April 16th, 1819

Born on April 16th, 1819

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What happened on April 16th?

April 16th, 2014

The ferry MV Sewol (pictured) capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High School.

April 16th, 2007

In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman killed 32 people and wounded over 20 more before committing suicide at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia (memorial pictured).

April 16th, 2001

India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate.

April 16th, 1948

The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded.

April 16th, 1945

Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupation.

April 16th, 1919

Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army.

April 16th, 1917

World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south of Laon, France.

April 16th, 1912

American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.

April 16th, 1862

Slavery in Washington, D.C., ended when the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act became law.

April 16th, 1799

French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in present-day Israel.

April 16th, 1520

A revolt of citizens in Toledo, Castile, opposed to the rule of the foreign-born Charles I began when the royal government attempted to unseat radical city councilors.

April 16th, 1853

The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.

April 16th, 1847

Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars.

April 16th, 1838

The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War.

April 16th, 1818

The United States Senate ratifies the Rush–Bagot Treaty, limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.

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

Born on April 16th, 1819

66

Gustave Chouquet

French music historian (1819-1886)

*April 16th, 1819, Le Havre †January 30th, 1886, Paris

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65

Georg Curtius

German classical scholar and philologist (1820-1885)

*April 16th, 1820, Lübeck †August 12th, 1885, Jelenia Góra

88

Charlie Chaplin

English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

80

Anatole France

French writer

*April 16th, 1844, Paris †October 12th, 1924

95

Benedict XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)

*April 16th, 1927, Birth house of Benedict XVI †December 31st, 2022, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

85

Rudolf von Delbrück

Prussian statesman under Bismarck (1817-1903)

*April 16th, 1817, Berlin †February 1st, 1903, Berlin

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

53

Sven Fischer

German biathlete

*April 16th, 1971, Schmalkalden

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

77

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

American basketball player (born 1947)

*April 16th, 1947, New York City

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

70

Ellen Barkin

American actress

*April 16th, 1954, The Bronx

42

Gina Carano

American actress and former mixed martial artist

*April 16th, 1982, Dallas

48

Albert Corey

French long distance runner (1878-1926)

*April 16th, 1878, Meursault †August 3rd, 1926, Paris

40

Claire Foy

British actress (born 1984)

*April 16th, 1984, Stockport

59

Jon Cryer

American actor

*April 16th, 1965, New York City

65

Hartmut Koschyk

German politician

*April 16th, 1959, Forchheim

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Born in 1819

81

Victoria

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901

*May 24th, 1819, Kensington Palace †January 22nd, 1901, Osborne House

90

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

Faroese folklorist and linguist, Lutheran clergyman

*March 25th, 1819, Sandavágur †April 8th, 1909, Copenhagen

71

Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll

German classical philologist

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

61

Jacques Offenbach

German-born French composer (1819–1880)

*June 20th, 1819, Cologne †October 5th, 1880, Paris

72

Herman Melville

American writer and poet (1819–1891)

*August 1st, 1819, Manhattan †September 28th, 1891, New York City

72

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

*May 31st, 1819, West Hills †March 26th, 1892, Camden

70

Gottfried Keller

Swiss poet and writer of German literature (1819-1890)

*July 19th, 1819, Zürich †July 15th, 1890, Zürich

61

George Eliot

English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880)

*November 22nd, 1819, Nuneaton †December 22nd, 1880, London

76

Peter Dickel

German organ builder

*September 18th, 1819, Treisbach †June 27th, 1896, Treisbach

93

Harriet Tubman

African-American abolitionist and humanitarian

*November 30th, 1819, Dorchester County †March 10th, 1913, Auburn

42

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Prince consort of the United Kingdom (1840-1861)

*August 26th, 1819, Schloss Rosenau †December 14th, 1861, Windsor Castle

83

Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet

British mathematician and physicist (1819–1903)

*August 13th, 1819, County Sligo †February 1st, 1903, Cambridge

76

Clara Schumann

German musician and composer

*September 13th, 1819, Leipzig †May 20th, 1896, Frankfurt

76

Hippolyte Fizeau

French physicist (1819-1896)

*September 23rd, 1819, Paris †September 18th, 1896, Jouarre (Seine-et-Marne). Le petit cloître de l’abbaye

78

Theodor Fontane

German novelist and poet (1819-1898)

*December 30th, 1819, Neuruppin †September 20th, 1898, Berlin

86

Joseph Merklin

German organ builder (1819-1905)

*February 17th, 1819, Rheinhausen †July 10th, 1905, Nancy

53

Stanisław Moniuszko

Polish composer

*May 5th, 1819, Ubiel †June 4th, 1872, Warsaw

30

Báb

Founder of the religion Bábism, for the Bahai Predecessor of Bahāʾullāh

*October 20th, 1819, Shiraz †July 9th, 1850, Tabriz

70

Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate

Dutch writer 1819-1889

*December 23rd, 1819, The Hague †December 24th, 1889, Amsterdam

81

Edward Stafford

Prime Minister of New Zealand (1819-1901)

*April 23rd, 1819, Edinburgh †February 14th, 1901, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1819 is a normal year and no leap year.

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