January 16th, 1974

Born on January 16th, 1974

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What happened on January 16th?

January 16th, 2018

In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.

January 16th, 2016

After gunmen took hostages the previous night at a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, government commandos stormed the premises to bring the situation to an end.

January 16th, 1964

The musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, and went on to win ten Tony Awards, a record that stood for 37 years.

January 16th, 1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the Führerbunker in Berlin, where he would eventually commit suicide.

January 16th, 1942

World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, which later earned him the Medal of Honor.

January 16th, 1905

Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee (pictured) set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.

January 16th, 1883

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

January 16th, 1862

A pumping engine at a colliery in New Hartley, England, broke and fell down the shaft, trapping miners below and resulting in 204 deaths.

January 16th, 1809

Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British's amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.

January 16th, 1780

American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

January 1st, 1970

Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor.

January 16th, 1920

The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.

January 16th, 1275

750 years ago, Edward I permits his mother Eleanor of Provence to expel the Jews from the towns Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

January 16th, 1716

King Philip V of Spain promulgates the Nueva Planta decree of the Principality of Catalonia, abolishing the Catalan institutions and most of its legislation, being replaced by those of the Castile, thus putting an end to Catalonia as a separate political entity and becoming a province of the new French-style Kingdom of Spain.

January 16th, 2020

The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.

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

Born on January 16th, 1974

50

Kate Moss

English supermodel and businesswoman

*January 16th, 1974, Addiscombe

50

Kati Winkler

German ice dancer

*January 16th, 1974, Chemnitz

50

Àngel Llàcer

Actor, television and drama teacher

*January 16th, 1974, Barcelona

50

Juan Jacinto Muñoz-Rengel

Spanish writer

*January 16th, 1974, Málaga

50

Vishal Singh

Indian actor

*January 16th, 1974, Indore

50

David Montero

Spanish footballer

*January 16th, 1974, Stuttgart

50

Gaëtan Llorach

French alpine skier

*January 16th, 1974, Saint-Martin-d'Hères

50

Mónica García Gómez

Spanish politician and anesthesist

*January 16th, 1974, Madrid

50

Mattias Jonson

Swedish footballer

*January 16th, 1974, Kumla

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Who's birthday is on January 16th?

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

44

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American actor

*January 16th, 1980, Manhattan

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

43

Bobby Zamora

English association football player (born 1981)

*January 16th, 1981, Barking

29

Yebba

American singer

*January 16th, 1995, Arkansas

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

55

Roy Jones Jr.

American boxer, rapper and actor

*January 16th, 1969, Pensacola

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

41

Derek Riordan

Scottish association football player (born 1983)

*January 16th, 1983, Edinburgh

51

Josie Davis

American actress

*January 16th, 1973, Los Angeles

51

Somluck Kamsing

Boxer

*January 16th, 1973, Khon Kaen

49

Julie Ann Emery

American actress

*January 16th, 1975, Crossville

44

Lars Bak

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1980

*January 16th, 1980, Silkeborg

46

André Vonarburg

Swiss rower

*January 16th, 1978, Lucerne

75

Norbert Kartmann

German politician

*January 16th, 1949, Nieder-Weisel

76

Gregor Gysi

German lawyer and left-wing politician

*January 16th, 1948, Berlin

48

Eva Habermann

German actress

*January 16th, 1976, Hamburg

40

Stephan Lichtsteiner

Swiss footballer

*January 16th, 1984, Adligenswil

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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