February 16th is known as Innovation Day as well as Do a Grouch a Favor Day.
Welcome to day 47 of 366! There are 319 days left in 2024.
What better way to inspire that impact than with these incredible events and facts about this day? Tap into these amazing events to tap into your full potential.
Did you know that on this day in 1968, the first ever 911 call was made in the US? The call was made in Haleyville, Alabama by Senator Rankin Fite.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about February 16th in history!
Events
What memorable events happened on February 16 in history? Keep reading to find out!
2013
Lionel Messi scored his 300th goal for Barcelona’s soccer team.
He promptly scored his 301st goal for the team, winning the game 2-1 against Granada in Spain’s La Liga football league.
1961
NASA’s Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
The satellite looked like something straight out of a science fiction film, as it was a giant 12-foot (3.66 m) metallic sphere covered in white dots to aid thermal control. The purpose of Explorer 9 was to study the composition and density of Earth’s lower exosphere and upper atmosphere. It was the first spacecraft to launch successfully from the Wallops Flight Facility and the first to reach orbit atop a launch vehicle that only used solid fuel.
1923
Egyptian King Tutankhamun’s coffin was discovered.
English archeologist Howard Carter entered the tomb on November 22, where everything was fully intact, untouched for over 3,000 years. Inside there were four rooms, and upon opening the last chamber on this day, they found the golden coffin belonging to King Tutankhamun.
Famous Births
Is today your birthday? If so, you share the same birthday with Ava Max. Here are a few other famous people born on this day.
1990
The Weeknd
Canadian
Singer
Age:
34 years old
Born In:
Ontario, Canada
1989
Elizabeth Olsen
American
Actress
Age:
35 years old
Born In:
California, USA
1994
Ava Max
American
Singer
Age:
30 years old
Born In:
Wisconsin, USA
1941
Kim Jong-il
North Korean
Politician
Died On:
Dec 17, 2011 (Age 70)
Born In:
Khabarovsk, Russia
Famous Deaths
Unfortunately, February 16th has also been a day where we’ve had to say some goodbyes over the years…
1958
1990
Keith Haring
American
Artist
1958
1990
Keith Haring
Keith Haring was an American artist born on May 4, 1958. He died on this day in 1990, at age 31 in New York City, New York, USA.
Died On:
Feb 16, 1990 (Age 31)
Died In:
New York, USA
Special Holidays
If you can spare some time today, here are some unique holidays you could get involved with.
National Innovation Day
How many times have you had a light-bulb idea, and before you know it, you’ve forgotten it? Today is Innovation Day, so pull out a notebook and get the ideas written down! Who knows – you could be sitting on a small fortune!
National Do a Grouch a Favor Day
We all have that friend in our lives who can be a little bit grumpy at times. So today, on Do a Grouch a Favor Day, try to do something nice for them, you might just lift them out of their bad mood!
THe Fact Site’s
Fun Fact Of The Day
The 6th largest pyramid in the world is a Bass Pro Shops megastore in the Memphis Pyramid. At 32 stories tall, it also has the tallest freestanding elevator in the US.
Birthday & Zodiac
If you were born on February 16th, your zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Being a lone thinker can make Aquarians somewhat detached from their world, and the world everybody else lives in.
If you were born in February, your birthstone is the Amethyst. Ancient Greeks believed that the Amethyst protected the person wearing it from drunkenness and helped keep the wearer sober-minded.
People born on February 16 were likely conceived on or around May 26 in the previous year.
Babies conceived on February 16th, 2024, will likely be born around November 9th, 2024.
