August 16th, 1777

Born on August 16th, 1777

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!

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What happened on August 16th, 1777?

August 16th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War

August 16th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: American forces routed British and German troops at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War

What else 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.

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

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

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

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

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

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

80

Philipp Jakob Riotte

German composer (1776-1856)

*August 16th, 1776, Sankt Wendel †August 20th, 1856, Vienna

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

29

Jacinto Ruiz y Mendoza

Spanish military personnel

*August 16th, 1779, Ceuta †March 13th, 1809, Trujillo, Cáceres

Same year
Born in 1777

77

Carl Friedrich Gauss

German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)

*April 30th, 1777, Brunswick †February 23rd, 1855, Göttingen

34

Heinrich von Kleist

German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)

*October 18th, 1777, Frankfurt (Oder) †November 21st, 1811, Kleiner Wannsee

47

Alexander I of Russia

Tsar of the Russian Empire from 1801 to 1825

*December 12th, 1777, Saint Petersburg †November 19th, 1825, Taganrog

79

John Ross

Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)

*June 24th, 1777, Stranraer †August 30th, 1856, London

58

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

German-born British financier (1777–1836)

*September 16th, 1777, Frankfurt †July 28th, 1836, Frankfurt

73

Hans Christian Ørsted

Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851)

*August 14th, 1777, Rudkøbing †March 9th, 1851, Copenhagen

76

August Kestner

German diplomat and collector of art

*January 1st, 1777, Hanover †January 1st, 1853, Rome

75

Henry Clay

American politician from Kentucky (1777-1852)

*April 12th, 1777, Hanover County †June 29th, 1852, Washington, D.C.

77

Matija Nenadović

Serbian historian and politician

*February 26th, 1777, Brankovina †December 11th, 1854, Valjevo

71

Juliette Récamier

French salon-holder

*December 4th, 1777, Lyon †May 11th, 1849, Paris

79

Agostino Aglio

Italian painter, decorator, and engraver (1777-1857)

*December 15th, 1777, Cremona †January 30th, 1857, London

70

Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1777-1848)

*December 26th, 1777, Darmstadt †June 16th, 1848, Darmstadt

66

Thomas Campbell

Scottish poet

*July 27th, 1777, Glasgow †June 15th, 1844, Boulogne-sur-Mer

78

Joseph Hume

Scottish surgeon and Radical politician (1777-1855)

*January 22nd, 1777, Montrose †February 20th, 1855, Norfolk

53

Dinicu Golescu

Romanian writer (1777-1830)

*February 7th, 1777, Muntenia †October 5th, 1830, Bucharest

61

Ludwig Berger

German pianist and composer

*April 18th, 1777, Berlin †February 16th, 1839, Berlin

60

Vincenzo Borg

Maltese cotton merchant and insurgent leader against the French from 1798-1800

*January 11th, 1777, Birkirkara †July 18th, 1837, Crown Colony of Malta

79

Severin Løvenskiold

Norwegian politician (1777–1856)

*February 7th, 1777, Porsgrunn †September 15th, 1856, Fossum Ironwork

71

Heinrich Schmelen

Missionary and Bible translator

*January 1st, 1777, Hagen im Bremischen †January 1st, 1848, South Africa

65

Karl Wilhelm von Toll

Russian Army general (1777-1842)

*April 19th, 1777, Tallinn †May 5th, 1842, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1777 is a normal year and no leap year.

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