Born on May 16th, 1840
Weekday
Saturday
May 16th, 1840 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1840 - May 21st, 1840
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 67,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 814 days, exactly on July 20th, 2026, people who were born on May 16th, 1840 will be 68,000 days old!
67,186 Days
9,598 Weeks
2,207 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
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Hours
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?
Hannes Hegen
German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)
*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin
74 Egon Flaig
German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer
*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld.jpg "Glenn Gregory")
Hans-Peter Reinecke
German actor (1941-2005)
*May 16th, 1941, Magdeburg †November 20th, 2005, Berlin_cropped.jpg "Jens Spahn")
.jpg "Pierce Brosnan")
45 Osgood Perkins
American actor (1892-1937)
*May 16th, 1892, West Newton †September 21st, 1937, Washington, D.C.
Same year
Born in 1840
53 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian composer (1840–1893)
*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13
Augusta Lundin
Swedish fashion designer
*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, Stockholm
62 Émile Zola
French journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)
*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, Paris
87 Thomas Hardy
English novelist and poet (1840–1928)
*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, DorchesterAuguste Rodin
French sculptor (1840–1917)
*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, MeudonGeorg von der Gabelentz
German linguist (1840-1893)
*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, Berlin
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Prince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)
*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice CastleArsène Arnaud Claretie
French writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)
*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, Paris
81 Carl Menger
Founder of the Austrian School of economics
*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, ViennaHenri Duveyrier
French explorer of the Sahara
*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, Sèvres
76 Hiram Stevens Maxim
American-born inventor (1840-1916)
*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, LondonBirthdays 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
16.5.1840
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1840 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).