Born on May 12th, 1716
Weekday
Tuesday
May 12th, 1716 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1716 - May 21st, 1716
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 517 days, exactly on September 29th, 2025, people who were born on May 12th, 1716 will be 113,000 days old!
112,483 Days
16,069 Weeks
3,695 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
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What happened on May 12th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 12th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 12th?
79 Gabriel Fauré
French composer, organist, pianist and teacher
*May 12th, 1845, Pamiers †November 4th, 1924, Paris
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90 Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)
*May 12th, 1820, Florence †August 13th, 1910, London_Publicity.jpg "George Carlin")
71 George Carlin
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica
96 Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook.jpg "Domhnall Gleeson")
90 Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)
*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai.jpg "Lindsay Crouse")
Gustav Adolf von Götzen
German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator
*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, Berlin.jpg "Emilio Estevez")
40 Jonah Lomu
New Zealand rugby union player
*May 12th, 1975, Auckland †November 18th, 2015, AucklandKarl von Appen
German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)
*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East BerlinHans Ils
German politician (1906-1988)
*May 12th, 1906, Weißenhorn †March 25th, 1988, Freiburg im BreisgauSame year
Born in 1716
Otto von Münchhausen
German botanist (1716–1774)
*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, PattensenCharles III of Spain
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
*January 20th, 1716, Madrid †December 14th, 1788, Madrid
67 Carl Gustaf Ekeberg
Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)
*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish
65 Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg
86 Jean François de Saint-Lambert
French poet, philosopher and military officer
*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris
80 Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz
Swedish architect (1716-1796)
*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm
57 Johann Jakob Reiske
German scholar (1716-1774)
*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig
77 James Lind
Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene
*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, GosportEberhard Heinrich Daniel Stosch
*March 16th, 1716, Liebenberg †March 27th, 1781, Frankfurt (Oder)
58 Peter Harrison
American architect (1716-1775)
*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New HavenThomas Gray
English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)
*December 26th, 1716, London †July 30th, 1771, CambridgeGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
British Army general (1716-1785)
*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, SussexPhilip Livingston
American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence (1716-1778)
*January 15th, 1716, Albany †June 12th, 1778, YorkArchduke Leopold Johann of Austria
(1716-1716)
*April 13th, 1716, Vienna †November 4th, 1716, Vienna
84 Itō Jakuchū
Japanese artist (1716-1800)
*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-jiFranz Ludwig Pfyffer von Wyher
Swiss topographer (1716-1802)
*May 19th, 1716, Lucerne †November 7th, 1802, LucerneAaron Burr, Sr.
Father of Aaron Burr and President of Princeton University (1716-1757)
*January 4th, 1716, Fairfield †September 24th, 1757, PrincetonBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 12th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 12th.
Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereus_and_AchilleusPatriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_I_of_ConstantinopleInternational ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_May_12th_Awareness_DayInternational Nurses Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Nurses_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
12.5.1716
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1716 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).