May 16th, 1971

Born on May 16th, 1971

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 19,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 668 days, exactly on February 16th, 2026, people who were born on May 16th, 1971 will be 20,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 16th?

May 16th, 2014

At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya.

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.

May 16th, 1975

Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

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.

May 16th, 1960

American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.

May 16th, 1959

The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks, was turned on for the first time.

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).

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.

May 16th, 1929

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.

May 16th, 1925

The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria occurred in Paris.

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.

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.

May 16th, 1832

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

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.

May 16th, 1605

After a scuffle in which one cardinal received broken bones, the papal conclave elected Camillo Borghese as Pope Paul V.

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

Born on May 16th, 1971

52

Roman Pungartnik

Slovene handball player

*May 16th, 1971, Celje

52

Thomas Knorr

German handball player

*May 16th, 1971, Lübeck

52

Simon Katz

British musician

*May 16th, 1971, Nottingham

52

Rachel Goswell

British singer-songwriter

*May 16th, 1971, Fareham

52

Rick Trevino

American musician

*May 16th, 1971, Austin

52

Axel Röhrle

German actor

*May 16th, 1971, Munich

52

José Oscar Flores

Argentine football player/manager

*May 16th, 1971, Buenos Aires

52

Bill Rancic

American businessman

*May 16th, 1971, Chicago

52

Marcin Rozynek

Polish singer

*May 16th, 1971, Żywiec

52

Pia Wedege

Norwegian luger

*May 16th, 1971, Oslo

52

Jess Walsh

Australian politician

*May 16th, 1971, Melbourne

52

Khari Jones

American football player

*May 16th, 1971, Hammond

52

Joseph Rahme

South African tennis player

*May 16th, 1971, Johannesburg

52

Hrachya Poladian

Armenian diplomat

*May 16th, 1971, Yerevan

52

Gary Estrada

Filipino actor

*May 16th, 1971, Philippines

52

Vanessa Gray

Rugby union player

*May 16th, 1971, England

52

Constantin Barbu

Romanian footballer

*May 16th, 1971, Galați

52

Jenni Konner

American television writer, producer and director

*May 16th, 1971, Brooklyn

52

Mariam Ndagire

Singer and Film Maker

*May 16th, 1971, Kampala

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53

Gabriela Sabatini

Argentine tennis player

*May 16th, 1970, Buenos Aires

46

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

51

Andrzej Duda

President of Poland since 2015

*May 16th, 1972, Kraków

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

43

Jens Spahn

German politician

*May 16th, 1980, Ahaus

57

Janet Jackson

American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1966)

*May 16th, 1966, Gary

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

49

Laura Pausini

Italian singer (born 1974)

*May 16th, 1974, Faenza

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

51

Mylène Troszczynski

French politician

*May 16th, 1972, Chauny

42

Joseph Morgan

English actor and director

*May 16th, 1981, London

41

Heide Wollert

German judoka

*May 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

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

37

Megan Fox

American actress and model

*May 16th, 1986, Oak Ridge

64

Hans-Peter Reinecke

German actor (1941-2005)

*May 16th, 1941, Magdeburg †November 20th, 2005, Berlin

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Born in 1971

52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

52

Christina Cox

Canadian actress

*July 31st, 1971, Toronto

52

Billy Bush

American radio and television host (born 1971)

*October 13th, 1971, Los Angeles

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

52

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

52

Elon Musk

Businessman (born 1971)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

53

Susi Susanti

Indonesian badminton player

*February 11th, 1971, Tasikmalaya City

52

Chen Ying

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1971, Xijiang, Guizhou

52

John 5

American guitarist

*July 31st, 1971, Grosse Pointe

53

Ricky Subagja

Badminton player

*January 27th, 1971, Bandung City

52

Zarinah Abdullah

Badminton player

*July 12th, 1971, Singapore

52

Mario Abdo Benítez

50st President of Paraguay

*November 10th, 1971, Asunción

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

52

Raoul Bova

Italian actor

*August 14th, 1971, Rome

52

Martin Gerster

German politician

*August 30th, 1971, Biberach an der Riss

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

52

Valentina Polkhanova

Russian racing cyclist

*August 15th, 1971, Saransk

53

Jeremy Renner

American actor, producer, and musician

*January 7th, 1971, Modesto

53

Ewan McGregor

Scottish-American actor

*March 31st, 1971, Perth

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1971 is a normal year and no leap year.

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