Funny Birthday Facts About May 16, 1979
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What day were you born on May 16, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 16
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was May 16, 2026?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 47th birthday on Saturday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 17,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 16
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,043 Days
2,236 Weeks
559 Months
46 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
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 489 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17043 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5681 days, which is equivalent to 15.56 years. You spent 33.83% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Sunday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 56 Years Old |
| 2036 | Friday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 16, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 16
Emerald is birthstone for people born on May 16, 1979. The emerald stone is associated with the goddess Venus and symbolizes love, beauty, and intuition. If you were born on 16
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 |
|---|---|
| 1876 | Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (d. 1948) |
| 1879 | Pierre Gilliard, Swiss author and academic (d. 1962) |
| 1882 | Simeon Price, American golfer (d. 1945) |
| 1883 | Celâl Bayar, Turkish politician, 3rd President of Turkey (d. 1986) |
| 1887 | Maria Lacerda de Moura, Brazilian teacher and anarcha-feminist (d. 1945) |
| 1888 | Royal Rife, American microbiologist and instrument maker (d. 1971) |
| 1890 | Edith Grace White, American ichthyologist (d. 1975) |
| 1892 | Osgood Perkins, American actor (d. 1937) |
| 1894 | Walter Yust, American journalist and writer (d. 1960) |
| 1897 | Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist and academic (d. 1994) |
Famous People Died on May 16
Did you know that on May 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (b. 1910) |
| 1954 | Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1893) |
| 1955 | James Agee, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic(b. 1909) |
| 1955 | Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (b. 1921) |
| 1956 | H. B. Reese, American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876) |
| 1957 | Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903) |
| 1961 | George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881) |
| 1977 | Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915) |
| 1979 | A. Philip Randolph, American union leader and activist (b. 1889) |
| 1981 | Ernie Freeman, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1943 | The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends. |
| 1945 | Beginning of the Levant Crisis between Britain and France in Syria. The latter try to quell nationalist protests but backs down after threat of military action by the British. |
| 1951 | The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines. |
| 1959 | The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time. |
| 1960 | Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. |
| 1961 | Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea. |
| 1966 | The Chinese Communist Party issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. |
| 1969 | Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus. |
| 1974 | Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of Yugoslavia. |
| 1975 | Junko Tabei from Japan becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. |
Popular Baby Name on May 16, 1979
In 1979, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,742 baby boys were named Michael in 1979. The rest were named Christopher, Jason, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1979 was Jennifer. There were 56,716 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Amanda, Jessica 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 1979 there were 4,380,506,185 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 365,042,183. This shows that there were 365,042,183 babies born every month in 1979. It can also be concluded that there are 12,168,073 babies born every day and 8,451 babies born every minute which is mean that 141 babies born every second in the year 1979. Maybe one of them is you.
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