Born on May 16th, 1708
Weekday
Wednesday
May 16th, 1708 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1708 - May 21st, 1708
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 115,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 600 days, exactly on December 20th, 2025, people who were born on May 16th, 1708 will be 116,000 days old!
115,400 Days
16,485 Weeks
3,791 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
Same 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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Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718-1799)
*May 16th, 1718, Milan †January 9th, 1799, Milan
Same year
Born in 1708
69 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768
*November 15th, 1708, London †May 11th, 1778, London Borough of BromleyFrancis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany
*December 8th, 1708, Nancy †August 18th, 1765, Innsbruck.jpg "Anna Petrovna of Russia")
20 Anna Petrovna of Russia
Elder daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia
*February 27th, 1708, Moscow †May 4th, 1728, Kiel
59 Daniel Gralath
18th century physicist and mayor of Gdansk
*May 30th, 1708, Gdańsk †July 23rd, 1767, Gdańsk
63 Georg Reutter II
Austrian composer (1708–1772)
*April 6th, 1708, Vienna †March 11th, 1772, Vienna
81 Jean Chastel
French farmer (1708-1789)
*March 31st, 1708, La Besseyre-Saint-Mary †January 1st, 1790, France
61 Johann Caspar Richter
German merchant (1708-1770)
*September 16th, 1708, Leipzig †August 7th, 1770, Leipzig
69 Albrecht von Haller
Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)
*October 16th, 1708, Bern †December 12th, 1777, BernChristian Andreas von Cothenius
German botanist (1708-1789)
*February 14th, 1708, Anklam †January 5th, 1789, BerlinJosef Bonaventura Pitter
Czech Roman Catholic priest
*November 5th, 1708, Třebechovice pod Orebem †May 15th, 1764, RajhradCharles Hanbury Williams
British politician, diplomat and poet (1708-1759)
*December 8th, 1708, London †November 2nd, 1759, LondonPierre Lyonnet
Dutch artist, art collector and scientist
*July 22nd, 1708, Maastricht †October 10th, 1789, The HagueJohann Georg Walther
German author
*April 3rd, 1708, Leśna †October 15th, 1761, Lutherstadt WittenbergAndré Jordan
20 Dec 1708 - 13 Sep 1778
*December 20th, 1708, Berlin †September 13th, 1778, BerlinMaria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne
French noblewoman
*November 24th, 1708, France †July 28th, 1728, HilpoltsteinGiovanni Salvemini
Italian mathematician
*January 15th, 1708, Castiglion Fiorentino †October 11th, 1791, BerlinBirthdays 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
16.5.1708
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1708 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).