February 16th, 1962

Born on February 16th, 1962

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 16th, 1962?

February 16th, 1962

Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1962

What else 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.

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

Born on February 16th, 1962

62

Wouter Vandenhaute

Belgian businessman

*February 16th, 1962, Ghent

62

Hiroshi Daimon

Japanese cyclist

*February 16th, 1962, Ishikawa Prefecture

62

Grazyna Blecka-Kolska

Polish actress

*February 16th, 1962, Łódź

62

Sonia Gardner

American businesswoman

*February 16th, 1962, Marrakesh

62

Mihajlo Kravcev

Serbian painter

*February 16th, 1962, Belgrade

62

Ridha Belhaj

Tunisian senior civil servant, politician and lawyer

*February 16th, 1962, Tunis

62

Stephen McAllister

Professional golfer

*February 16th, 1962, Paisley

62

Erich Vock

Swiss actor

*February 16th, 1962, Aarau

62

Uwe Jungandreas

German handball player

*February 16th, 1962, Altenburg

42

John Balance

English musician (1962-2004)

*February 16th, 1962, Mansfield †November 13th, 2004, Weston-super-Mare

62

Tony Lilly

College football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety, high school football coach

*February 16th, 1962, Alexandria

62

Stella Farentino

Canadian-American actress

*February 16th, 1962, Toronto

62

Jimmie Turner

American football player

*February 16th, 1962, Vienna

62

Dwayne Henry

American baseball player

*February 16th, 1962, Elkton

62

Julia Hede

Photographer and actor

*February 16th, 1962, Stockholm

62

Brian McClennan

New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach

*February 16th, 1962, Auckland

62

Brian Dobie

Canadian football coach

*February 16th, 1962, Winnipeg

62

Blake Nill

Canadian football player

*February 16th, 1962, Hanna

62

Doug Chiang

American film designer

*February 16th, 1962, Taipei

62

Betty Apiafi

Politician

*February 16th, 1962, Rivers State

62

Håkan Sandell

Swedish poet

*February 16th, 1962, Malmö

62

Marks Maponyane

Footballer

*February 16th, 1962, Soweto

62

Alejandro Hisis

Chilean football player

*February 16th, 1962, Valparaíso

62

Hirokazu Sasaki

Japanese association football player

*February 16th, 1962, Okayama Prefecture

62

Manuel Berzal Burgos

Spanish wheelchair basketball player

*February 16th, 1962, Madrid

62

Krzysztof Podsiadło

Polish ice hockey player

*February 16th, 1962, Sosnowiec

23

Alexa Kenin

American actress (1962-1985)

*February 16th, 1962, New York City †September 10th, 1985, Manhattan

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Who's birthday is on February 16th?

30

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

34

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

44

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

65

John McEnroe

American tennis player

*February 16th, 1959, Wiesbaden

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

51

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

34

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian musician

*February 16th, 1990, Nord-Aurdal

34

Wang Zhengming

Chinese badminton player

*February 16th, 1990, Guangzhou

33

Chen Jiayuan

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Fujian

70

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

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

33

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

60

Christopher Eccleston

English actor (born 1964)

*February 16th, 1964, Langworthy

68

Bodo Ramelow

German politician

*February 16th, 1956, Osterholz-Scharmbeck

61

Claudio Amendola

Italian actor

*February 16th, 1963, Rome

42

Rickie Lambert

English footballer

*February 16th, 1982, Kirkby

50

Tomasz Kucharski

Polish rower

*February 16th, 1974, Gorzów Wielkopolski

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

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

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Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

62

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

62

Frank Baranowski

German politician

*June 17th, 1962, Gelsenkirchen

62

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang

62

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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