May 16th, 1793

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Born on May 16th, 1793 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 16th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 16th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1793)

Born on May 16th, 1793

Weekday

Thursday

May 16th, 1793 was a Thursday.

Age

230

People born on May 16th, 1793 will turn 231 this year (2024), in exactly 18 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1793 - May 21st, 1793

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 84,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 647 days, exactly on February 4th, 2026, people who were born on May 16th, 1793 will be 85,000 days old!

84,353 Days

12,050 Weeks

2,771 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 16th?

May 16th, 2014

At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya.

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 Posun 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, California.

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 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.

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 fought south of Badajoz, Spain.

May 16th, 1605

After a scuffle in which one cardinal received broken bones, the papal conclave elected Camillo Borghese as Pope Paul V.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 16th?

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

Johannes Georg Seidel

*May 16th, 1927, Dresden †August 26th, 2017

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

Hans-Peter Reinecke

German actor (1941-2005)

*May 16th, 1941, Magdeburg †November 20th, 2005, Berlin

Konstantin Abramov

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1992, Moscow

Phillip Chew

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1994, Anaheim

Sören Opti

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1997, Paramaribo

Jens Spahn

German politician

*May 16th, 1980, Ahaus

Emma Karlsson

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1998, Älmhult

Allan Wasserman

American actor

*May 16th, 1952, The Bronx

Anette Hoff

Norwegian actress

*May 16th, 1961, Drøbak

Pierce Brosnan

Irish actor

*May 16th, 1953, Drogheda

Megan Fox

American actress and model

*May 16th, 1986, Oak Ridge

Heide Wollert

German judoka

*May 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

Janet Jackson

American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1966)

*May 16th, 1966, Gary

Joseph Morgan

English actor and director

*May 16th, 1981, London

Same year
Born in 1793

George Green

British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)

*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham

Peter Friedrich Engstfeld

German organist (1793-1848)

*June 6th, 1793, Heiligenhaus †October 4th, 1848, Duisburg

Ferdinand I of Austria

Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1793-1875)

*April 19th, 1793, Vienna †June 29th, 1875, Prague

Friedrich Harkort

German industrialist (1793-1880)

*February 25th, 1793, Haus Harkorten †March 6th, 1880, Hombruch

Casimir Delavigne

French poet and dramatist (1793-1843)

*April 4th, 1793, Le Havre †December 11th, 1843, Lyon

Ludwig Reichenbach

German botanist (1793–1879)

*January 8th, 1793, Leipzig †March 17th, 1879, Dresden

Dost Mohammad Khan

First Emir of Afghanistan (1823-1863)

*December 23rd, 1793, Kandahar †June 9th, 1863, Herat

Michel Chasles

French mathematician (*1793 – †1880)

*November 15th, 1793, Épernon †December 18th, 1880, Paris

Sam Houston

American statesman, politician, and soldier (1793-1863)

*March 2nd, 1793, Lexington †July 26th, 1863, Huntsville

Joseph Earl Sheffield

Railroad executive, philanthropist

*June 19th, 1793, Southport †February 16th, 1882, New Haven

Josef Naus

Officer and surveying technician

*August 29th, 1793, Lechaschau †April 6th, 1871, Munich

John Clare

English poet (1793-1864)

*July 13th, 1793, Clare Cottage †May 20th, 1864, Northampton

Jacobus Josephus Eeckhout

Painter (1793-1861)

*February 8th, 1793, Antwerp †December 25th, 1861, Paris

Josef Ressel

Austrian inventor

*June 29th, 1793, Chrudim †October 9th, 1857, Ljubljana

Henry Francis Lyte

Anglican priest, hymn-writer and poet (1793-1847)

*June 1st, 1793, Ednam †November 20th, 1847, Nice

Antonio José Martínez

New Mexican priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician (1793-1867)

*January 17th, 1793, Abiquiú †July 27th, 1867, Kit Carson Park

John Neal

American writer

*August 25th, 1793, Portland †June 20th, 1876, Portland

Barthélemy Thimonnier

French inventor who invented the first sewing machine

*August 19th, 1793, L'Arbresle †July 5th, 1857, Amplepuis

Denis Auguste Affre

Murdered Archbishop of Paris

*September 27th, 1793, Saint-Rome-de-Tarn †June 27th, 1848, former 9th arrondissement of Paris

Roger Sherman Baldwin

American politician (1793-1863)

*January 4th, 1793, New Haven †February 19th, 1863, New Haven

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 16th

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

Brendan the Navigator (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_the_Navigator

Caroline Chisholm (Church of England)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Chisholm

Gemma Galgani (Passionists Calendar)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Galgani

Germerius

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germerius

Honoratus of Amiens

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoratus_of_Amiens

John of Nepomuk

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Nepomuk

Margaret of Cortona

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Cortona

Peregrine of Auxerre

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_of_Auxerre

Simon Stock

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Stock

Ubald (see Saint Ubaldo Day)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubald

May 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_Sudan

Mass Graves Day (Iraq)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_graves_in_Iraq

National Day, declared by Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day

Teachers' Day (Malaysia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_Days

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVI.V.MDCCXCIII

16.5.1793

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

XC = 90

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1793 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1793

May 1793

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May 16th, 1793

Born on May 16th, 1793

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 84,000 days old!

84,353 Days

12,050 Weeks

2,771 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 16th?

At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya.

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.

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

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

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

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

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).

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

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.

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

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.

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.

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

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

After a scuffle in which one cardinal received broken bones, the papal conclave elected Camillo Borghese as Pope Paul V.

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

Same Day Who's birthday is on May 16th?

Same year Born in 1793

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 16th

Aaron (Coptic Church)

Christian feast day: Abda and Abdjesus, and companions: Abdas of Susa

Andrew Bobola

Brendan the Navigator (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Caroline Chisholm (Church of England)

Gemma Galgani (Passionists Calendar)

Germerius

Honoratus of Amiens

John of Nepomuk

Margaret of Cortona

Peregrine of Auxerre

Simon Stock

Ubald (see Saint Ubaldo Day)

May 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA))

Mass Graves Day (Iraq)

National Day, declared by Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan)

Teachers' Day (Malaysia)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

16.5.1793

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 84,000 days old!

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 16th?

Same year
Born in 1793

Calendar
May 1793

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
18			1	2	3	4	5
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