Born on May 16th, 1721
Weekday
Friday
May 16th, 1721 was a Friday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1721 - May 21st, 1721
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 110,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 344 days, exactly on April 12th, 2025, people who were born on May 16th, 1721 will be 111,000 days old!
110,656 Days
15,808 Weeks
3,635 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
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718-1799)
*May 16th, 1718, Milan †January 9th, 1799, Milan
Hans-Peter Reinecke
German actor (1941-2005)
*May 16th, 1941, Magdeburg †November 20th, 2005, Berlin_cropped.jpg "Jens Spahn")
.jpg "Pierce Brosnan")
Same year
Born in 1721
50 Tobias Smollett
18th-century poet and author from Scotland
*March 19th, 1721, Cardross †September 17th, 1771, Livorno
42 Madame de Pompadour
Chief mistress of Louis XV of France (1721-1764)
*December 29th, 1721, Paris †April 15th, 1764, VersaillesJean-Philippe Baratier
German scholar (1721-1740)
*January 19th, 1721, Schwabach †October 5th, 1740, Halle (Saale)Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
French statesman (1721-1794)
*December 6th, 1721, Paris †April 22nd, 1794, Paris
72 Roger Sherman
Early American lawyer and politician, Founding Father of the United States (1721-1793)
*April 19th, 1721, Newton †July 23rd, 1793, New Haven
46 John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1721-1767)
*January 8th, 1721, Rudolstadt †July 10th, 1767, Rudolstadt
48 Mark Akenside
English poet and physician
*November 9th, 1721, Newcastle upon Tyne †June 23rd, 1770, London
77 Christian Gotthelf von Gutschmid
German politician (1721-1798)
*December 12th, 1721, Kahren †December 30th, 1798, Dresden
52 Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
German general
*February 3rd, 1721, Kalkar †August 27th, 1773, Oława
71 Franz Anton Knittel
German theologian
*April 3rd, 1721, Salzdahlum †December 10th, 1792, Wolfenbüttel
76 Johann Samuel Diterich
German Archdeacon and parson (1721-1797)
*January 1st, 1721, Berlin †January 1st, 1797, Berlin.jpg "Eliphalet Dyer")
85 Eliphalet Dyer
American judge and politician
*September 14th, 1721, Windham †May 13th, 1807, Windham
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
British politician (1721-1803)
*August 4th, 1721, Swynnerton †October 26th, 1803, Trentham GardensPhilipp Friedrich Gmelin
German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)
*August 19th, 1721, Tübingen †May 9th, 1768, TübingenCountess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
German noble (1721-1774)
*March 9th, 1721, Ribeauvillé †March 30th, 1774, DarmstadtBirthdays 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
16.5.1721
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1721 is a normal year and no leap year.