Born on August 16th, 1940
Weekday
Friday
August 16th, 1940 was a Friday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1940 - August 23rd, 1940
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 433 days, exactly on July 1st, 2025, people who were born on August 16th, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!
30,567 Days
4,366 Weeks
1,004 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Born on August 16th, 1940: When to retire?
| Birth | 20 | 67 80 |
| Childhood & Education 20 Years | Work 47 Years | Retirement 13 Years |
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What happened on August 16th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 16th
Born on August 16th, 1940
François Kosciusko-Morizet
French politician
*August 16th, 1940, 20th arrondissement of Paris †August 4th, 2015, Saint-CloudAleksander Mandziara
Polish footballer (1940-2015)
*August 16th, 1940, Gliwice †September 2nd, 2015Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 16th?
_(cropped).jpg "Dietrich Hollinderbäumer")
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58 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
President of Nigeria (1951-2010)
*August 16th, 1951, Katsina †May 5th, 2010, Nigerian Presidential Complex
Same year
Born in 1940
_(2).jpg "Lorns Skjemstad")
.JPG "John Lennon")
40 John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City
76 Al Jarreau
American singer (1940–2017)
*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles
82 Pelé
Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District.jpg "Al Pacino")
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32 Bruce Lee
Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong
55 Joseph Brodsky
Russian-American poet (1940-1996)
*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn
76 Manfred Jung
German singer and operatic tenor
*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen.jpg "Tilo Prückner")
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77 John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, NorfolkBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 16th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 16th.
Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennington_Battle_DayChildren's Day (Paraguay)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_DayTranslation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_of_EdessaAugust 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gozan_no_OkuribiNational Airborne Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Airborne_DayRestoration Day (Dominican Republic)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Dominican_RepublicThe first day of the Independence Days, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonXicolatada (Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XicolatadaDate as a Roman numeral / digit
16.8.1940
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Born on August 16th, 1940
Future birthdays
Leap year
Yes: 1940 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).