May 16th, 1988

Born on May 16th, 1988

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 13,000 days old!

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What happened on May 16th, 1988?

May 16th, 1988

A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States

What else 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.

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

Born on May 16th, 1988

35

Rafig Huseynov

Azerbaijani wrestler

*May 16th, 1988, Tashkent

35

Candice Hutchings

Canadian vegan chef and YouTube personality

*May 16th, 1988, Lahr/Schwarzwald

35

Jermaine Fowler

American actor

*May 16th, 1988, Washington, D.C.

35

Neonomora

Indonesian musician

*May 16th, 1988, Indonesia

35

Vicky Kaushal

Indian actor

*May 16th, 1988, Delhi

35

Jermaine McGillvary

GB & England international rugby league footballer

*May 16th, 1988, Huddersfield

35

Yousef Muftah

Association football player

*May 16th, 1988, Qatar

35

Tallulah Harlech

English model and actress

*May 16th, 1988, London

35

Abella Anderson

Cuban pornographic actress

*May 16th, 1988, Miami

35

Behati Prinsloo

Namibian model

*May 16th, 1988, Vanderbijlpark

35

Ana Varela

Portuguese actor

*May 16th, 1988, Almeirim

35

Martynas Gecevičius

Lithuanian professional basketball player

*May 16th, 1988, Vilnius

35

Anton Kanibolotskiy

Ukrainian footballer

*May 16th, 1988, Kyiv

35

Jaak Põldma

Estonian tennis player

*May 16th, 1988, Estonia

35

Kevin Cornwall

Irish footballer

*May 16th, 1988, Dublin

35

Daniele Pedrelli

Italian footballer

*May 16th, 1988, Fivizzano

35

Atousa Pourkashiyan

Iranian chess player

*May 16th, 1988, Tehran

35

Andy Tanner

American football player

*May 16th, 1988, Rockwall

35

Nate Potter

American football player and coach (born 1988)

*May 16th, 1988, Boise

35

Andre Harrison

American mixed martial arts fighter

*May 16th, 1988, Long Island

35

Jemma Lucy

British glamour model and reality TV show participant

*May 16th, 1988, Oxford

35

Natthaphong Phonoppharat

Thai windsurfer

*May 16th, 1988, Pattaya

35

Ahn Bo-hyun

South Korean actor

*May 16th, 1988, Busan

35

Marty Kain

New Zealand cricketer

*May 16th, 1988, Nelson

35

Wilma Alba Cal

Musical artist

*May 16th, 1988, Cuba

35

Harold Urquijo

Colombian footballer

*May 16th, 1988, Barranquilla

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

37

Megan Fox

American actress and model

*May 16th, 1986, Oak Ridge

31

Konstantin Abramov

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1992, Moscow

46

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

29

Phillip Chew

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1994, Anaheim

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

26

Sören Opti

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1997, Paramaribo

43

Jens Spahn

German politician

*May 16th, 1980, Ahaus

32

Ashley Wagner

American figure skater

*May 16th, 1991, Heidelberg

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

41

Heide Wollert

German judoka

*May 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

25

Emma Karlsson

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1998, Älmhult

42

Joseph Morgan

English actor and director

*May 16th, 1981, London

31

Jeff Skinner

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 16th, 1992, Markham

30

IU

South Korean singer, songwriter and actress

*May 16th, 1993, Seoul

89

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

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

38

Anja Mittag

German female footballer

*May 16th, 1985, Chemnitz

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

43

Simon Gerrans

Road bicycle racer

*May 16th, 1980, Melbourne

32

Tristan Walker

Canadian Luge Athlete

*May 16th, 1991, Calgary

Same year
Born in 1988

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

36

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

35

Ma Jin

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

35

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

35

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

35

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

35

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

35

Savitree Amitrapai

Badminton player

*November 19th, 1988, Bangkok

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Leap year

Yes: 1988 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).

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