December 16th, 1896 was a Wednesday.
November 23rd, 1896 - December 21st, 1896
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 482 days, exactly on August 22nd, 2025, people who were born on December 16th, 1896 will be 47,000 days old!
English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer
*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly EstateAmerican anthropologist (1901—1978)
*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York CityGerman composer (1770–1827)
*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, ViennaDanish painter (1910-1998)
*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, CopenhagenGerman actor and voice actor
*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, BerlinAmerican film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)
*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, HollywoodBritish science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)
*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo20th-century Danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet
*December 16th, 1905, Copenhagen †April 17th, 1996, MiddelfartAmerican actor (1895-1959)
*December 16th, 1895, New York City †August 5th, 1959, Los AngelesGerman classical archaeologist
*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, OxfordEnglish novelist (1775–1817)
*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, WinchesterAmerican actress and singer (1924-1989)
*December 16th, 1920, Minneapolis †July 29th, 1989, QueensAmerican stage actress, artistic director, and theatrical producer (1900-1999)
*December 16th, 1900, New York City †April 4th, 1999, New York CityGerman politician (1873-1940)
*December 16th, 1873, Striesen †February 10th, 1940, HanoverBritish scouting pioneer
*December 16th, 1858, Paddington †June 2nd, 1945, EnglandEnglish badminton and tennis player (1896-1992)
*May 7th, 1896, Bayswater †June 19th, 1992, LondonGerman classical philologist
*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, HamburgGerman historian of classical antiquity
*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am PilsenseeSwiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)
*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, GenevaAmerican writer (1896–1940)
*September 24th, 1896, Saint Paul †December 21st, 1940, HollywoodAmerican author (1896–1972)
*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)
*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, GeiloMexican social realist painter (1896–1974)
*December 29th, 1896, Mexico City †January 6th, 1974, CuernavacaAmerican composer and critic
*November 25th, 1896, Kansas City †September 30th, 1989, New York CityGerman flying ace (1896–1941)
*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, BerlinGerman-American academic (1896–1988)
*September 6th, 1896, Woltersdorf †May 25th, 1988, New York CityGerman politician (1896-1946)
*March 13th, 1896, Magdeburg †September 6th, 1946, MagdeburgAustro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)
*August 15th, 1896, Prague †October 26th, 1957, GlendaleGerman politician (1896-1986)
*September 22nd, 1896, Kassel †June 9th, 1986, KasselAmerican novelist (1896–1970)
*January 14th, 1896, Chicago †September 28th, 1970, BaltimoreFormer President of the Italian Republic, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985
*September 25th, 1896, San Giovanni †February 24th, 1990, RomeAmerican socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
*June 19th, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit †April 24th, 1986, Villa WindsorFixed 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 | XC = 90 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1896 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).