March 16th, 1926

Born on March 16th, 1926

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What happened on March 16th, 1926?

March 16th, 1926

History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket

What else 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.

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

Born on March 16th, 1926

91

Jerry Lewis

American comedian, actor and filmmaker (1926–2017)

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

72

Else Granheim

Norwegian librarian and civil servant

*March 16th, 1926, Oslo †March 7th, 1999, Asker

60

Charles Goodell

American politician (1926-1987)

*March 16th, 1926, Jamestown †January 21st, 1987, Washington, D.C.

94

Rosmarie Bleuer

Olympic alpine skier (1926-2021)

*March 16th, 1926, Grindelwald †February 26th, 2021

98

SanDee Pitnick

American actress and dancer

*March 16th, 1926, United States of America

96

Geraldine Weiss

American investor and editor

*March 16th, 1926, San Francisco †April 25th, 2022, La Jolla

89

Edwar al-Kharrat

Egyptian novelist, writer and critic

*March 16th, 1926, Alexandria †December 1st, 2015, Cairo

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 16th?

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

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

39

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

93

Christa Ludwig

German mezzo-soprano (1928-2021)

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

93

Nadja Tiller

Austrian actress (1929–2023)

*March 16th, 1929, Vienna †February 21st, 2023, Hamburg

31

Emily Sweeney

American luger

*March 16th, 1993, Portland

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

65

Victor Maddern

English actor (1928-1993)

*March 16th, 1928, Seven Kings †June 22nd, 1993, London Borough of Hackney

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

71

Richard Stallman

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

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

87

Teresa Berganza

Spanish mezzo-soprano

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

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

75

Victor Garber

Canadian actor and singer

*March 16th, 1949, London

65

Jens Stoltenberg

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

*March 16th, 1959, Oslo

50

Indra Wijaya

Indonesian and Singaporean badminton player

*March 16th, 1974, Cirebon City

40

Vladimir Komarov

Soviet cosmonaut

*March 16th, 1927, Moscow †April 24th, 1967, Orenburg Oblast

32

Zuzana Pavelková

Badminton player

*March 16th, 1992, Přerov

22

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil

Badminton player

*March 16th, 2002, Gowa Regency

53

Mihaela Cârstoi

Romanian skier

*March 16th, 1971, Predeal

91

Henny Youngman

American comedian (1906-1998)

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

53

Alan Tudyk

American actor

*March 16th, 1971, El Paso

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Born in 1926

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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