Funny Birthday Facts About May 16, 1929
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What day were you born on May 16, 1929?
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Countdown to Your 97th Birthday
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What day was May 16, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 96th birthday on Friday. How was your 96th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 35,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 16
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
35,091 Days
4,608 Weeks
1,152 Months
96 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 338 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 97 years old. There have been 35091 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 11697 days, which is equivalent to 32.05 years. You spent 33.39% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 97 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 98 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 99 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 100 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 101 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 102 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 103 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 104 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 105 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 106 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 16, 1929?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 16
If you were born on May 16, 1929, your birthstone is the emerald. Emerald birthstone has been a favorite of Cleopatra and King Solomon. It's believed to give both men control over the world, as well as the ability to see into the future. Some also claimed it could cure malaria and cholera, as well as protect against evil spells.
Famous People Born on May 16
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on May 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Hazel O'Connor, English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1955 | Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1955 | Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast |
| 1955 | Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1956 | Loretta Schrijver, Dutch television host, news anchor |
| 1957 | Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso, English lawyer and businessman |
| 1957 | Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft, English politician |
| 1957 | Bob Suter, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1957 | Joan Benoit, American runner |
| 1957 | Yuri Shevchuk, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
Famous People Died on May 16
Did you know that on May 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 290 | Emperor Wu of Jin, Chinese emperor (b. 236) |
| 895 | Qian Kuan, Chinese nobleman |
| 934 | Meng Hanqiong, eunuch official of Later Tang |
| 995 | Fujiwara no Michitaka, Japanese nobleman (b. 953) |
| 1182 | John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general (b. 1132) |
| 1265 | Simon Stock, English-French saint (b. 1165) |
| 1375 | Liu Bowen, Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet (b. 1311) |
| 1412 | Gian Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan (b. 1388) |
| 1561 | Jan Tarnowski, Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488) |
| 1620 | William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564) |
Historical Events on May 16
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 16
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1877 | The 16 May 1877 crisis occurs in France, ending with the dissolution of the National Assembly 22 June and affirming the interpretation of the Constitution of 1875 as a parliamentary rather than presidential system. The elections held in October 1877 led to the defeat of the royalists as a formal political movement in France. |
| 1888 | Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances. |
| 1891 | The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opened in Frankfurt, Germany, featuring the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today). |
| 1916 | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreement partitioning former Ottoman territories such as Iraq and Syria. |
| 1918 | The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later. |
| 1919 | A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight. |
| 1920 | In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc. |
| 1925 | The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria occurred in Paris. |
| 1929 | In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place. |
| 1943 | Operation Chastise is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped Avro Lancasters to destroy the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley. |
Popular Baby Name on May 16, 1929
In 1929, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 59,804 baby boys were named Robert in 1929. The rest were named James, John, William and Charles. While the popular baby girl name in 1929 was Mary. There were 63,511 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Betty, Dorothy, Helen and Margaret. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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