1954 May 1954 May 16th, 1954

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  1. Born on May 16th, 1954 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. Born on May 16th, 1954: When to retire?
  4. What happened on May 16th, 1954?
  5. Birthdays of famous people
  6. Public holidays on May 16th
  7. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  8. Calendar (May 1954)

Born on May 16th, 1954

Weekday

Sunday

May 16th, 1954 was a Sunday.

Age

69

People born on May 16th, 1954 will turn 70 this year (2024), in exactly 27 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1954 - May 21st, 1954

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 25,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 459 days, exactly on July 22nd, 2025, people who were born on May 16th, 1954 will be 26,000 days old!

25,541 Days

3,648 Weeks

839 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes
Hours

Born on May 16th, 1954: When to retire?

Birth 20 67 80
Childhood & Education 20 Years Work 47 Years Retirement 13 Years

Already retired

According to the assumptions made it looks like you can already enjoy your well-deserved retirement!

Assumptions & Individualization

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Age at start of work
Retirement age
Life expectancy

What happened on May 16th, 1954?

Kengir uprising

Beginning of the Kengir uprising in the Gulag.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kengir_uprising

What else happened on May 16th?

Gikomba bombings May 16th, 2014

At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya.
Chuck E. Cheese 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.
Junko Tabei May 16th, 1975

Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Park Chung Hee 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.
Theodore Maiman May 16th, 1960

American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
Tritons' Fountain May 16th, 1959

The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks, was turned on for the first time.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 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).
World War II 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.
1st Academy Awards May 16th, 1929

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Claudio Monteverdi May 16th, 1925

The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria occurred in Paris.
Sedition Act of 1918 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.
Shield nickel 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.
Juan Godoy May 16th, 1832

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

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

Born on May 16th, 1954

Annette Groth: Age & Birthday 69
Annette Groth
German politician
*May 16th, 1954, Gadderbaum
69
Elizabeth Hills-O'Leary
American rower
*May 16th, 1954, Boston
Ana Laguna: Age & Birthday 69
Ana Laguna
Spanish-Swedish ballet dancer
*May 16th, 1954, Zaragoza
Jónína Leósdóttir: Age & Birthday 69
Jónína Leósdóttir
Icelandic writer
*May 16th, 1954, Reykjavík
Dafydd Williams: Age & Birthday 69
Dafydd Williams
Canadian astronaut and physician
*May 16th, 1954, Saskatoon
Dwight E. Evans: Age & Birthday 69
Dwight E. Evans
American politician
*May 16th, 1954, Philadelphia
Joseph Polchinski: Age & Birthday 63
Joseph Polchinski
Physicist working on string theory
*May 16th, 1954, Hawthorne †February 2nd, 2018, Santa Barbara
Suddala Ashok Teja: Age & Birthday 69
Suddala Ashok Teja
Indian lyricist
*May 16th, 1954, Nalgonda
Daniel Goossens: Age & Birthday 69
Daniel Goossens
Cartoonist
*May 16th, 1954, Salon-de-Provence
Rajiva Wijesinha: Age & Birthday 69
Rajiva Wijesinha
Sri Lankan writer
*May 16th, 1954, Colombo
Joseph Zehrer: Age & Birthday 69
Joseph Zehrer
German artist
*May 16th, 1954, Eichendorf
69
Betty Olivero
Israeli music educator and composer
*May 16th, 1954, Tel Aviv
69
Peter Onorati
American actor
*May 16th, 1954, Boonton
69
Shelagh Keeley
Canadian artist
*May 16th, 1954, Oakville
69
John Smillie
American soccer player
*May 16th, 1954, Glasgow
69
François Lochon
French photographer
*May 16th, 1954, Trigny
69
V. Nagaraja
Indian microbiologist (born 1954)
*May 16th, 1954, Kanyana
69
Radheshyam Biswas
Indian politician
*May 16th, 1954, Karimganj district
69
Paul Rejer
Football referee
*May 16th, 1954, Dudley
69
Charles Kushner
Disbarred American attorney and real estate developer
*May 16th, 1954, Elizabeth
67
Hashibur Rahman Swapon
Bangladeshi politician and Member of Parliament
*May 16th, 1954, Sirajganj District †September 2nd, 2021, Istanbul

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

Glenn Gregory: Age & Birthday 65
Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield
Egon Flaig: Age & Birthday 74
Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld
67
Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin
Pierce Brosnan: Age & Birthday 70
Pierce Brosnan

Irish actor

*May 16th, 1953, Drogheda
71
Allan Wasserman

American actor

*May 16th, 1952, The Bronx
Johannes Röring: Age & Birthday 64
Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden
Christian Lacroix: Age & Birthday 72
Christian Lacroix

French fashion and theater designer

*May 16th, 1951, Arles
Melanie Lynskey: Age & Birthday 46
Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth
89
Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin
62
Anette Hoff

Norwegian actress

*May 16th, 1961, Drøbak
64
Hans-Peter Reinecke

German actor (1941-2005)

*May 16th, 1941, Magdeburg †November 20th, 2005, Berlin
Emmanuel Todd: Age & Birthday 72
Emmanuel Todd

Historian, demographer, sociologist, political scientist

*May 16th, 1951, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Johannes Georg Seidel: Age & Birthday 90
Johannes Georg Seidel
*May 16th, 1927, Dresden †August 26th, 2017
Olga Korbut: Age & Birthday 68
Olga Korbut

Belarusian gymnast

*May 16th, 1955, Hrodna
Janet Jackson: Age & Birthday 57
Janet Jackson

American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1966)

*May 16th, 1966, Gary
Jens Spahn: Age & Birthday 43
Jens Spahn

German politician

*May 16th, 1980, Ahaus
Gabriela Sabatini: Age & Birthday 53
Gabriela Sabatini

Argentine tennis player

*May 16th, 1970, Buenos Aires
31
Konstantin Abramov

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1992, Moscow
29
Phillip Chew

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1994, Anaheim
26
Sören Opti

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1997, Paramaribo

Same year
Born in 1954

François Hollande: Age & Birthday 69
François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen
Angela Merkel: Age & Birthday 69
Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel
Lim Swee Say: Age & Birthday 69
Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore
Rudolf Simek: Age & Birthday 70
Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: Age & Birthday 70
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa
Lorraine Bracco: Age & Birthday 69
Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn
Jackie Chan: Age & Birthday 70
Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak
Shinzō Abe: Age & Birthday 67
Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital
Hugo Chávez: Age & Birthday 58
Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas
Uli Stielike: Age & Birthday 69
Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch
Karl-Heinz Körbel: Age & Birthday 69
Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim
Sven-Erik Bucht: Age & Birthday 69
Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi
Eckhardt Rehberg: Age & Birthday 70
Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten
Emir Kusturica: Age & Birthday 69
Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo
69
Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke
69
Kathy Kinney

American actress

*November 3rd, 1954, Stevens Point
69
Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig
Alexander Lukashenko: Age & Birthday 69
Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 1994

*August 30th, 1954, Kopyś
70
Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal
Renate Franz: Age & Birthday 69
Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

Birthdays of famous people

Pete Shelley: Age & BirthdayJulia Hummer: Age & BirthdayImmanuel Kant: Age & BirthdayElizabeth II: Age & BirthdayTimothy Gibbs: Age & BirthdayVibeke Skofterud: Age & BirthdayOswald Menghin: Age & BirthdayAshe: Age & BirthdayZé Felipe: Age & BirthdayKjeld Hillingsø: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on May 16th

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

Aaron (Coptic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_(Copt)
Christian feast day: Abda and Abdjesus, and companions: Abdas of Susa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdas_of_Susa
Andrew Bobola
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bobola
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.MCMLIV

16.5.1954

Legend

M = 1000CM = 900L = 50X = 10V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Born on May 16th, 1954
Future birthdays

75
2029Wednesday, May 16th
77
2031Friday, May 16th
80
2034Tuesday, May 16th
85
2039Monday, May 16th
88
2042Friday, May 16th
90
2044Monday, May 16th
95
2049Sunday, May 16th
99
2053Friday, May 16th
100
2054Saturday, May 16th

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1954 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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