Who are famous people born on February 16?

Famous people born on February 16 include Philipp Melanchthon (1497), Francis Galton (1822), Ernst Haeckel (1834), Kim Jong-il (1941), Elizabeth Olsen (1989).

What star sign is someone born on February 16?

Someone born on February 16 is a Aquarius.

What is the birthstone for February 16?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

How common is a birthday on February 16?

In the US, February 16 is the No. 285 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,012 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on February 16

Famous people born on February 16, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♒ Star sign
Aquarius
💎 Birthstone
Amethyst
👶 How common
No. 285 of 366

Born on February 16

February 16 in history

2021Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.
2005The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.
1991Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.
1984Iran launches Operation Dawn 5, a major offensive during the Iran–Iraq War targeting the Basra–Baghdad highway, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides.
1968Civil Air Transport Flight 010 crashes near Shongshan Airport in Taiwan, killing 21 of the 63 people on board and one more on the ground.
1960The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
1943World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city.
1937Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
1930The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA.
1899Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
1804First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.
1646Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the First English Civil War.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Abda of Edessa
Christian feast day: Elias and companions
Christian feast day: Juliana of Nicomedia (Catholic Church)
Christian feast day: Onesimus
Christian feast day: Charles Todd Quintard (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast day: February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's birthday) (North Korea)
Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day, celebrate the independence of Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918 (Lithuania)
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)

February 16 in every year

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Questions about February 16 birthdays

Who are famous people born on February 16?: Famous people born on February 16 include Philipp Melanchthon (1497), Francis Galton (1822), Ernst Haeckel (1834), Kim Jong-il (1941), Elizabeth Olsen (1989).
What star sign is someone born on February 16?: Someone born on February 16 is a Aquarius.
What is the birthstone for February 16?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
How common is a birthday on February 16?: In the US, February 16 is the No. 285 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,012 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).