Born on May 16th, 1788
Weekday
Friday
May 16th, 1788 was a Friday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1788 - May 21st, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 823 days, exactly on July 28th, 2026, people who were born on May 16th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,177 Days
12,311 Weeks
2,831 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
Born on May 16th, 1788
Friedrich Rückert
German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages (1788–1866)
*May 16th, 1788, Schweinfurt †January 31st, 1866, NeusesSame 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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Same year
Born in 1788
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, London †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi
72 Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt
74 Boniface de Castellane
Marshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
39 Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayGodefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseRobert Peel
British Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, Westminster
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi
71 Walenty Zwierkowski
*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris
89 Antoine César Becquerel
French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisFrancesco Maria Avellino
Italian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, Naples
62 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
Austrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, Pest
75 Charles Robert Cockerell
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, London
76 Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Archaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, Copenhagen
79 Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, Abbeville
78 William Thomas Brande
British chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsBirthdays 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
16.5.1788
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1788 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).