September 16th, 1920

Born on September 16th, 1920

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 16th, 1920?

September 16th, 1920

The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing

September 16th, 1920

A bomb in a horse-drawn wagon exploded in front of 23 Wall Street in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring several hundred others.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing

What else happened on September 16th?

September 16th, 2013

A lone gunman fatally shot twelve people and injured three others at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C.

September 16th, 1992

The British pound was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday, and suffered a major devaluation.

September 16th, 1990

Construction of the Northern Xinjiang railway (terminus pictured) was completed between Ürümqi South and Alashankou, linking the railway lines of China and Kazakhstan and adding a sizeable portion to the Eurasian Land Bridge.

September 16th, 1982

A Lebanese militia under the direct command of Elie Hobeika carried out a massacre in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra and Shatila, killing at least 460 civilians.

September 16th, 1979

Eight people escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a home-made hot air balloon.

September 16th, 1975

The prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 (example pictured), one of the fastest combat jets in the world, made its maiden flight.

September 16th, 1963

Malaysia was formed as an independent nation from the Federation of Malaya, the Colony of Singapore, the Crown Colony of North Borneo, and the Crown Colony of Sarawak.

September 16th, 1961

The U.S. National Hurricane Research Project sought to weaken Hurricane Esther by seeding it with silver iodide, leading to the establishment of Project Stormfury.

September 16th, 1940

Second World War: Italian forces captured the town of Sidi Barrani, but their invasion of Egypt progressed no further.

September 16th, 1844

Felix Mendelssohn completed the score of the Violin Concerto, his final concerto.

September 16th, 1822

French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of Sciences, reported a direct refraction experiment verifying David Brewster's hypothesis that photoelasticity (as we now call it) is stress-induced birefringence.

September 16th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: American colonists defeated British troops at the Battle of Harlem Heights (depicted) on the island of Manhattan.

September 16th, 0681

At the Third Council of Constantinople, Pope Honorius I was posthumously excommunicated, with his support for monothelitism deemed to be heretical.

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

Born on September 16th, 1920

24

Hannie Schaft

Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr

*September 16th, 1920, Haarlem †April 17th, 1945, Bloemendaal

70

Art Sansom

Cartoonist

*September 16th, 1920, East Cleveland †July 4th, 1991, Ohio

94

Staryl C. Austin

American military personnel

*September 16th, 1920, Condon †January 1st, 2015, Salem

96

Sheila Quinn

British nursing administrator (1920-2016)

*September 16th, 1920, Blackpool †December 8th, 2016

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Who's birthday is on September 16th?

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

91

Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1923–2015)

*September 16th, 1923, Singapore †March 23rd, 2015, Singapore General Hospital

94

Artur Doppelmayr

Austrian engineer (1922-2017)

*September 16th, 1922, Dornbirn †May 12th, 2017

89

Lauren Bacall

American actress and model (1924–2014)

*September 16th, 1924, The Bronx †August 12th, 2014, Manhattan

89

B. B. King

American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)

*September 16th, 1925, Berclair †May 14th, 2015, Las Vegas

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

93

Albert Szent-Györgyi

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986)

*September 16th, 1893, Budapest †October 22nd, 1986, Woods Hole

58

Karl-Heinz Riedle

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1965, Weiler-Simmerberg

48

Candra Wijaya

Badminton player

*September 16th, 1975, Cirebon City

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

76

Dieter Riedel

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1947, Gröditz

31

Nick Jonas

American singer, actor and musician

*September 16th, 1992, Dallas

65

Jennifer Tilly

American actress

*September 16th, 1958, Harbor City

83

Peter Falk

American actor (1927–2011)

*September 16th, 1927, Manhattan †June 23rd, 2011, Beverly Hills

93

Guy Hamilton

English film director (1922-2016)

*September 16th, 1922, Paris †April 20th, 2016, Palma de Mallorca

94

Ursula Franklin

Canadian metallurgist, research physicist, author, and educator

*September 16th, 1921, Munich †July 22nd, 2016, Toronto

59

Britta Altenkamp

German politician

*September 16th, 1964, Essen

80

Oskar Lafontaine

German politician

*September 16th, 1943, Saarlouis

54

Armin Medosch

Austrian journalist, researcher and curator

*September 16th, 1962, Graz †February 23rd, 2017, Vienna

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65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

80

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger

*May 3rd, 1920, La Grange †March 29th, 2001, New York City

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Public holidays on September 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 16th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1920 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).

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