois-Îlets †May 29th, 1814, Rueil-Malmaison

41

Claude Chappe

French inventor

*December 25th, 1763, Brûlon †January 23rd, 1805, Paris

66

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Swiss-born French clarinettist (1763-1829)

*March 6th, 1763, Lausanne †November 9th, 1829, Paris

68

Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron

French general in the service of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1763-1831)

*January 24th, 1763, Paris †July 4th, 1831, Saint Petersburg

64

Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)

*June 15th, 1763, Kashiwabara †January 5th, 1828, Kashiwabara

84

John Jacob Astor I

German-American businessman

*July 17th, 1763, Walldorf †March 29th, 1848, Manhattan

81

Charles XIV John of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal

*January 26th, 1763, Pau †March 8th, 1844, Stockholm Palace

50

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

French General (1763–1813)

*February 14th, 1763, Morlaix †September 2nd, 1813, Louny

66

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

French professor of chemistry (1763-1829)

*May 16th, 1763, Saint-André-d'Hébertot †November 14th, 1829, Saint-André-d'Hébertot

31

Augustin Robespierre

French lawyer and revolutionary (1763-1794)

*January 21st, 1763, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

35

Wolfe Tone

Irish politician (1763-1798)

*June 20th, 1763, Dublin †November 19th, 1798, Dublin

92

Samuel Rogers

British poet; (1763-1855)

*July 30th, 1763, Stoke Newington †December 18th, 1855, London

62

Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles

Austrian general

*January 22nd, 1763, County of Hainaut †May 7th, 1825, Venice

80

Heinrich Cotta

German forester and silviculturist (1763 – 1844)

*October 30th, 1763, Zillbach †October 25th, 1844, Tharandt

70

Johann Rudolf von Buol-Schauenstein

(1763-1834)

*November 21st, 1763, Vienna †March 12th, 1834, Vienna

55

Eberhard von Vegesack

Swedish military personnel

*March 29th, 1763, Rostock †October 30th, 1818, Stockholm

47

Manuel Alberti

Argentine priest (1763-1811)

*May 28th, 1763, Buenos Aires †January 31st, 1811, Buenos Aires

74

Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch

Prussian officer (1763-1838)

*December 13th, 1763, Magdeburg †April 3rd, 1838, Berlin

72

John Molson

Canadian politician (1763-1836)

*December 28th, 1763, Spalding †January 11th, 1836, Boucherville

77

Martin Chittenden

American politician (1763-1840)

*March 12th, 1763, Salisbury †September 5th, 1840, Williston

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1763 is a normal year and no leap year.

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