March 16th, 1969

Born on March 16th, 1969

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What happened on March 16th, 1969?

March 16th, 1969

A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.

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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, 2002

Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern was premiered in Hamburg, together with her Johannes-Passion, by soloists, choirs and orchestras from the Mariinsky Theatre and the NDR.

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 Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 in 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, 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, 1322

Despenser War: A royalist army defeated troops loyal to Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, in the Battle of Boroughbridge, which allowed King Edward II of England to hold on to power for another five years.

March 16th, 1190

Around 150 Jews died inside York Castle, the majority committing mass suicide to avoid being killed by a mob.

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

Born on March 16th, 1969

57

Judah Friedlander

American actor and comedian

*March 16th, 1969, Gaithersburg

57

Markus Lanz

German television presenter

*March 16th, 1969, Bruneck

57

Sylvia Gerasch

East German swimmer

*March 16th, 1969, Cottbus

57

Vierendrra Lalit

Indian cinematographer

*March 16th, 1969, Bulandshahr

Same year
Born in 1969

56

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

57

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

56

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

57

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

57

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

57

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

57

Andreas Huber

German poolbillard trainer

*February 9th, 1969, Dachau

56

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

57

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

56

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

57

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

57

Andreas Reinke

German association football player and manager (born 1969)

*January 10th, 1969, Krakow am See

56

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

57

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

57

Paul Rudd

American actor

*April 6th, 1969, Passaic

57

Marilyn Manson

American musician (born 1969)

*January 5th, 1969, Canton

57

Rödiger Voss

German-Swiss university teacher

*January 19th, 1969, Cologne

57

Alexander Neu

German politician (Die Linke)

*March 19th, 1969, Harmonie

57

Jason Bateman

American actor (born 1969)

*January 14th, 1969, Rye

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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