January 16th, 1899

Born on January 16th, 1899

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 252 days, exactly on December 26th, 2024, people who were born on January 16th, 1899 will be 46,000 days old!

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What happened on January 16th?

January 16th, 2018

In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.

January 16th, 2016

After gunmen took hostages the previous night at a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, government commandos stormed the premises to bring the situation to an end.

January 16th, 1964

The musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, and went on to win ten Tony Awards, a record that stood for 37 years.

January 16th, 1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the Führerbunker in Berlin, where he would eventually commit suicide.

January 16th, 1942

World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, which later earned him the Medal of Honor.

January 16th, 1905

Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee (pictured) set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.

January 16th, 1883

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

January 16th, 1862

A pumping engine at a colliery in New Hartley, England, broke and fell down the shaft, trapping miners below and resulting in 204 deaths.

January 16th, 1809

Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British's amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.

January 16th, 1780

American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

January 1st, 1970

Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor.

January 16th, 1920

The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.

January 16th, 1275

750 years ago, Edward I permits his mother Eleanor of Provence to expel the Jews from the towns Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

January 16th, 1716

King Philip V of Spain promulgates the Nueva Planta decree of the Principality of Catalonia, abolishing the Catalan institutions and most of its legislation, being replaced by those of the Castile, thus putting an end to Catalonia as a separate political entity and becoming a province of the new French-style Kingdom of Spain.

January 16th, 2020

The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.

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

Born on January 16th, 1899

80

Michl Lang

German actor

*January 16th, 1899, Kempten †December 21st, 1979, Munich

78

Carlos Pellicer

Modernist Mexican poet

*January 16th, 1899, Villahermosa †February 16th, 1977, Mexico City

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Who's birthday is on January 16th?

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

72

Fulgencio Batista

President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

*January 16th, 1901, Banes †August 6th, 1973, Marbella

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

58

Diana Wynyard

English actress (1906-1964)

*January 16th, 1906, London †May 13th, 1964, London

104

Margaret Booth

American film editor

*January 16th, 1898, Los Angeles †October 28th, 2002, Los Angeles

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

71

Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll

German classical philologist

*January 16th, 1819, Sechshelden †June 19th, 1890, Weilburg

29

Yebba

American singer

*January 16th, 1995, Arkansas

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

75

Johannes Rau

President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 July 2004

*January 16th, 1931, Wuppertal †January 27th, 2006, Berlin

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

44

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American actor

*January 16th, 1980, Manhattan

65

Conny Vandenbos

Dutch singer (1937–2002)

*January 16th, 1937, The Hague †April 7th, 2002, Amsterdam

92

Willem Aantjes

Dutch politician (1923–2015)

*January 16th, 1923, Bleskensgraaf †October 22nd, 2015, Utrecht

43

Bobby Zamora

English association football player (born 1981)

*January 16th, 1981, Barking

84

Franz Müntefering

German politician and industrial manager

*January 16th, 1940, Neheim-Hüsten

76

Jacques Auger

Canadian actor

*January 16th, 1901, Gatineau †December 9th, 1977, Montreal

82

Lothar Metz

East German wrestler

*January 16th, 1939, Meerane †January 23rd, 2021, Rostock

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Born in 1899

76

Gustav Heinemann

German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974

*July 23rd, 1899, Schwelm †July 7th, 1976, Essen

80

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)

*August 13th, 1899, Leytonstone †April 29th, 1980, Bel Air

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

*December 25th, 1899, New York City †January 14th, 1957, Los Angeles

73

Noël Coward

English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer

*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly Estate

82

Huang Xianfan

Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982)

*November 13th, 1899, Fusui County †January 18th, 1982, Guilin

72

Yasunari Kawabata

Japanese novelist (1899–1972)

*June 11th, 1899, Osaka †April 16th, 1972, Zushi

73

Paul-Henri Spaak

Belgian politician (1899-1972)

*January 25th, 1899, Schaerbeek †July 31st, 1972, Braine-l'Alleud

88

Fred Astaire

American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987)

*May 10th, 1899, Omaha †June 22nd, 1987, Los Angeles

52

Edwin L. Marin

American film director

*February 21st, 1899, Jersey City †May 2nd, 1951, Los Angeles

92

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im Breisgau

86

Marcel Arland

French writer

*July 5th, 1899, Varennes-sur-Amance †January 12th, 1986, Saint-Sauveur-sur-École

86

Gale Sondergaard

American actress (1899-1985)

*February 15th, 1899, Litchfield †August 14th, 1985, Woodland Hills

56

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg

Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)

*May 10th, 1899, Eferding †March 15th, 1956, Schruns

66

Gertrude Berg

American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)

*October 3rd, 1899, New York City †September 14th, 1966, New York City

84

Gloria Swanson

American actress (1899–1983)

*March 27th, 1899, Chicago †April 4th, 1983, Weill Cornell Medical Center

69

Lucio Fontana

Italian-Argentine sculptor, painter and theorist, Manifiesto blanco, Spatialism (1899-1968)

*February 19th, 1899, Rosario †September 7th, 1968, Comabbio

75

Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)

*April 29th, 1899, Washington, D.C. †May 24th, 1974, New York City

78

Vladimir Nabokov

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)

*April 10th, 1899, Saint Petersburg †July 2nd, 1977, Montreux

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1899 is a normal year and no leap year.

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