October 16th, 1980

Born on October 16th, 1980

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 15,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 103 days, exactly on August 6th, 2024, people who were born on October 16th, 1980 will be 16,000 days old!

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What happened on October 16th?

October 16th, 2017

The Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in Bidnija.

October 16th, 2013

In Laos's deadliest air accident, Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashed into the Mekong River, resulting in the deaths of all 49 people aboard.

October 16th, 1991

A man drove his vehicle through the window of a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, and opened fire, killing 23 people before fatally shooting himself.

October 16th, 1984

The Bill debuted on ITV, eventually becoming the longest-running police procedural in British television history.

October 16th, 1964

With the success of Project 596 (mushroom cloud pictured), China became the world's fifth nuclear power.

October 16th, 1944

A four-day air battle over Taiwan ended with a decisive American victory, destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft and military facilities.

October 16th, 1943

The Holocaust: The Gestapo conducted a raid on the Roman Ghetto, capturing 1,259 members of the Jewish community, most of whom were sent to Auschwitz.

October 16th, 1923

Roy and Walt Disney founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, which eventually grew to become one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world.

October 16th, 1916

Margaret Sanger established the United States' first family planning clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

October 16th, 1905

Authorities of the British Raj partitioned the Bengal Presidency, separating the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.

October 16th, 1875

Brigham Young University, the largest religious university in the United States, was founded in Provo, Utah.

October 16th, 1841

The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in Kingston, Ontario, in Canada.

October 16th, 1834

Most of the Palace of Westminster in London was destroyed in a fire caused by the burning of wooden tally sticks.

October 16th, 1813

The Sixth Coalition attacked French forces led by Napoleon in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, with over 500,000 troops involved.

October 16th, 1793

War of the First Coalition: The two-day Battle of Wattignies concluded with Jean-Baptiste Jourdan leading French forces to victory over Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

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

Born on October 16th, 1980

43

Sue Bird

American-Israeli basketball player

*October 16th, 1980, Syosset

43

Jeremy Jackson

American actor

*October 16th, 1980, Newport Beach

43

James Skelly

Musical artist

*October 16th, 1980, Birkenhead

43

Yordan Kamdzhalov

Bulgarian conductor and music director

*October 16th, 1980, Targovishte

43

Jan Wilke

German composer, organist and conductor

*October 16th, 1980, Darmstadt

43

Ozan Ünal

German voice actor

*October 16th, 1980, Berlin

43

Sérgio Pinto

German footballer

*October 16th, 1980, Vila Nova de Gaia

43

Trine Jensen

Danish handball player

*October 16th, 1980, Aalborg

43

Naím Thomas

Spanish singer

*October 16th, 1980, Premià de Mar

43

Timana Tahu

Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer

*October 16th, 1980, Melbourne

43

Laura Nativo

American actress

*October 16th, 1980, Parsippany-Troy Hills

43

Erik A. Schjerven

Norwegian actor

*October 16th, 1980, Norway

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 16th?

40

Loreen

Moroccan and Swedish singer and songwriter

*October 16th, 1983, Danderyd

37

Inna

Romanian singer

*October 16th, 1986, Mangalia

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

33

Weni Anggraini

Indonesian badminton player

*October 16th, 1990, Sridadi

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

40

Kenny Omega

Canada-born Japanese professional wrestler

*October 16th, 1983, Winnipeg

55

Elsa Zylberstein

French actress

*October 16th, 1968, Boulogne-Billancourt

46

John Mayer

American musician (born 1977)

*October 16th, 1977, Bridgeport

47

Gil Kenan

British-American-Israeli film director

*October 16th, 1976, London

57

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

American voice actress and director

*October 16th, 1966, Los Angeles

50

Philipp Hochmair

Austrian actor

*October 16th, 1973, Vienna

42

Brea Grant

American actress

*October 16th, 1981, Marshall

87

Günter Grass

German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)

*October 16th, 1927, Free City of Danzig †April 13th, 2015, Lübeck

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

61

Kenneth Lonergan

American film director, playwright, and screenwriter

*October 16th, 1962, New York City

48

Jacques Kallis

South African cricketer

*October 16th, 1975, Pinelands

42

Caterina Scorsone

Canadian actress

*October 16th, 1981, Toronto

96

Angela Lansbury

Irish-British-American actress and singer (1925–2022)

*October 16th, 1925, St Pancras †October 11th, 2022, Los Angeles

41

Frédéric Michalak

French rugby union footballer

*October 16th, 1982, Toulouse

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Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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