Did you know that March 16, 1972 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 53rd Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 52nd birthday on Saturday. How was your 52nd 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 March 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 353 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 53 years old. There have been 19005 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 6335 days, which is equivalent to 17.36 years. You spent 33.38% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2025 | Sunday | 53 Years Old |
2026 | Monday | 54 Years Old |
2027 | Tuesday | 55 Years Old |
2028 | Thursday | 56 Years Old |
2029 | Friday | 57 Years Old |
2030 | Saturday | 58 Years Old |
2031 | Sunday | 59 Years Old |
2032 | Tuesday | 60 Years Old |
2033 | Wednesday | 61 Years Old |
2034 | Thursday | 62 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on March 16
Aquamarine is your birthstone who born on March 16, 1972. You are a family-oriented individual who has a strong personality and loves to be adventurous. Your strong personality is said to bring calmness and protection to those around you.
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 March 16
Year | Name |
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1813 | Gaëtan de Rochebouët, French prime minister (d. 1899) |
1819 | José Paranhos, Brazilian politician (d. 1880) |
1820 | Enrico Tamberlik, Italian tenor (d. 1889) |
1821 | Eduard Heine, German mathematician and academic (d. 1881) |
1822 | John Pope, American general (d. 1892) |
1822 | Rosa Bonheur, French painter and sculptor (d. 1899) |
1823 | William Henry Monk, English organist and composer (d. 1889) |
1825 | Camilo Castelo Branco, Portuguese writer (d. 1890) |
1828 | Émile Deshayes de Marcère, French politician (d. 1918) |
1834 | James Hector, Scottish geologist and surgeon (d. 1907) |
Did you know that on March 16
Year | Name |
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1721 | James Craggs the Elder, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1657) |
1736 | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (b. 1710) |
1737 | Benjamin Wadsworth, American minister and academic (b. 1670) |
1738 | George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (b. 1666) |
1747 | Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690) |
1804 | Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Finnish professor and historian (b. 1739) |
1838 | Nathaniel Bowditch, American ocean navigator and mathematician (b. 1773) |
1841 | Félix Savart, French physicist and psychologist (b. 1791) |
1868 | David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (b. 1814) |
1884 | Art Croft, American baseball player (b. 1855) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on March 16
Year | Event |
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1978 | Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time. |
1979 | Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ending the war. |
1984 | William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity. |
1985 | Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he is not released until December 1991. |
1988 | Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people. |
1988 | Iran-Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. |
1988 | The Troubles: Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades. Three persons, one of them a member of PIRA are killed, and more than 60 others are wounded. |
1995 | Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865. |
2001 | A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China kill 108 people and injure 38 others, the biggest mass murder in China in decades. |
2003 | American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah by being run over by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer while trying to obstruct the demolition of a home. |
In 1972, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 71,401 baby boys were named Michael in 1972. The rest were named Christopher, James, David and John. While the popular baby girl name in 1972 was Jennifer. There were 63,604 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Michelle, Lisa, Kimberly and Amy. 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 1972 there were 3,851,650,588 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 320,970,883. This shows that there were 320,970,883 babies born every month in 1972. It can also be concluded that there are 10,699,030 babies born every day and 7,430 babies born every minute which is mean that 124 babies born every second in the year 1972. Maybe one of them is you.
Florida Man is a meme that originated in 2013. It's applied to anyone who commits a strange or insane crime. The meme is often attributed to Florida, though it can also refer to other states. It became a popular challenge on internet and social media called #FloridaManChallenge. To find out what florida man did on March 16, 1972, type the phrase "florida man March 16, 1972" into your favorite search engine. You will find a lot of news related to Florida Man that you can share on your social media accounts.
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