Did you know that December 16, 1956 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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Countdown to Your 70th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 69th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 69th 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.
Did you know that people born on December 16
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 356 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 70 years old. There have been 25211 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 8404 days, which is equivalent to 23.02 years. You spent 33.36% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 70 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 71 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 72 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 73 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 74 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 75 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 76 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 77 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 78 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 79 Years Old |

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

Turqoise is birthstone held by people born on December 16, 1956. It symbolizes happiness, good fortune, good luck, and peace. This birthstone is said to bring its wearer what they seek for and pursue. The people with this birthstone are known to pursue their own happiness and desires, regardless of what others think of them.
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 December 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Amanda Setton, American actress |
| 1985 | James Nash, English race car driver |
| 1985 | Stanislav Manolev, Bulgarian footballer |
| 1986 | Alcides Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player |
| 1986 | Pärt Uusberg, Estonian actor, composer, and conductor. |
| 1986 | Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1987 | Beau Dowler, Australian footballer |
| 1987 | Hallee Hirsh, American actress |
| 1987 | Mame Biram Diouf, Senegalese footballer |
| 1988 | Alexey Shved, Russian basketball player |
Did you know that on December 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (b. 1866) |
| 1940 | Eugène Dubois, Dutch paleoanthropologist (b. 1858) |
| 1943 | George Bambridge, English diplomat (b. 1892) |
| 1944 | Betsie ten Boom, Dutch Holocaust victim (b. 1885) |
| 1945 | Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1891) |
| 1945 | Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat (b. 1866) |
| 1949 | Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873) |
| 1952 | Robert Henry Best, American journalist (b. 1896) |
| 1956 | Nina Hamnett, Welsh painter and author (b. 1890) |
| 1961 | Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 16
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1882 | Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match. |
| 1883 | Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel. |
| 1905 | In Rugby Union, The "Match of the Century" is played between Wales and New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park. |
| 1912 | First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli. |
| 1914 | World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby. |
| 1920 | The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000. |
| 1942 | The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz. |
| 1944 | World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest. |
| 1951 | A Miami Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in Elizabeth, New Jersey, killing all 58 aboard including dancer Doris Ruby. |
| 1960 | A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground. |
In 1956, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 90,665 baby boys were named Michael in 1956. The rest were named James, Robert, David and John. While the popular baby girl name in 1956 was Mary. There were 61,743 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Debra, Linda, Deborah and Susan. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1956 there were 2,822,443,254 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 235,203,605. This shows that there were 235,203,605 babies born every month in 1956. It can also be concluded that there are 7,840,121 babies born every day and 5,445 babies born every minute which is mean that 91 babies born every second in the year 1956. Maybe one of them is you.
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