May 16th, 1713

Born on May 16th, 1713

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 114,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 16th?

May 16th, 1977

The first Chuck E. Cheese location, the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment (example pictured), and an indoor arcade, opened in San Jose, California.

May 16th, 1975

Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

May 16th, 1961

Led by Park Chung Hee, the Military Revolution Committee carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Po-sun in Seoul, ending the Second Republic of Korea.

May 16th, 1960

American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu.

May 16th, 1959

The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks, was turned on for the first time.

May 16th, 1958

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a supersonic interceptor aircraft, set a world flight airspeed record of 1,404.012 mph (2,259.538 km/h).

May 16th, 1943

Second World War: The Royal Air Force's "Dambusters" squadron embarked on an attack on German dams using bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis.

May 16th, 1929

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

May 16th, 1925

The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria occurred in Paris.

May 16th, 1918

The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, forbidding Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the government, flag, or armed forces during the ongoing World War I.

May 16th, 1866

The United States Congress authorized the minting of the Shield nickel (example pictured), the country's first five-cent piece to be made of a copper–nickel alloy.

May 16th, 1832

Prospector Juan Godoy discovered a silver outcrop in Chañarcillo, sparking the Chilean silver rush.

May 16th, 1811

Peninsular War: Allied British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces clashed with French troops at the Battle of Albuera (depicted) fought south of Badajoz, Spain.

May 16th, 1605

After a scuffle in which one cardinal had several bones broken, a papal conclave convened in Rome elected Camillo Borghese as Pope Paul V.

May 16th, 1777

Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, is wounded in a duel with Continental Army officer Lachlan McIntosh, dying of his injuries several days later.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 16th

Same year
Born in 1713

70

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, Paris

45

Ferdinand VI of Spain

King of Spain, lived (1713-1759)

*September 23rd, 1713, Madrid †August 10th, 1759, Villaviciosa de Odón

78

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

British nobleman, art collector, and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1713-1792)

*May 25th, 1713, Parliament Square †March 10th, 1792, Grosvenor Square

52

Alexis Clairaut

French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (*1713 – †1765)

*May 13th, 1713, Paris †May 17th, 1765, Paris

68

Richard Wilson

Welsh landscape painter (1714-1782)

*August 1st, 1713, Penegoes †May 11th, 1782, Colomendy

78

Louis-François Daire

French historian

*July 6th, 1713, Amiens †March 18th, 1792, Chartres

69

Anna Rosina de Gasc

German painter (1713-1783)

*July 10th, 1713, Berlin †March 26th, 1783, Dresden

47

Diane Adélaïde de Mailly

Mistress of Louis XV

*February 11th, 1713, Paris †February 20th, 1760, Paris

90

Francis Lewis

Signatory of the US Declaration of Independence, from Wales

*March 21st, 1713, Llandaff †December 30th, 1803, New York City

54

John Newbery

English publisher and bookseller (1713-1767)

*July 9th, 1713, Berkshire †December 22nd, 1767, London

60

Jorge Juan y Santacilia

Spanish mathematician and naval officer

*January 5th, 1713, Novelda †June 21st, 1773, Madrid

80

Louis de Noailles

Marshal of France (1713-1793)

*April 21st, 1713, Versailles †August 22nd, 1793, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

50

Joseph Maria von Thun und Hohenstein

Austrian priest and translator

*May 24th, 1713, Trento †June 15th, 1763, Mattighofen

79

Marie Jeanne Riccoboni

French novelist

*October 25th, 1713, Paris †December 7th, 1792, Paris

38

Domènec Terradellas

Spanish opera composer (1713–1751)

*February 13th, 1713, Barcelona †May 20th, 1751, Rome

66

Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1713-1780)

*August 1st, 1713, Brunswick †March 26th, 1780, Brunswick

55

Antonio Genovesi

Italian economist (1713-1769)

*November 1st, 1713, Castiglione del Genovesi †September 22nd, 1769, Naples

67

Jacques-Germain Soufflot

French architect

*July 22nd, 1713, Irancy †August 29th, 1780, Paris

81

Christlieb Ehregott Gellert

German metallurgist

*August 11th, 1713, Hainichen †May 18th, 1795, Freiberg

78

Luís António Verney

Portuguese philosopher

*July 23rd, 1713, Lisbon †March 20th, 1792, Rome

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Public holidays on May 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 16th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1713 is a normal year and no leap year.

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