January 16th, 1985

Born on January 16th, 1985

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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, 1985

39

Sidharth Malhotra

Indian Actor

*January 16th, 1985, New Delhi

39

Joe Flacco

American football player (born 1985)

*January 16th, 1985, Audubon

39

Nikolas Ledgerwood

Canadian association football player

*January 16th, 1985, Lethbridge

39

Florence Lepron

French basketball player

*January 16th, 1985, Nantes

39

Pablo Zabaleta

Argentine footballer

*January 16th, 1985, Buenos Aires

39

Lee Min-ki

South Korean actor, singer and model

*January 16th, 1985, Gimhae

39

Renée Felice Smith

American actress

*January 16th, 1985, New York City

23

Craig Jones

British motorcycle racer (1985-2008)

*January 16th, 1985, Crewe †August 4th, 2008, London

39

Simon Richter

Danish footballer

*January 16th, 1985, Denmark

39

Tim Bauer

German footballer

*January 16th, 1985, Mannheim

39

Julio Barroso

Argentine footballer

*January 16th, 1985, General San Martín

39

Jonathan Richter

Danish footballer

*January 16th, 1985, Denmark

39

Gintaras Januševičius

Lithuanian musician

*January 16th, 1985, Moscow

39

Jayde Herrick

Australian cricketer

*January 16th, 1985, Melbourne

39

Víctor Drija

Singer

*January 16th, 1985, Caracas

39

Umpai Mutaporn

Thai footballer

*January 16th, 1985, Nong Khai

35

Ash Christian

American actor (1985–2020)

*January 16th, 1985, Paris †August 13th, 2020, Puerto Vallarta

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Who's birthday is on January 16th?

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

29

Yebba

American singer

*January 16th, 1995, Arkansas

44

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American actor

*January 16th, 1980, Manhattan

43

Bobby Zamora

English association football player (born 1981)

*January 16th, 1981, Barking

40

Stephan Lichtsteiner

Swiss footballer

*January 16th, 1984, Adligenswil

41

Derek Riordan

Scottish association football player (born 1983)

*January 16th, 1983, Edinburgh

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

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

36

Nicklas Bendtner

Danish association football player

*January 16th, 1988, Copenhagen

37

Greivis Vásquez

Venezuelan professional basketball player

*January 16th, 1987, Caracas

38

Reto Ziegler

Swiss footballer

*January 16th, 1986, Geneva

74

Debbie Allen

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

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

50

Kate Moss

English supermodel and businesswoman

*January 16th, 1974, Addiscombe

40

Diego León

Spanish footballer

*January 16th, 1984, Palencia

36

Cynthia Phaneuf

Canadian figure skater

*January 16th, 1988, Sorel‐Tracy

38

Christian Eggert

German footballer

*January 16th, 1986, Herne

44

Lars Bak

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1980

*January 16th, 1980, Silkeborg

55

Roy Jones Jr.

American boxer, rapper and actor

*January 16th, 1969, Pensacola

Same year
Born in 1985

39

Virgil Soeroredjo

Badminton player

*March 11th, 1985, Paramaribo

33

Nipsey Hussle

American rapper (1985–2019)

*August 15th, 1985, Crenshaw †March 31st, 2019, Los Angeles

38

Maria Kristin Yulianti

Indonesian badminton player

*June 25th, 1985, Tuban

39

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

39

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

38

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

39

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

39

Koen Ridder

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1985, Haarlem

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

39

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

*March 5th, 1985, Chicago †November 17th, 2021, Memphis

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

39

Andreas Ottl

German footballer

*March 1st, 1985, Munich

38

Pablo Abián

Spanish badminton player

*June 12th, 1985, Calatayud

39

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

39

Thilini Jayasinghe

Badminton player

*January 15th, 1985, Peradeniya

38

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal City

39

Oxxxymiron

Russian rapper

*January 31st, 1985, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1985 is a normal year and no leap year.

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