Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: April 16
April 16, 2024 is the 107th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 259 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aries is your zodiac sign. Diamond is your modern birthstone. Opal is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: April 16
- 73 –Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
- 1346 –Dušan the Mighty is proclaimed Emperor, with the Serbian Empire occupying much of the Balkans.
- 1818 –The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.
- 1862 –American Civil War: A bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia becomes law.
- 1881 –In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
- 1919 –Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
- 1947 –Texas City Disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
- 1963 –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation.
- 2003 –The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.
- 2007 –President of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo declares the First Ivorian Civil War to be over.
Who were born on April 16?
- 1319 –King John II of France (d. 1364)
- 1844 –Anatole France, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
- 1866 –José de Diego, Puerto Rican statesman and journalist (d. 1918)
- 1890 –Michalis Dorizas, Greek javelin thrower, Olympic medal winner (d. 1957)
- 1910 –Berton Roueché, American medical writer (d. 1994)
- 1935 –Sarah Kirsch, German poet
- 1965 –Jon Cryer, American actor
- 1971 –Max Beesley, English musician and actor
- 1975 –Kelli O'Hara, American singer/actress
- 1976 –Lukas Haas, American actor
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