Famous Birthdays
- John Butler Yeats, Irish painter, and father of W.B. Yeats, born in Lawrencetown, County Down, Ireland (d. 1922)
- Sully Prudhomme, French poet and the 1st winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1901, born in Paris (d. 1907)
About March 16, 1839
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 185 years, 1 month and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Pisces
