Did you know that February 16, 1942 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 53 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 84 years old. There have been 30628 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10210 days, which is equivalent to 27.97 years. You spent 33.7% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
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| 2026 | Monday | 84 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 85 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 86 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 87 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 88 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 89 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 90 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 91 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 92 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 93 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 16

The gemstone for people born on February 16, 1942 is amethyst. Its color is so deep that early legends associated this stone with Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. People believed that wearing amethyst would prevent drunkenness. Others thought amethyst would keep the wearer clear-headed and sharp-witted during battle and business.
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 February 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1904 | George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005) |
| 1904 | James Baskett, American actor and singer (d. 1948) |
| 1905 | Henrietta Barnett, English Women's Royal Air Force officer (d. 1985) |
| 1906 | Vera Menchik, Russian-Czechoslovak-British chess player (d. 1944) |
| 1909 | Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (d. 1982) |
| 1909 | Richard McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald's (d. 1998) |
| 1914 | Jimmy Wakely, American country music singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Bill Doggett, American pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1919 | Georges Ulmer, Danish-French actor and composer (d. 1989) |
| 1920 | Anna Mae Hays, American general (d. 2018) |
Did you know that on February 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911) |
| 1974 | John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle (b. 1888) |
| 1975 | Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (b. 1903) |
| 1977 | Janani Luwum, bishop, Church of Uganda, martyr (b. c.1922) |
| 1977 | Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1905) |
| 1980 | Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (b. 1895) |
| 1984 | M. A. G. Osmani, Bangladeshi general (b. 1918) |
| 1988 | Ye Shengtao, Chinese writer, educator, and politician (b. 1894) |
| 1990 | Keith Haring, American painter and activist (b. 1958) |
| 1991 | Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan lieutenant and engineer (b. 1932) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on February 16
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Civil Air Transport Flight 010 crashes near Shongshan Airport in Taiwan, killing 21 of the 63 people on board and one more on the ground. |
| 1968 | In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. |
| 1978 | The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago). |
| 1983 | The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75. |
| 1985 | Hezbollah is founded. |
| 1986 | China Airlines Flight 2265 crashes into the Pacific Ocean near Penghu Airport in Taiwan, killing all 13 aboard. |
| 1986 | The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. |
| 1991 | Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua. |
| 1996 | A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people. |
| 1998 | China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and seven more on the ground. |
In 1942, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 77,174 baby boys were named James in 1942. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1942 was Mary. There were 63,256 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Linda and Carol. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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