October 16th, 2016

Born on October 16th, 2016

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 2,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 253 days, exactly on January 2nd, 2025, people who were born on October 16th, 2016 will be 3,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

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

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

33

Weni Anggraini

Indonesian badminton player

*October 16th, 1990, Sridadi

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

76

Suzanne Somers

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

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

55

Elsa Zylberstein

French actress

*October 16th, 1968, Boulogne-Billancourt

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

26

Naomi Osaka

Japanese tennis player

*October 16th, 1997, Chūō-ku

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

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

31

Rembrandt Bugatti

1884-1916 Italian sculptor

*October 16th, 1884, Milan †January 8th, 1916, 7th arrondissement of Paris

46

Oscar Wilde

Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900)

*October 16th, 1854, Dublin †November 30th, 1900, Paris

96

Angela Lansbury

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

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

58

Gerhart Rodenwaldt

German classical archaeologist

*October 16th, 1886, Grunewald †April 27th, 1945, Grunewald

40

Kenny Omega

Canada-born Japanese professional wrestler

*October 16th, 1983, Winnipeg

30

Clément Venturini

French cyclist

*October 16th, 1993, Villeurbanne

61

Kenneth Lonergan

American film director, playwright, and screenwriter

*October 16th, 1962, New York City

57

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

American voice actress and director

*October 16th, 1966, Los Angeles

80

Karl-Peter Hadeler

German mathematician

*October 16th, 1936, Hamburg †February 3rd, 2017

50

Philipp Hochmair

Austrian actor

*October 16th, 1973, Vienna

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8

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

Elder son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema

*February 5th, 2016, Lingkana Palace

8

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

Son of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

*March 2nd, 2016, Karolinska University Hospital

8

Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland

Elder son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden

*April 19th, 2016, Danderyd Municipality

7

Prince Liam of Nassau

Son of Prince Félix of Luxembourg

*November 28th, 2016, Geneva

7

Dream Kardashian

Child of Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna

*November 10th, 2016, Los Angeles

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