September 16th, 1921

Born on September 16th, 1921

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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, 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.

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.

September 16th, 2022

The death of Mahsa Amini occurred, which sparked worldwide protests.

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

Born on September 16th, 1921

94

Ursula Franklin

Canadian metallurgist, research physicist, author, and educator

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

96

Jon Hendricks

American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian

*September 16th, 1921, Newark †November 22nd, 2017, Manhattan

67

Gulabrao Patil

Indian politician (1921-1989)

*September 16th, 1921, Benadi †January 21st, 1989, Pune

77

Korla Pandit

American musician (1921–1998)

*September 16th, 1921, St. Louis †October 2nd, 1998, Petaluma

38

Miquel Bernet Toledano

Spanish comics artist

*September 16th, 1921, Barcelona †July 31st, 1960, Barcelona

62

Fritz Geißler

German composer

*September 16th, 1921, Wurzen †January 11th, 1984, Bad Saarow

84

Walter Boehlich

German journalist (1921-2006)

*September 16th, 1921, Wrocław †April 6th, 2006, Hamburg

96

Carlos Rubira Infante

Ecuadorian singer-songwriter (1921-2018)

*September 16th, 1921, Guayaquil †September 14th, 2018

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Who's birthday is on September 16th?

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

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

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

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

93

Guy Hamilton

English film director (1922-2016)

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

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

83

Peter Falk

American actor (1927–2011)

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

65

Jennifer Tilly

American actress

*September 16th, 1958, Harbor City

101

Janis Paige

American actress

*September 16th, 1922, Tacoma

59

Britta Altenkamp

German politician

*September 16th, 1964, Essen

80

Oskar Lafontaine

German politician

*September 16th, 1943, Saarlouis

81

Linda Miller

American film and television actress

*September 16th, 1942, New York City

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85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

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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

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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