March 16th, 1895

Born on March 16th, 1895

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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, 2001

A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China, killed 108 people.

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 (trophy pictured) Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, 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 (cap badge pictured), 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, 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.

March 18th, 2007

Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem and installed Zedekiah as King of Judah.

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

Born on March 16th, 1895

93

Ernest Labrousse

French historian

*March 16th, 1895, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire †May 24th, 1988, 5th arrondissement of Paris

80

José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla

Mexican priest (1895-1976)

*March 16th, 1895, Tepexpan, State of Mexico †January 6th, 1976

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39

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

31

Emily Sweeney

American luger

*March 16th, 1993, Portland

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

91

Henny Youngman

American comedian (1906-1998)

*March 16th, 1906, Liverpool †February 24th, 1998, Manhattan

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

50

Indra Wijaya

Indonesian and Singaporean badminton player

*March 16th, 1974, Cirebon City

32

Zuzana Pavelková

Badminton player

*March 16th, 1992, Přerov

65

Jens Stoltenberg

34th Prime Minister of Norway, subsequently 13th Secretary-General of NATO

*March 16th, 1959, Oslo

75

Victor Garber

Canadian actor and singer

*March 16th, 1949, London

22

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil

Badminton player

*March 16th, 2002, Gowa Regency

85

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

*March 16th, 1751, Port Conway †June 28th, 1836, Montpelier

91

Jerry Lewis

American comedian, actor and filmmaker (1926–2017)

*March 16th, 1926, Newark †August 20th, 2017, Las Vegas

87

Teresa Berganza

Spanish mezzo-soprano

*March 16th, 1935, Madrid †May 13th, 2022, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

53

Mihaela Cârstoi

Romanian skier

*March 16th, 1971, Predeal

88

Robert Lewis

American actor (1909-1997)

*March 16th, 1909, Brooklyn †November 23rd, 1997, New York City

67

Josef Mengele

Nazi SS doctor at Auschwitz (1911–1979)

*March 16th, 1911, Günzburg †February 8th, 1979, Bertioga

93

Christa Ludwig

German mezzo-soprano (1928-2021)

*March 16th, 1928, Berlin †April 24th, 2021, Klosterneuburg

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92

Fritz Schachermeyr

Austrian classical scholar and archaeologist

*January 10th, 1895, Urfahr †December 26th, 1987, Eisenstadt

91

Joseph Vogt

German historian of classical antiquity (1895-1986)

*June 23rd, 1895, Schechingen †July 14th, 1986, Tübingen

85

Andreas Alföldi

Hungarian historian, epigraphist, numismatist, archaeologist (1895-1981)

*August 27th, 1895, Pomáz †February 12th, 1981, Princeton

56

George VI

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948 (1895–1952)

*December 14th, 1895, York Cottage †February 6th, 1952, Sandringham House

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

70

Dorothea Lange

American photojournalist (1895-1965)

*May 25th, 1895, Hoboken †October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

49

Wolfram von Richthofen

German military officer and aviator

*October 10th, 1895, Bartoszówek †July 12th, 1945, Bad Ischl

66

Anita Stewart

American actress, film producer (1895-1961)

*February 7th, 1895, Brooklyn †May 4th, 1961, Los Angeles

80

Ruth McDevitt

Actress (1895-1976)

*September 13th, 1895, Coldwater †May 27th, 1976, Hollywood

75

Igor Tamm

Russian physicist

*July 8th, 1895, Vladivostok †April 12th, 1971, Moscow

82

Jacques Brugnon

French tennis player (1895-1978)

*May 11th, 1895, Paris †March 20th, 1978, Paris

53

Babe Ruth

American baseball player (1895–1948)

*February 6th, 1895, Baltimore †August 16th, 1948, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

102

Ernst Jünger

German writer

*March 29th, 1895, Heidelberg †February 17th, 1998, Riedlingen

79

Moyna Macgill

Irish actress (1895-1975)

*December 10th, 1895, Belfast †November 25th, 1975, Los Angeles

71

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor (1895-1967)

*September 22nd, 1895, Lviv †August 25th, 1967, Montecito

79

Ruth Lee

American actress (1895-1975)

*September 14th, 1895, Minneapolis †August 3rd, 1975, Woodland Hills

77

J. Edgar Hoover

American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)

*January 1st, 1895, Washington, D.C. †May 2nd, 1972, Washington, D.C.

68

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

*October 30th, 1895, Łagów, Świebodzin County †April 24th, 1964, Königsfeld im Schwarzwald

82

Anastas Mikoyan

Soviet revolutionary and statesman (1895–1978)

*November 13th, 1895, Sanahin †October 21st, 1978, Moscow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1895 is a normal year and no leap year.

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