August 16th, 1772 was a Sunday.
July 23rd, 1772 - August 23rd, 1772
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 72 days, exactly on July 6th, 2024, people who were born on August 16th, 1772 will be 92,000 days old!
Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)
*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic OceanFrench mathematician, astronomer and naturalist (1773-1849)
*August 16th, 1773, Paris †December 15th, 1849, ParisAmerican biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)
*August 16th, 1904, Ridgeville †June 15th, 1971, SalamancaBritish political economist, broker and politician (1772-1823)
*April 18th, 1772, London †September 11th, 1823, Gatcombe ParkEnglish poet, literary critic and philosopher
*October 21st, 1772, Ottery St Mary †July 25th, 1834, LondonSpanish painter (1772-1850)
*September 19th, 1772, Valencia †July 22nd, 1850, MadridGerman poet, critic and scholar, editor
*March 10th, 1772, Hanover †January 12th, 1829, DresdenAmerican fur trader (1772–1820)
*September 8th, 1772, New Orleans †August 12th, 1820, St. LouisSpanish poet (1772-1857)
*April 11th, 1772, Madrid †March 11th, 1857, MadridFrench utopian socialist and philosopher
*April 7th, 1772, Besançon †October 10th, 1837, ParisFrench naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition" (1772-1844)
*April 15th, 1772, Étampes †June 19th, 1844, ParisBritish manufacturing chemist (1772-1864)
*November 28th, 1772, London †March 21st, 1864, TottenhamBritish Army general, politician and colonial administrator (1772-1846)
*February 6th, 1772, Crieff †July 28th, 1846, Belgrave SquareFrench psychiatrist (1772-1840)
*February 3rd, 1772, Toulouse †December 12th, 1840, ParisFrench soldier and officer
*February 27th, 1772, Strasbourg †April 6th, 1840, MontargisGerman encyclopedia publisher and editor (1772-1823)
*May 4th, 1772, Dortmund †August 20th, 1823, LeipzigGerman librarian
*June 17th, 1772, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †April 12th, 1851, MunichGerman jurist and musician
*January 4th, 1772, Hamelin †March 28th, 1840, HeidelbergSwiss theologian (1772-1848)
*September 4th, 1772, Corgémont †May 7th, 1848, CorgémontBritish artist and imposter (1772-1834)
*April 3rd, 1772, Warwick †November 21st, 1834, LondonFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 16th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1772 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).