On this day: 16 February

Selected events and births on 16 February, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1249 – King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire. Read more: Louis IX of France André de Longjumeau Mongol Empire
• 1859 – The French government passed a law setting the musical note A4 to a frequency of 435 hertz, in the first attempt to standardize concert pitch. Read more: Musical note Hertz Concert pitch
• 1918 – The Council of Lithuania signed the Act of Independence, proclaiming the restoration of an independent Lithuania. Read more: Council of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania
• 1922 – A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb that was later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis. Read more: Byblos Royal necropolis of Byblos
• 1959 – Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country. Read more: Fidel Castro Prime Minister of Cuba
• 1961 – The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered. Read more: DuSable Black History Museum

Born on this day

• 1950 – Peter Hain, Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales Read more: Peter Hain Secretary of State for Wales
• 1953 – Roberta Williams, American video game designer, co-founded Sierra Entertainment Read more: Roberta Williams Sierra Entertainment
• 1977 – Ian Clarke, Irish-American computer scientist, founded Hyphanet Read more: Ian Clarke (computer scientist) Hyphanet
• 1997 – Jordan Greenway, American ice hockey player Read more: Jordan Greenway
• 1998 – An Hyejin, South Korean volleyball player Read more: An Hye-jin
• 1998 – Kim Suji, South Korean diver Read more: Kim Su-ji (diver)
• 1999 – Ignatius Ganago, Cameroonian footballer Read more: Ignatius Ganago
• 1999 – Marie Ulven Ringheim, Norwegian singer, songwriter and music producer Read more: Girl in Red
• 2000 – Koffee, Jamaican singer, songwriter and rapper Read more: Original Koffee
• 2000 – Coby White, American basketball player Read more: Coby White
• 2000 – Carlos Yulo, Filipino artistic gymnast Read more: Carlos Yulo
• 2001 – Yuki Naito, Japanese tennis player Read more: Yuki Naito

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / February 16 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.