Famous Birthdays
- Johann Nikolaus Tetens, German-Danish philosopher and mathematician, born in Tetenbüll, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark (d. 1807)
Famous Deaths
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736)
Dutch-German-Polish physicist, inventor and scientific instrument maker, who invented the thermometer and the Fahrenheit scale, dies at 50
1736 Highlights
About September 16, 1736
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 286 years, 4 months and 19 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Virgo