December 16th, 1888 was a Sunday.
November 23rd, 1888 - December 21st, 1888
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 589 days, exactly on November 8th, 2025, people who were born on December 16th, 1888 will be 50,000 days old!
American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)
*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, HollywoodGerman composer (1770–1827)
*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, ViennaAmerican anthropologist
*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York CityEnglish playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer
*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly EstateDanish painter (1910-1998)
*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, CopenhagenGerman actor and voice actor
*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, BerlinGerman politician (1873-1940)
*December 16th, 1873, Striesen †February 10th, 1940, HanoverHungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue
*December 16th, 1882, Kecskemét †March 6th, 1967, BudapestEnglish novelist (1775–1817)
*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, WinchesterBritish science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)
*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, ColomboBritish scouting pioneer
*December 16th, 1858, Paddington †June 2nd, 1945, EnglandAustrian mathematician (1887-1956)
*December 16th, 1887, Děčín †May 25th, 1956, WarsawGerman classical archaeologist
*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, OxfordAmerican actress and singer (1924-1989)
*December 16th, 1920, Minneapolis †July 29th, 1989, Queens20th-century Danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet
*December 16th, 1905, Copenhagen †April 17th, 1996, MiddelfartAustrian prehistorian
*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos AiresUS-born British poet (1888–1965)
*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, KensingtonAmerican composer and lyricist (1888–1989)
*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York CityAmerican playwright (1888–1953)
*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, BostonBritish actress (1888–1976)
*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, CranbrookEnglish novelist (1888-1965)
*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, LondonAmerican actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing
*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, ManhattanGerman-American physicist (1888–1969)
*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, BerkeleyScottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television
*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-SeaUkraine-born American impresario
*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York CityCuban chess player (1888-1942)
*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York CityBritish stage and film actor (1888-1960)
*January 27th, 1888, Cullercoats †April 24th, 1960, LondonFrench writer (1888-1976)
*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, ParisFrench singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
*September 12th, 1888, Paris †January 1st, 1972, ParisGerman-american classical philologist (1888-1961)
*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, CambridgeAmerican playwright and writer (1888–1959)
*December 15th, 1888, Atlantic †February 28th, 1959, StamfordFixed holidays (Christian feast day, The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born) which are celebrated on December 16th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1888 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).