Born on May 16th, 1908
Weekday
Saturday
May 16th, 1908 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1908 - May 21st, 1908
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 651 days, exactly on February 6th, 2026, people who were born on May 16th, 1908 will be 43,000 days old!
42,349 Days
6,049 Weeks
1,391 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, 1908
Anne Bonnet
Belgian painter (1908–1960)
*May 16th, 1908, Brussels metropolitan area †November 14th, 1960, Brussels metropolitan areaSame 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")
77 Henry Fonda
American actor (1905–1982)
*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles
Hans-Peter Reinecke
German actor (1941-2005)
*May 16th, 1941, Magdeburg †November 20th, 2005, Berlin
Studs Terkel
American author, historian and broadcaster (1912-2008)
*May 16th, 1912, New York City †October 31st, 2008, ChicagoAlfred Pellan
Canadian artist (1906-1988)
*May 16th, 1906, Quebec City †October 31st, 1988, Montreal
45 Osgood Perkins
American actor (1892-1937)
*May 16th, 1892, West Newton †September 21st, 1937, Washington, D.C..jpg "Pierce Brosnan")
_cropped.jpg "Jens Spahn")
Same year
Born in 1908
78 Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris
64 Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, StonewallArnaldo Momigliano
Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)
*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, LondonMyron Waldman
American animator (1908-2006)
*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage
100 Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)
*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Louis Jordan")
66 Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)
*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles.jpg "Salvador Allende")
65 Salvador Allende
28th president of Chile (1908–1973)
*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago
96 Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter
*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna
52 Richard Wright
American writer (1908-1960)
*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris
83 Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)
*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy
81 Bette Davis
American actress (1908–1989)
*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-SeineEthel Merman
American actress and singer (1908-1984)
*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan
91 Amintore Fanfani
Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)
*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome
.jpg "Robert Cummings")
82 Robert Cummings
American actor (1910–1990)
*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills
85 Raymond Scott
American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)
*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills
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
16.5.1908
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1908 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).