Famous Birthdays
- Johann Nikolaus Tetens, German-Danish philosopher and mathematician, born in Tetenbüll, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark (d. 1807)
Famous Deaths
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Dutch-German-Polish physicist, inventor and scientific instrument maker, who invented the thermometer and the Fahrenheit scale, dies at 50
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
1736 Highlights
About September 16, 1736
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 284 years, 10 months and 14 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Virgo