February 16th, 1951

Born on February 16th, 1951

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What happened on February 16th?

February 16th, 1983

The Ash Wednesday bushfires burned over half a million acres (over 2,000 km2) each in both South Australia and Victoria, killing 75 people and injuring 2,676 others.

February 16th, 1961

The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.

February 16th, 1959

Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country.

February 16th, 1943

World War II: Norwegian commandos destroyed a factory to prevent the German nuclear weapon project from acquiring heavy water.

February 16th, 1936

The Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, came to power in the Spanish general election, a factor in the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War five months later.

February 16th, 1900

The Southern Cross expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink achieved a new Farthest South of 78° 50'S, making the first landing at the Great Ice Barrier.

February 16th, 1862

American Civil War: A Union victory at the Battle of Fort Donelson gave General Ulysses S. Grant the nickname "Unconditional Surrender".

February 16th, 1804

First Barbary War: Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a U.S. Navy raid to destroy the captured USS Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli (depicted), denying her use to the Barbary States.

February 16th, 1270

Livonian Crusade: In the Battle of Karuse, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved a decisive victory over the Livonian Order on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea.

February 16th, 1249

King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire.

February 16th, 1922

A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb, later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis.

February 16th, 2005

The Kyoto Protocol, an extension to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, entered into force.

February 16th, 1996

Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.

February 16th, 2021

Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the two year anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.

February 16th, 2006

The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

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

Born on February 16th, 1951

73

William Katt

American actor and comedian

*February 16th, 1951, Los Angeles

73

Super Chikan

Musician

*February 16th, 1951, Darling

73

Greg Selinger

Canadian politician

*February 16th, 1951, Regina

73

Alain Rousset

French politician

*February 16th, 1951, Chazelles-sur-Lyon

73

Bob Wylie

American sports coach and gridiron football player

*February 16th, 1951, West Warwick

73

Glenn Abbott

American baseball player and coach (born 1951)

*February 16th, 1951, Little Rock

73

Giuseppe Buttari

Italian hurdler

*February 16th, 1951, San Felice Circeo

73

Tom Goodson

Florida State Representative

*February 16th, 1951, Marianna

73

Allan Svensson

Swedish actor

*February 16th, 1951, Brännkyrka parish

73

Franz-Josef Hermann Bode

Roman Catholic bishop

*February 16th, 1951, Paderborn

73

Yumi Takigawa

Actress

*February 16th, 1951, Suginami-ku

73

Allan Asher

Commonwealth Ombudsman of Australia until 28 October 2011

*February 16th, 1951, Sydney

73

János Kocsis

Hungarian amateur wrestler

*February 16th, 1951, Budapest

73

Juan Carlos Oblitas

Peruvian footballer

*February 16th, 1951, Arequipa

73

Ismael Ordaz Jiménez

Mexican politician

*February 16th, 1951, Oaxaca

73

Saidai Sa. Duraisamy

Indian politician, born 1951, Mayor of Chennai, 2011-present

*February 16th, 1951, Karur district

73

Laurie O'Brien

American actress

*February 16th, 1951, Colorado

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Who's birthday is on February 16th?

34

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

30

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

75

John Tams

British folk musician, music producer and actor

*February 16th, 1949, Holbrook

70

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

*February 16th, 1941, Vyatskoye †December 17th, 2011, Pyongyang

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

44

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

76

Eckhart Tolle

German writer

*February 16th, 1948, Lünen

34

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian musician

*February 16th, 1990, Nord-Aurdal

34

Wang Zhengming

Chinese badminton player

*February 16th, 1990, Guangzhou

68

Bodo Ramelow

German politician

*February 16th, 1956, Osterholz-Scharmbeck

33

Chen Jiayuan

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Fujian

33

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

51

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

65

John McEnroe

American tennis player

*February 16th, 1959, Wiesbaden

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, Paris

77

Leon Ware

American recording artist, songwriter and composer

*February 16th, 1940, Detroit †February 23rd, 2017, Marina del Rey

87

Gerhard Pfohl

German medical historian, archaeologist and classical philologist

*February 16th, 1929, Železná Ruda †June 29th, 2016, Nuremberg

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Born in 1951

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

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No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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