Born on May 23rd, 1716
Weekday
Saturday
May 23rd, 1716 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Gemini (The Twins)
May 22nd, 1716 - June 21st, 1716
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 529 days, exactly on October 10th, 2025, people who were born on May 23rd, 1716 will be 113,000 days old!
112,471 Days
16,067 Weeks
3,695 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 23rd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 23rd
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 23rd?
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70 Carl Linnaeus
Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)
*May 23rd, 1707, Råshult †January 10th, 1778, Linnaeus Hammarby
31 Jordan Rakei
New Zealander-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton.jpg "Sara Hjort Ditlevsen")
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66 Martin McGuinness
Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)
*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital
Gayatri Devi
Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)
*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur.jpg "William Hunter")
64 William Hunter
British anatomist and physician (1718-1783)
*May 23rd, 1718, East Kilbride †March 30th, 1783, London_2020.jpg "Joan Collins")
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36 Bray Wyatt
American professional wrestler (1987–2023)
*May 23rd, 1987, Brooksville †August 24th, 2023, ClermontMargaret Fuller
American writer and women's activist (1810–1850)
*May 23rd, 1810, Cambridge †July 19th, 1850, Fire Island
John Bardeen
American physicist and engineer
*May 23rd, 1908, Madison †January 30th, 1991, Boston
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Same 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 23rd
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 23rd.
Aromanian National Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_National_DayNicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_CopernicusMay 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_23_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Constitution Day (Germany)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_DayLabour Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_DayStudents' Day (Mexico)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_MexicoWorld Turtle Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
23.5.1716
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).