It was the 3rd Sunday of 1973. If you were born on this date your birthday numbers 12, 16 and 1973 reveal that your life path number is 3. Your zodiac sign is Sagittarius with a ruling planet Jupiter, your birthstone is the Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz, and your birth flower is the Narcissus. You are 50 old, and were born in 1970s, in the middle of Generation X. The generation you are born into makes an impact on your life. Swipe up to find out what it all means.

→ December 16, 1973 was a Sunday
→ Zodiac sign for this date is Sagittarius
→ This date was 18,365 days ago
→ 1973 was the Year of the Ox
→ In 2024, December 16 is on Tuesday

View cool December 16, 1973 birthday facts that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign and birth flower.

You have been alive for:

People born on this day will turn 51 in exactly .

If you were born on this date:

You have been alive for . You were born in the Year of the Ox. Your birth sign is Sagittarius with a ruling planet Jupiter. There were precisely 623 full moons after you were born up to this day. Your billionth second was on was on August 24, 2005.

→ You’ve slept 6,122 days or 16.77 years.
→ Your next birthday is away
→ You’ve been alive
→ You were born in the Year of the Ox
→ You have been alive 440,771 hours
→ You are 26,446,307 minutes old
→ Age on next birthday: 51 years old

You were born on a Sunday

December 16, 1973 was the 3rd Sunday of that year. It was also the 350th day and 12th month of 1973 in the Georgian calendar. The next time you can reuse 1973 calendar will be in 2029. Both calendars will be exactly the same.

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There are left before your next birthday. Your 51st birthday will be on a Monday and a birthday after that will be on a Tuesday. The timer below is a countdown clock to your next birthday. It’s always accurate and is automatically updated.

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You’ve slept 33% of your life!

Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far:

You’ve slept 16.77 years of your life.
You’ve slept 201 month of your life.
You’ve slept 875 week of your life.
You’ve slept 6,122 days of your life.

Did you know you have taken approximately 370,238,400 breaths since your birth? Moreover, using 80 beats per minute as average, your heart has beaten over 2,115,648,000 times. You have also blinked over 449,575,200 times in your lifetime.


#1 Song on your birthday

The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich. (Billboard Hot 100 – December 16, 1973). Ask your parents if they remember this popular song.

Do you remember the number one song on your 14th birthday? It was "Faith" by George Michael (December 16, 1987).

Celebrities born on December 16, 1973

You share a birthday with You share a birthday with Shawn Davis (YouTuber).

We have over 150,000 celebrities in our database. We will continue to update this list with matching birthdays, so bookmark this page and check back often. You can also find out all celebrity birthdays born on December 16, 1973.


What happened on December 16th

Below are some of the most important historical events that happened on 16 December 1973. An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during Chinese Tang Dynasty.
Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point - in the final battle of the war Korean navy decisively defeats the Japanese.
Parliamentarian General Oliver Cromwell appointed as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbour in protest against British imposed Tea Act.
8.5 earthquake rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.

Sports in 1973

NBA – New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers (4 - 1) to win the 1973 NBA Finals. to win the NBA Finals.

NHL – Montreal Canadiens defeated Chicago Blackhawks (4 - 2) to win the 1973 Stanley Cup. to win the Stanley Cup.

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MLB – Oakland Athletics beat New York Mets (4 - 3) to win the 1973 World Series. to win the World Series.


Your life path number is 3

So what does your birthday really say about you and what does your life path number mean? On the next page, we’ll explain what your birth sign, ruling planet, age generation, birthstone, and birth flower mean — and more!

Continue to the next page to discover the answers to the most important questions about your birthday.