August 16th, 2004

Born on August 16th, 2004

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 7,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 807 days, exactly on July 12th, 2026, people who were born on August 16th, 2004 will be 8,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 16th?

August 16th, 2009

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.

August 16th, 1986

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

August 16th, 1977

American singer and actor Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

August 16th, 1962

The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best , replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).

August 16th, 1946

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.

August 16th, 1945

The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

August 16th, 1942

The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".

August 16th, 1929

A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

August 16th, 1920

The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent, becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.

August 16th, 1906

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.

August 16th, 1900

Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.

August 16th, 1896

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

August 16th, 1891

San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.

August 16th, 1863

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

August 16th, 1819

Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.

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

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

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

24

Karen Chen

American figure skater

*August 16th, 1999, Fremont

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

24

Michaël Cuisance

French association football player

*August 16th, 1999, Strasbourg

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

26

Greyson Chance

American singer, songwriter, and musician

*August 16th, 1997, Wichita Falls

43

Julien Absalon

French cyclist

*August 16th, 1980, Remiremont

32

Evanna Lynch

Irish actress

*August 16th, 1991, Termonfeckin

Same year
Born in 2004

19

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

19

Gayle

American singer and songwriter

*June 10th, 2004, Dallas

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

20

Liu Shengshu

Badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

19

Rayhan Fadillah

Badminton player

*May 6th, 2004, Tanah Bumbu Regency

19

Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari

Badminton player

*May 11th, 2004, Purwokerto

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

20

Putra Erwiansyah

Badminton player

*February 15th, 2004, Makassar City

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

20

Grace VanderWaal

American singer-songwriter

*January 15th, 2004, Lenexa

20

Victor Wembanyama

French basketball player

*January 4th, 2004, Le Chesnay

19

Krisia Todorova

Bulgarian singer

*June 1st, 2004, Varna

19

Lequincio Zeefuik

Dutch association football player

*November 26th, 2004, Amsterdam

20

Kaitlyn Maher

American actress

*January 10th, 2004, Novi

20

Linus Gechter

German association football player

*February 27th, 2004, Berlin

20

Millie Bobby Brown

British actress (born. 2004)

*February 19th, 2004, Marbella

19

Letizia Roscher

German figure skater

*October 7th, 2004, Chemnitz

19

Mana Ashida

Japanese actress and singer

*June 23rd, 2004, Nishinomiya

20

Savika Refa Zahira

Indonesian figure skater

*April 4th, 2004, Jakarta

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Leap year

Yes: 2004 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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