January 16 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on January 16, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dec 22 – Jan 19
Birth stone
Garnet
Birth flower
Carnation
How common
#324 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous January 16 birthdays
John C. Breckinridge · Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 18611821
Franz Brentano · German philosopher and psychologist as well as refounder of the theory1838
Ethel Merman · American actress and singer1908
Johannes Rau · German politician, 8th president of Germany from 1999 until 20041931
Dian Fossey · American zoologist, gorilla researcher1932
Susan Sontag · American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist1933
John Carpenter · American filmmaker, composer and actor1948
Sade · British singer1959
Simon Johnson · British-American economist1963
Roy Jones Jr. · American boxer, rapper and actor1969
Kate Moss · English model and businesswoman1974
Aaliyah · American R&B singer1979
Lin-Manuel Miranda · American songwriter and composer1980
Seydou Keita · Malian footballer1980
Daisuke Sakata · Japanese association football player1983
Stephan Lichtsteiner · Swiss footballer1984
Pablo Zabaleta · Argentine footballer1985
Nicklas Bendtner · Danish association football player1988
Takumi Minamino · Japanese association football player1995
Jennie · South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper1996
On this day in history
1883The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, was enacted by the U.S. Congress.
1964The 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.
2001US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
2020The first impeachment of Donald Trump formally moves into its trial phase in the United States Senate.
1847Westward expansion of the United States: John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
1900The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
1905Despite being blind in one eye, ice hockey player Frank McGee set the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup game when he scored 14 against the Dawson City Nuggets.
1920The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council meeting in Paris.
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