February 16th, 1974

Born on February 16th, 1974

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 669 days, exactly on February 23rd, 2026, people who were born on February 16th, 1974 will be 19,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1974

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Tomasz Kucharski

Polish rower

*February 16th, 1974, Gorzów Wielkopolski

50

Mahershala Ali

American actor

*February 16th, 1974, Oakland

50

Rajanya Shah

American rower

*February 16th, 1974, Albany

50

Kathy McCormack

Ice hockey player

*February 16th, 1974, Newcastle

50

Marcelo Álvaro Antônio

Brazilian politician

*February 16th, 1974, Belo Horizonte

50

Mark Mowers

American ice hockey player

*February 16th, 1974, Decatur

50

Johnny Tri Nguyen

Vietnamese-American actor and stuntman

*February 16th, 1974, Bình Dương

50

Jamie Davies

English racing driver

*February 16th, 1974, Yeovil

50

José Dominguez

Portuguese football player and manager

*February 16th, 1974, Lisbon

50

Tisir Al-Antaif

Saudi Arabian footballer

*February 16th, 1974, Dammam

50

JB Carlson

American businessman, Founder, Social Founder, Chief Executive

*February 16th, 1974, Indiana

50

Vasilis Samaras

Greek footballer

*February 16th, 1974, Aridaia

50

Tim Z. Hernandez

American writer

*February 16th, 1974, Dinuba

50

Pernilla Burholm

Swedish ice hockey player

*February 16th, 1974, Härnösand

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Alessandro Manni

Italian footballer

*February 16th, 1974, Terni

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Edgar Nicolás Ramírez

Mexican footballer

*February 16th, 1974, Tepic

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José Antonio Luque Ramírez

Spanish footballer

*February 16th, 1974, Marchena

50

Stefan Grogg

Swiss ice hockey player

*February 16th, 1974, Langenthal

50

Giorgos Valavanidis

Basketball player (1974-)

*February 16th, 1974, Germany

50

Olgierd Moskalewicz

Polish footballer

*February 16th, 1974, Połczyn-Zdrój

50

Fanis Katergiannakis

Greek footballer

*February 16th, 1974, Thessaloniki

50

Jevon Langford

American football player

*February 16th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Ruslan Biktyakov

Uzbekistani amateur wrestler

*February 16th, 1974, Tashkent

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Zoltán Pogátsa

Hungarian economist

*February 16th, 1974, Budapest

50

Soumaya Akaaboune

Moroccan-American actress

*February 16th, 1974, Tangier

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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

30

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

51

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

44

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

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

33

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

42

Rickie Lambert

English footballer

*February 16th, 1982, Kirkby

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

47

Jennifer de Temmerman

French politician

*February 16th, 1977, Valenciennes

45

Valentino Rossi

Italian motorcycle racer

*February 16th, 1979, Urbino

46

John Tartaglia

American actor

*February 16th, 1978, Maple Shade Township

70

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

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

48

Valerie Viehoff

German rower

*February 16th, 1976, Bonn

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

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

49

Casey Barrett

Canadian swimmer

*February 16th, 1975, Montreal

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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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Leap year

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

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