July 16th, 1763

Born on July 16th, 1763

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 16th?

July 16th, 2013

At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a Midday Meal that was contaminated with pesticide.

July 16th, 2008

A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with 54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and six deaths.

July 16th, 2007

An earthquake of magnitude .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw6.6 struck Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing a leak of radioactive gases from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant.

July 16th, 2004

Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the world's largest rooftop gardens, opened to the public.

July 16th, 1983

A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter operated by British Airways crashed in thick fog in the Celtic Sea, killing 20 of the 26 people on board.

July 16th, 1965

South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries sustained during his capture, but it is generally assumed he was killed on the orders of military officials.

July 16th, 1951

The Catcher in the Rye, an American coming-of-age novel by J. D. Salinger, was first published (cover pictured).

July 16th, 1950

Uruguay won the decisive match of the FIFA World Cup against Brazil 2–1 at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro.

July 16th, 1931

Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie promulgated the nation's first modern constitution.

July 16th, 1790

President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capital of the United States, which later became Washington, D.C.

July 16th, 1782

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally remarked that it had "too many notes".

July 16th, 1377

The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

July 16th, 1232

Muhammad ibn Yusuf, who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona.

July 16th, 1945

The United States conducted the first detonation of a nuclear weapon during the Trinity test (pictured).

July 16th, 1916

Max Reger's Hebbel Requiem was first performed in a memorial concert for the composer, conducted by Philipp Wolfrum.

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

Same year
Born in 1763

66

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Swiss-born French clarinettist (1763-1829)

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

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

64

Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)

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

50

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

French General (1763–1813)

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

84

John Jacob Astor I

German-American businessman

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

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

77

Friedrich August von Staegemann

Prussian politician (1763-1840)

*November 7th, 1763, Vierraden †December 17th, 1840, Berlin

73

Teresa Bandettini

Italian dancer, composer of extemporaneous verse, and poet

*August 11th, 1763, Lucca †April 5th, 1837, Lucca

74

Isaac Wilbour

American politician (1763-1837)

*April 25th, 1763, Little Compton †October 4th, 1837, Little Compton

81

Marco Mastrofini

Italian mathematician (1763-1845)

*April 25th, 1763, Monte Compatri †March 3rd, 1845, Rome

68

Charles Meynier

French painter

*November 24th, 1763, Paris †September 6th, 1832, Paris

88

Xavier de Maistre

French writer (1763-1852)

*October 10th, 1763, Chambéry †June 12th, 1852, Saint Petersburg

92

James Wilson

Globe maker from the United States (1763-1855)

*March 15th, 1763, Londonderry †March 26th, 1855, Bradford

24

Jean Germain Drouais

French painter (1763–1788)

*November 25th, 1763, Paris †July 15th, 1788, Rome

57

Juan Germán Roscio

Venezuelan lawyer and politician (1763-1821)

*May 27th, 1763, Parroquia San Francisco †March 10th, 1821, Villa del Rosario

71

Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German duke (1763-1834)

*April 29th, 1763, Hildburghausen †September 29th, 1834, Hummelshain

62

Thaddäus Müller

(1763-1826)

*October 2nd, 1763, Lucerne †April 10th, 1826, Lucerne

63

François-Joseph Talma

French stage actor (1763-1826)

*January 15th, 1763, Paris †October 19th, 1826, Rue de la Tour-des-Dames

30

Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette

French politician (1763-1794)

*May 24th, 1763, Nevers †April 13th, 1794, Paris

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Leap year

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

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