April 16th, 1965

Born on April 16th, 1965

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What happened on April 16th?

April 16th, 2014

The ferry MV Sewol (pictured) capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High School.

April 16th, 2007

In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman killed 32 people and wounded over 20 more before committing suicide at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia (memorial pictured).

April 16th, 2001

India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate.

April 16th, 1948

The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded.

April 16th, 1945

Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupation.

April 16th, 1919

Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army.

April 16th, 1917

World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south of Laon, France.

April 16th, 1912

American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.

April 16th, 1862

Slavery in Washington, D.C., ended when the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act became law.

April 16th, 1799

French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in present-day Israel.

April 16th, 1520

A revolt of citizens in Toledo, Castile, opposed to the rule of the foreign-born Charles I began when the royal government attempted to unseat radical city councilors.

April 16th, 1853

The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.

April 16th, 1847

Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars.

April 16th, 1838

The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War.

April 16th, 1818

The United States Senate ratifies the Rush–Bagot Treaty, limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.

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

Born on April 16th, 1965

59

Jon Cryer

American actor

*April 16th, 1965, New York City

59

Martin Lawrence

American actor and comedian (born 1965)

*April 16th, 1965, Frankfurt

59

Yves-François Blanchet

Canadian politician

*April 16th, 1965, Drummondville

59

Gerardo

Ecuadorian rapper

*April 16th, 1965, Guayaquil

59

Michael Wong

Chinese-American actor

*April 16th, 1965, Albany

59

Ferrell Edmunds

American football player

*April 16th, 1965, South Boston

59

Jake Garber

American make-up artist

*April 16th, 1965, Saint Paul

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64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

88

Charlie Chaplin

English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

53

Sven Fischer

German biathlete

*April 16th, 1971, Schmalkalden

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

95

Benedict XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)

*April 16th, 1927, Birth house of Benedict XVI †December 31st, 2022, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery

65

Hartmut Koschyk

German politician

*April 16th, 1959, Forchheim

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

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

70

Ellen Barkin

American actress

*April 16th, 1954, The Bronx

23

Selena

American singer (1971–1995)

*April 16th, 1971, Lake Jackson †March 31st, 1995, Corpus Christi

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

48

Kelli O'Hara

American actress and singer

*April 16th, 1976, Oklahoma

42

Gina Carano

American actress and former mixed martial artist

*April 16th, 1982, Dallas

77

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

American basketball player (born 1947)

*April 16th, 1947, New York City

40

Claire Foy

British actress (born 1984)

*April 16th, 1984, Stockport

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

49

Sean Maher

American actor

*April 16th, 1975, Pleasantville

56

Andreas Hajek

German rower

*April 16th, 1968, Weißenfels

44

Esbjörn Svensson

Swedish jazz pianist (1964-2008)

*April 16th, 1964, Västerås †June 14th, 2008, Stockholm

60

Dave Pirner

American songwriter, singer, and producer

*April 16th, 1964, Minneapolis

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Born in 1965

58

Martin Sonneborn

German satirist, journalist and politician

*May 15th, 1965, Göttingen

58

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

*July 31st, 1965, Yate

58

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

59

Thomas Kemmerich

German politician

*February 20th, 1965, Aachen

58

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

Danish badminton player and administrator

*September 20th, 1965, Esbønderup

58

Dmitry Medvedev

President of Russia from 2008 to 2012

*September 14th, 1965, Saint Petersburg

58

Karl-Heinz Riedle

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1965, Weiler-Simmerberg

58

Andreas Thom

German association football player and manager

*September 7th, 1965, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

59

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

58

Jan Tore Sanner

Norwegian politician

*May 6th, 1965, Bærum Municipality

58

Karin Beier

German theatre director

*December 14th, 1965, Cologne

58

Gunnar Beck

German EU lawyer and legal philosopher

*May 1st, 1965, Düsseldorf

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

48

Wolfgang Herrndorf

German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965-2013)

*June 12th, 1965, Hamburg †August 26th, 2013, Berlin

58

Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

German assyriologist

*August 29th, 1965, Tübingen

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

53

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

*July 23rd, 1965, Freiberg †June 24th, 2019, Dresden

58

Zhao Jianhua

Badminton player

*April 21st, 1965, Nantong

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

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No: With 365 days 1965 is a normal year and no leap year.

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