March 16th, 1827

Born on March 16th, 1827

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

March 16th, 2014

Annexation of Crimea: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea held a controversial referendum in which voters overwhelmingly chose to join Russia as a federal subject.

March 16th, 2003

American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer in Rafah while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian house.

March 16th, 2002

Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern was premiered in Hamburg, together with her Johannes-Passion, by soloists, choirs and orchestras from the Mariinsky Theatre and the NDR.

March 16th, 1984

William Buckley, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists.

March 16th, 1968

Vietnam War: American soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the Sơn Mỹ village in the Sơn Tịnh District of South Vietnam.

March 16th, 1962

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a charter flight carrying U.S. and South Vietnamese soldiers, disappeared without a trace, prompting one of the largest searches in the history of the Pacific.

March 16th, 1935

Conscription was re-introduced in Germany by the Nazi regime, and the German military was renamed the Wehrmacht.

March 16th, 1872

In the inaugural final of the FA Cup Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 in London.

March 16th, 1802

Congress passed the Military Peace Establishment Act, authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the U.S. Military Academy (pictured) at West Point, New York.

March 16th, 1782

American Revolutionary War: Spain captured the island of Roatán from England off the coast of what is now Honduras.

March 16th, 1689

The Royal Welch Fusiliers, one of the oldest line-infantry regiments of the British Army, was founded.

March 16th, 1621

Samoset, a member of the Abenaki tribe, walked into Plymouth Colony and greeted the Pilgrims in English (depicted).

March 16th, 1322

Despenser War: A royalist army defeated troops loyal to Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, in the Battle of Boroughbridge, which allowed King Edward II of England to hold on to power for another five years.

March 16th, 1190

Around 150 Jews died inside York Castle, the majority committing mass suicide to avoid being killed by a mob.

March 16th, 0934

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: Chinese general Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor and established Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.

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

Same year
Born in 1827

71

Elisha Baxter

Union Army officer (1827-1899)

*September 1st, 1827, Rutherford County †May 31st, 1899, Batesville

74

Johanna Spyri

Swiss writer

*June 12th, 1827, Hirzel †July 7th, 1901, Zürich

84

Joseph Lister

British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)

*April 5th, 1827, Upton House, Newham †February 10th, 1912, Walmer

63

Henry Edwards

English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist (1827-1891)

*August 27th, 1827, Ross-on-Wye †June 9th, 1891, New York City

73

Arnold Böcklin

Swiss painter, draftsman, graphic artist and sculptor (1827–1901)

*October 16th, 1827, Basel †January 16th, 1901, convent of San Domenico

51

Charles De Coster

Belgian novelist

*August 20th, 1827, Munich †May 7th, 1879, Ixelles - Elsene

87

Gustav Ferdinand Hertz

German politician and judge (1827-1914)

*August 2nd, 1827, Hamburg †September 8th, 1914, Hamburg

79

Marcellin Berthelot

French chemist and politician (1827-1907)

*October 25th, 1827, Paris †March 18th, 1907, Paris

87

Ellen G. White

American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1827–1915)

*November 26th, 1827, Gorham †July 16th, 1915, Elmshaven

88

Sandford Fleming

Scottish-born Canadian engineer and inventor (1827-1915)

*January 7th, 1827, Kirkcaldy †July 22nd, 1915, Halifax

16

Alma von Goethe

(1827-1844)

*October 29th, 1827, Weimar †September 29th, 1844, Vienna

39

Maria Susanna Cummins

American novelist

*April 9th, 1827, Salem †October 1st, 1866, Dorchester

42

Josef Strauss

Austrian composer

*August 20th, 1827, Mariahilf †July 22nd, 1870, Vienna

79

Jules Breton

French painter (1827-1906)

*May 1st, 1827, Courrières †July 5th, 1906, Paris

29

Mangal Pandey

India's First Freedom Fighter

*July 19th, 1827, Ballia †April 7th, 1857, Barrackpore

42

Mary Ward

Anglo-Irish scientist and writer (1827-1869)

*April 27th, 1827, County Offaly †August 31st, 1869, Birr

49

Léon Belly

French painter (1827-1877)

*April 18th, 1827, Saint-Omer †March 24th, 1877, Paris

63

Benito Soriano Murillo

Spanish painter (1827-1891)

*April 3rd, 1827, Palma †April 2nd, 1891, Madrid

67

Heinrich Karl Brugsch

German Egyptologist (1827–1894)

*February 18th, 1827, Berlin †September 9th, 1894, Charlottenburg

72

Felipe Berriozábal

Mexican politician, engineer and military leader (1827-1900)

*August 23rd, 1827, Zacatecas †January 8th, 1900, Mexico City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1827 is a normal year and no leap year.

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