August 16th, 1847

Born on August 16th, 1847

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 473 days, exactly on August 2nd, 2025, people who were born on August 16th, 1847 will be 65,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

August 16th, 1863

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

August 16th, 1819

Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 16th?

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

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

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

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

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

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

48

Aparicio Saravia

Uruguayan politician (1857-1904)

*August 16th, 1856, Cerro Largo Department †September 10th, 1904, Santana do Livramento

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

97

Mary Gilmore

Australian poet

*August 16th, 1865, Goulburn †December 3rd, 1962, Sydney

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

88

Wilhelm Wundt

German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor (1832-1920)

*August 16th, 1832, Neckarau †August 31st, 1920, Großbothen

Same year
Born in 1847

84

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847-1931)

*February 11th, 1847, Milan †October 18th, 1931, West Orange

75

Alexander Graham Bell

British-born American scientist and inventor (1847–1922)

*March 3rd, 1847, Edinburgh †August 2nd, 1922, Beinn Bhreagh

86

Paul von Hindenburg

Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)

*October 2nd, 1847, 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań †August 2nd, 1934, Ogrodzieniec

70

Max Bösenberg

German architect

*July 3rd, 1847, Leipzig †May 23rd, 1918, Leipzig

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

*November 8th, 1847, Clontarf †April 20th, 1912, St George's Square

73

Adolf von Hildebrand

German sculptor

*October 6th, 1847, Marburg †January 18th, 1921, Munich

69

Wilhelm Effmann

German architect and historian (1847–1917)

*September 14th, 1847, Essen †May 23rd, 1917, Bonn

79

Alajos Hauszmann

Architect

*June 9th, 1847, Buda †July 31st, 1926, Velence

83

Otto Wallach

German chemist

*March 27th, 1847, Königsberg †February 26th, 1931, Göttingen

74

Nikolay Zhukovsky

Russian scientist in mechanics and aerohydrodinamics

*January 5th, 1847, Orekhovo, Vladimir oblast †March 17th, 1921, Moscow

34

Jesse James

American outlaw, confederate guerrilla, and train robber

*September 5th, 1847, Kearney †April 3rd, 1882, St. Joseph

64

Joseph Pulitzer

Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911)

*April 10th, 1847, Makó †October 29th, 1911, Charleston

75

George Robert Sims

English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist (1847-1922)

*September 2nd, 1847, London Borough of Lambeth †September 4th, 1922, City of Westminster

85

Annie Besant

British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)

*October 1st, 1847, Clapham †September 20th, 1933, Adyar

74

Georges Sorel

French philosopher and sociologist

*November 2nd, 1847, Cherbourg †August 29th, 1922, Boulogne-Billancourt

80

Emil Ferdinand Fehling

German lawyer, civil law notary, historian and politician (1847-1927)

*August 3rd, 1847, Lübeck †August 3rd, 1927, Lübeck

61

Afonso Pena

6th president of brazil

*November 30th, 1847, Santa Bárbara †June 14th, 1909, Rio de Janeiro

28

Hristo Botev

Bulgarian poet and revolutionary

*December 25th, 1847, Kalofer †May 20th, 1876

54

Paul Alexis

Novelist, dramatist and journalist

*June 16th, 1847, Aix-en-Provence †July 28th, 1901, Levallois-Perret

63

Ernest Crofts

British artist (1847-1911)

*September 15th, 1847, Leeds †March 19th, 1911, London

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Public holidays on August 16th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1847 is a normal year and no leap year.

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August 1847