Born on May 16th, 1678
Weekday
Monday
May 16th, 1678 was a Monday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1678 - May 21st, 1678
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 126,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 638 days, exactly on February 1st, 2026, people who were born on May 16th, 1678 will be 127,000 days old!
126,362 Days
18,051 Weeks
4,151 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 16th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 16th
Born on May 16th, 1678
Andreas Silbermann
German organbuilder
*May 16th, 1678, Kleinbobritzsch †March 16th, 1734, StrasbourgSame Day
Who's birthday is on May 16th?
74 Egon Flaig
German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer
*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld.jpg "Glenn Gregory")
Hannes Hegen
German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)
*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin
Hans-Peter Reinecke
German actor (1941-2005)
*May 16th, 1941, Magdeburg †November 20th, 2005, Berlin_cropped.jpg "Jens Spahn")
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Same year
Born in 1678
63 Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
*March 4th, 1678, Venice †July 28th, 1741, Vienna
32 Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor from 1705 till his death in 1711
*July 26th, 1678, Vienna †April 17th, 1711, Vienna_-_42.141.3_-_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.jpg "Yongzheng Emperor")
56 Yongzheng Emperor
Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735
*December 13th, 1678, Forbidden City †October 8th, 1735, BeijingHoratio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole
English diplomat; (1678-1757)
*December 8th, 1678, Houghton Hall †February 5th, 1757, Whitehall.jpg "Daniel Neal")
64 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Led government army against Jacobites in 1715
*October 10th, 1678, Petersham †October 4th, 1743, Petersham.jpg "Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke")
73 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
English politician and Viscount (1678-1751)
*September 16th, 1678, Battersea †December 12th, 1751, BatterseaFilippo Juvarra
Italian architect and stage set designer
*March 7th, 1678, Messina †January 31st, 1736, MadridAmaro Rodríguez Felipe
Spanish corsair (1678–1747)
*May 3rd, 1678, San Cristóbal de La Laguna †October 4th, 1747, San Cristóbal de La LagunaFriedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow
Generalfeldmarschall and Prussian statesman
*October 4th, 1678, Berlin †March 18th, 1739, BerlinDominique Marie Varlet
French bishop (1678-1742)
*March 15th, 1678, Paris †May 14th, 1742, The HagueKarl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German noble (1678-1747)
*November 26th, 1678, Grabow †November 28th, 1747, DömitzHeinrich Nicolaus Trebs
Organ builder
*August 10th, 1678, Bad Frankenhausen †August 16th, 1748, WeimarAdrien Maurice de Noailles
Marshal of France (1678-1766)
*September 29th, 1678, Paris †June 24th, 1766, ParisUlrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø
17th and 18th-century Danish nobleman and admiral (1678-1719)
*June 14th, 1678, Samsø †December 8th, 1719, CopenhagenMadeleine de Verchères
Canadian battle hero (1678-1747)
*March 3rd, 1678, Verchères †August 8th, 1747, Sainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeSophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1678-1749)
*July 16th, 1678, Kassel †May 30th, 1749, BützowNicola Francesco Haym
Italian composer and musician (1678-1729)
*July 6th, 1678, Rome †July 31st, 1729, LondonBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 16th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 16th.
Christian feast day: Abda and Abdjesus, and companions: Abdas of Susa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdas_of_SusaBrendan the Navigator (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_the_NavigatorMay 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA))
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_SudanMass Graves Day (Iraq)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_graves_in_IraqNational Day, declared by Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dayTeachers' Day (Malaysia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_DaysDate as a Roman numeral / digit
16.5.1678
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1678 is a normal year and no leap year.