Born on March 16th, 1788
Weekday
Sunday
March 16th, 1788 was a Sunday.
Age
People born on March 16th, 1788 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 236 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1788 - March 20th, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 759 days, exactly on May 28th, 2026, people who were born on March 16th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,241 Days
12,320 Weeks
2,833 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on March 16th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 16th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 16th?
65 Georg Simon Ohm
German physicist and mathematician
*March 16th, 1789, Erlangen †July 6th, 1854, Munich
85 James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817
*March 16th, 1751, Port Conway †June 28th, 1836, Montpelier_2019.jpg "Emily Sweeney")
71 Richard Stallman
American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project
*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan
65 Jens Stoltenberg
34th Prime Minister of Norway, subsequently 13th Secretary-General of NATO
*March 16th, 1959, OsloGeorg von der Gabelentz
German linguist (1840-1893)
*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, Berlin.jpg "Victor Garber")
97 Caroline Herschel
German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)
*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover
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87 Teresa Berganza
Spanish mezzo-soprano
*March 16th, 1935, Madrid †May 13th, 2022, San Lorenzo de El EscorialSame year
Born in 1788
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, London †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi
72 Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt
74 Boniface de Castellane
Marshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
39 Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayGodefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseRobert Peel
British Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, Westminster
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi
71 Walenty Zwierkowski
*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris
89 Antoine César Becquerel
French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisFrancesco Maria Avellino
Italian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, Naples
62 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
Austrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, Pest
75 Charles Robert Cockerell
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, London
76 Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Archaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, Copenhagen
79 Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, Abbeville
78 William Thomas Brande
British chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on March 16th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 16th.
March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_book_smugglersRemembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_of_the_Latvian_LegionnairesSaint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Canadians)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_UrhoDate as a Roman numeral / digit
16.3.1788
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1788 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).