Born on May 16th, 1866
Weekday
Wednesday
May 16th, 1866 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1866 - May 21st, 1866
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 57,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 312 days, exactly on March 3rd, 2025, people who were born on May 16th, 1866 will be 58,000 days old!
57,688 Days
8,241 Weeks
1,895 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
What happened on 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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_nickelWhat else 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
45 Osgood Perkins
American actor (1892-1937)
*May 16th, 1892, West Newton †September 21st, 1937, Washington, D.C._cropped.jpg "Jens Spahn")
.jpg "Mary Gordon")
.jpg "Pierce Brosnan")
77 Henry Fonda
American actor (1905–1982)
*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles
Same year
Born in 1866
78 Romain Rolland
French author (1866-1944)
*January 29th, 1866, Clamecy †December 30th, 1944, Vézelay
78 Wassily Kandinsky
Russian painter (1866–1944)
*December 4th, 1866, Moscow †December 13th, 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Gustav Adolf von Götzen
German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator
*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, Berlin
79 Thomas Hunt Morgan
American biologist (1866–1945)
*September 25th, 1866, Lexington †December 4th, 1945, Pasadena
59 Erik Satie
French composer and pianist (1866-1925)
*May 17th, 1866, Honfleur †July 1st, 1925, ParisSun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
*November 12th, 1866, Tripteroides †March 11th, 1925, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
52 Alfred Werner
Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)
*December 12th, 1866, Mulhouse †November 15th, 1919, Zürich
58 René Quinton
French biologist, invented the treatment "Quinton serum", abandoned by modern medicine
*December 15th, 1866, Chaumes-en-Brie †July 9th, 1925, 17th arrondissement of Paris
63 Jean Francis Auburtin
French painter (1866-1930)
*December 2nd, 1866, 10th arrondissement of Paris †May 22nd, 1930, Dieppe.jpg "Ramsay MacDonald")
71 Ramsay MacDonald
British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935
*October 12th, 1866, Lossiemouth †November 9th, 1937, Atlantic OceanBenedetto Croce
Italian philosopher (1866-1952)
*February 25th, 1866, Pescasseroli †November 20th, 1952, NaplesSigbjørn Obstfelder
Norwegian writer
*November 21st, 1866, Stavanger Municipality †July 29th, 1900, Copenhagen
65 Nathan Söderblom
Swedish clergyman and archbishop
*January 15th, 1866, Trönö †July 12th, 1931, UppsalaBeatrix Potter
British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943)
*July 28th, 1866, South Kensington †December 22nd, 1943, Near Sawrey
70 Hans von Seeckt
German general (1866-1936)
*April 22nd, 1866, Schleswig †December 27th, 1936, Berlin
Birthdays 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
16.5.1866
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1866 is a normal year and no leap year.