April 16th, 2003

Born on April 16th, 2003

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 16th, 2003?

April 16th, 2003

The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting ten new member states to the European Union.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Accession_2003

What else happened on April 16th?

April 16th, 2014

The ferry MV Sewol (pictured) capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High School.

April 16th, 2007

In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman killed 32 people and wounded over 20 more before committing suicide at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia (memorial pictured).

April 16th, 2001

India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate.

April 16th, 1948

The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded.

April 16th, 1945

Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupation.

April 16th, 1919

Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army.

April 16th, 1917

World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south of Laon, France.

April 16th, 1912

American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.

April 16th, 1862

Slavery in Washington, D.C., ended when the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act became law.

April 16th, 1799

French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in present-day Israel.

April 16th, 1520

A revolt of citizens in Toledo, Castile, opposed to the rule of the foreign-born Charles I began when the royal government attempted to unseat radical city councilors.

April 16th, 1853

The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.

April 16th, 1847

Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars.

April 16th, 1838

The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War.

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

Born on April 16th, 2003

21

Gustav Knudsen

Danish basketball player

*April 16th, 2003, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality

21

Alina Foley

American actress

*April 16th, 2003, Los Angeles

21

Patrick Almond

English footballer

*April 16th, 2003, Northumberland

21

Brynn Cartelli

American singer, season 14 winner of the American talent competition The Voice.

*April 16th, 2003, Longmeadow

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

88

Charlie Chaplin

English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

22

Filip Jörgensen

Danish association football player

*April 16th, 2002, Lomma

22

Sadie Sink

American actress (born 2002)

*April 16th, 2002, Brenham

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

95

Benedict XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)

*April 16th, 1927, Birth house of Benedict XVI †December 31st, 2022, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery

65

Hartmut Koschyk

German politician

*April 16th, 1959, Forchheim

40

Claire Foy

British actress (born 1984)

*April 16th, 1984, Stockport

53

Sven Fischer

German biathlete

*April 16th, 1971, Schmalkalden

42

Gina Carano

American actress and former mixed martial artist

*April 16th, 1982, Dallas

65

Georg Curtius

German classical scholar and philologist (1820-1885)

*April 16th, 1820, Lübeck †August 12th, 1885, Jelenia Góra

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

48

Kelli O'Hara

American actress and singer

*April 16th, 1976, Oklahoma

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

22

Dayana Kirillova

Russian singer

*April 16th, 2002, Kazan

59

Jon Cryer

American actor

*April 16th, 1965, New York City

36

Alexandre Geniez

French cyclist

*April 16th, 1988, Rodez

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

70

Ellen Barkin

American actress

*April 16th, 1954, The Bronx

Same year
Born in 2003

21

Tate McRae

Canadian singer

*July 1st, 2003, Calgary

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

21

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

21

Pia Maria

Austrian singer-songwriter

*May 21st, 2003, Tyrol

21

Sangiovanni

Italian singer (2003-)

*January 9th, 2003, Vicenza

21

Olivia Rodrigo

American singer and actress (born 2003)

*February 20th, 2003, Murrieta

20

Ana Castela

Brazilian singer

*November 16th, 2003, Amambai

21

Keisya Levronka

Indonesian singer and actress

*February 2nd, 2003, Malang

21

The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo

21

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

21

Oliwia Szmigiel

Badminton player

*September 4th, 2003, Łódź

20

Daria Bujnicka

Badminton player

*November 12th, 2003, Łódź

21

Lauren Spencer-Smith

Canadian singer and songwriter

*September 28th, 2003, Portsmouth

21

Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata

Badminton player

*January 20th, 2003, Klaten

21

Stephanie Widjaja

Badminton player

*February 19th, 2003, Jakarta

21

Tanya Hemanth

Badminton player

*September 19th, 2003, Mysore

21

Letshanaa A. Karupathevan

Malaysian badminton player

*August 19th, 2003, Selangor

21

Yasmine Hamza

Badminton player

*September 16th, 2003, Palermo

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

21

Ridya Aulia Fatasya

Indonesian badminton player

*February 22nd, 2003, Semarang

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No: With 365 days 2003 is a normal year and no leap year.

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