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January 16 in recent years

January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 349 days remain until the end of the year (350 in leap years).

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1901Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, ninth President of Cuba (d. 1973)
  • 1901 – Frank Zamboni, American businessman and inventor (d. 1988)
  • 1902Eric Liddell, Scottish runner, rugby player, and missionary (d. 1945)
  • 1903 – William Grover-Williams, English-French racing driver (d. 1945)
  • 1905Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor (d. 1989)
  • 1906Johannes Brenner, Estonian footballer and pilot (d. 1975)
  • 1906 – Diana Wynyard, English actress (d. 1964)
  • 1907 – Alexander Knox, Canadian-English actor and screenwriter (d. 1995)
  • 1907 – Paul Nitze, American banker and politician, tenth United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2004)
  • 1908 – Sammy Crooks, English footballer (d. 1981)
  • 1908 – Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (d. 1984)
  • 1908 – Günther Prien, German captain (d. 1941)
  • 1909Clement Greenberg, American art critic (d. 1994)
  • 1910 – Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1974)
  • 1911 – Ivan Barrow, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1979)
  • 1911 – Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile (d. 1982)
  • 1911 – Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (d. 1996)
  • 1914Roger Wagner, French-American conductor and educator (d. 1992)
  • 1915Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
  • 1916 – Philip Lucock, English-Australian minister and politician (d. 1996)
  • 1917 – Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. (d. 2008)
  • 1918 – Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator (d. 2005)
  • 1918 – Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009)
  • 1918 – Clem Jones, Australian surveyor and politician, eighth Lord Mayor of Brisbane (d. 2007)
  • 1918 – Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996)
  • 1919 – Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012)
  • 1920Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2013)
  • 1921 – Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (d. 2004)
  • 1923 – Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company (d. 2014)
  • 1923 – Anthony Hecht, American poet (d. 2004)
  • 1924Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002)
  • 1924 – Allen Swift, American actor, writer, playwright, and magician (d. 2010)
  • 1925Peter Hirsch, German-English metallurgist and academic
  • 1925 – James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot (d. 2013)
  • 1928 – William Kennedy, American novelist and journalist
  • 1928 – Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano and actress (d. 1996)
  • 1929 – Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan anthropologist and academic (d. 2014)
  • 1930 – Mary Ann McMorrow, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
  • 1930 – Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author
  • 1930 – Paula Tilbrook, English actress (d. 2019)
  • 1931John Enderby, English physicist and academic (d. 2021)
  • 1931 – Robert L. Park, American physicist and academic (d. 2020)
  • 1931 – Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, eighth Federal President of Germany (d. 2006)
  • 1932 – Victor Ciocâltea, Romanian chess player (d. 1983)
  • 1932 – Dian Fossey, American zoologist and anthropologist (d. 1985)
  • 1933Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 2004)
  • 1934Bob Bogle, American rock guitarist and bass player (d. 2009)
  • 1934 – Marilyn Horne, American soprano and actress
  • 1935A. J. Foyt, American race car driver
  • 1935 – Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2015)
  • 1936Michael White, Scottish actor and producer (d. 2016)
  • 1937 – Luiz Bueno, Brazilian racing driver (d. 2011)
  • 1937 – Francis George, American cardinal (d. 2015)
  • 1938 – Marina Vaizey, American journalist and critic
  • 1939Ralph Gibson, American photographer
  • 1941 – Claire Gordon, English actress and comedian (d. 2015)
  • 1941 – Christine Truman, English tennis player and sportscaster
  • 1942René Angélil, Canadian singer and manager (d. 2016)
  • 1942 – Barbara Lynn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1943 – Michael Attwell, English actor (d. 2006)
  • 1943 – Gavin Bryars, English bassist and composer
  • 1943 – Brian Ferneyhough, British composer
  • 1943 – Ronnie Milsap, American singer and pianist
  • 1944Dieter Moebius, Swiss-German keyboard player and producer (d. 2015)
  • 1944 – Jim Stafford, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1944 – Jill Tarter, American astronomer and biologist
  • 1944 – Judy Baar Topinka, American journalist and politician (d. 2014)
  • 1945Wim Suurbier, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2020)
  • 1946 – Kabir Bedi, Indian actor
  • 1946 – Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano and actress
  • 1947 – Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy, English academic and politician
  • 1947 – Harvey Proctor, English politician
  • 1947 – Laura Schlessinger, American physiologist, talk show host, and author
  • 1948John Carpenter, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
  • 1948 – Ants Laaneots, Estonian general
  • 1948 – Ruth Reichl, American journalist and critic
  • 1948 – Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player
  • 1949 – Anne F. Beiler, American businesswoman, founded Auntie Anne's
  • 1949 – R. F. Foster, Irish historian and academic
  • 1949 – Andrew Refshauge, Australian physician and politician, 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
  • 1950Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
  • 1950 – Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer (d. 2010)
  • 1952 – Fuad II, King of Egypt
  • 1952 – Piercarlo Ghinzani, Italian racing driver and manager
  • 1953 – Robert Jay Mathews, American militant, founded The Order (d. 1984)
  • 1954 – Robin Davies, Welsh actor (d. 2010)
  • 1954 – Wolfgang Schmidt, German discus thrower
  • 1954 – Vasili Zhupikov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2015)
  • 1955 – Jerry M. Linenger, American captain, physician, and astronaut
  • 1956 – Wayne Daniel, Barbadian cricketer
  • 1956 – Gerald Henderson, American basketball player
  • 1956 – Martin Jol, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 1956 – Greedy Smith, Australian singer-songwriter and keyboardist (d. 2019)
  • 1957 – Jurijs Andrejevs, Latvian footballer and manager
  • 1957 – Ricardo Darín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1958Anatoli Boukreev, Russian mountaineer and explorer (d. 1997)
  • 1958 – Lena Ek, Swedish lawyer and politician, ninth Swedish Minister for the Environment
  • 1958 – Andris Šķēle, Latvian businessman and politician, fourth Prime Minister of Latvia
  • 1959Lisa Milroy, Canadian painter and educator
  • 1959 – Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1961Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (d. 2006)
  • 1962 – Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian electrician and politician, 51st Australian Minister of Defence
  • 1962 – Maxine Jones, American R&B singer–songwriter and actress
  • 1963James May, English journalist and television presenter
  • 1964 – Gail Graham, Canadian golfer
  • 1966 – Jack McDowell, American baseball player
  • 1968 – David Chokachi, American actor
  • 1968 – Rebecca Stead, American author
  • 1969 – Marinus Bester, German footballer
  • 1969 – Stevie Jackson, Scottish guitarist and songwriter
  • 1969 – Roy Jones Jr., American boxer
  • 1970 – Don MacLean, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1971Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis player and coach
  • 1971 – Josh Evans, American film producer, screenwriter and actor
  • 1971 – Jonathan Mangum, American actor
  • 1972 – Ruben Bagger, Danish footballer
  • 1972 – Ang Christou, Australian footballer
  • 1972 – Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov, Russian footballer and manager
  • 1972 – Ezra Hendrickson, Vincentian footballer and manager
  • 1972 – Joe Horn, American football player and coach
  • 1972 – Richard T. Jones, American actor
  • 1973 – Josie Davis, American actress
  • 1974Kate Moss, English model and fashion designer
  • 1975Marc Jackson, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1976 – Viktor Maslov, Russian racing driver
  • 1976 – Martina Moravcová, Slovak swimmer
  • 1977 – Jeff Foster, American basketball player
  • 1978 – Alfredo Amézaga, Mexican baseball player
  • 1979Aaliyah, American singer and actress (d. 2001)
  • 1979 – Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1979 – Jason Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1980Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer
  • 1980 – Albert Pujols, Dominican-American baseball player
  • 1980 – Seydou Keïta, Malian footballer
  • 1981 – Jamie Lundmark, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1981 – Paul Rofe, Australian cricketer
  • 1981 – Nick Valensi, American musician and songwriter
  • 1981 – Bobby Zamora, English footballer
  • 1982 – Preston, English singer-songwriter
  • 1982 – Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Danish actress
  • 1982 – Tuncay, Turkish footballer
  • 1983Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer
  • 1983 – Andriy Rusol, Ukrainian footballer
  • 1984 – Stephan Lichtsteiner, Swiss footballer
  • 1984 – Miroslav Radović, Serbian footballer
  • 1985Joe Flacco, American football player
  • 1985 – Jayde Herrick, Australian cricketer
  • 1985 – Gintaras Januševičius, Russian-Lithuanian pianist
  • 1985 – Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor
  • 1985 – Jonathan Richter, Danish-Gambian footballer
  • 1985 – Simon Richter, Danish-Gambian footballer
  • 1985 – Renée Felice Smith, American actress
  • 1986 – Johannes Rahn, German footballer
  • 1986 – Mark Trumbo, American baseball player
  • 1986 – Reto Ziegler, Swiss footballer
  • 1987 – Jake Epstein, Canadian actor
  • 1987 – Charlotte Henshaw, English swimmer
  • 1987 – Greivis Vásquez, Venezuelan basketball player
  • 1988Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer
  • 1988 – Jorge Torres Nilo, Mexican footballer
  • 1988 – FKA Twigs, English singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1990 – Dennis Kelly, American football player
  • 1991Matt Duchene, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1992 – Jason Zucker, American ice hockey player
  • 1993 – Hannes Anier, Estonian footballer
  • 1993 – Amandine Hesse, French tennis player
  • 1994 – Mikko Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1995Jonathan Allen, American football player
  • 1995 – Mikaela Turik, Australian-Canadian cricketer
  • 1995 – Tre'Davious White, American football player
  • 1996Jennie, South Korean singer
  • 1996 – Zhou Qi, Chinese basketball player
  • 1998 – Boo Seung-kwan, South Korean singer
  • 2000 – Andrew Nembhard, Canadian basketball player

Deaths

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1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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