The 16th day of the year
Born on 16 January
Every 16 January birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Capricorn, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- CapricornEarth, cardinal, ruled by Saturn.
- Birthstone
- GarnetThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Carnation, SnowdropUsually taken today to mean devotion and hope.
- Most common weekdays
- Friday and Monday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 16 January in any year.
Which weekday 16 January falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 16 January falls on every day of the week: Friday 16, Monday 16, Sunday 15, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 15, Saturday 15, Thursday 15.
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How common a birthday 16 January is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,787 babies were born on 16 January in each year of the twenty, making it the joint 250th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 16 January
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Sontag | 1933–2004 | American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist |
| Fulgencio Batista | 1901–1973 | President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959 |
| Dian Fossey | 1932–1985 | American zoologist, gorilla researcher |
| Jennie | 1996– | South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper |
| Johannes Rau | 1931–2006 | President of Germany from 1999 to 2004 |
| Aaliyah | 1979–2001 | American R&B singer |
| Kate Moss | 1974– | English model and businesswoman |
| Sade | 1959– | British singer |
| Nicklas Bendtner | 1988– | Danish association football player |
| Vittorio Alfieri | 1749–1803 | Italian noble, dramatist and poet |
| John Carpenter | 1948– | American filmmaker, composer and actor |
| John C. Breckinridge | 1821–1875 | vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861 |
| Stephan Lichtsteiner | 1984– | Swiss footballer |
| Ethel Merman | 1908–1984 | American actress and singer |
| Seydou Keita | 1980– | Malian footballer |
| Franz Brentano | 1838–1917 | German philosopher and psychologist as well as refounder of the theory of intentionality |
| Ismail Qemali | 1844–1919 | Prime Minister of Albania |
| Sidharth Malhotra | 1985– | Indian actor |
Died on 16 January
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Gibbon | 1737–1794 | English historian and politician |
| David Lynch | 1946–2025 | American filmmaker |
| Murad III | 1546–1595 | 12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574–1595) |
| Arturo Toscanini | 1867–1957 | Italian conductor |
| Carole Lombard | 1908–1942 | American actress |
| Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta | 1945–2022 | Malian politician |
| Hiroo Onoda | 1922–2014 | Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer |
| Gene Cernan | 1934–2017 | American astronaut and naval aviator, eleventh person to walk on the Moon |
| Arnold Böcklin | 1827–1901 | Swiss painter, draftsman, graphic artist and sculptor |
| Phil Spector | 1939–2021 | American record producer |
| Léo Delibes | 1836–1891 | French composer |
| Joan Plowright | 1929–2025 | British actress |
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