16 July 1996: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Tuesday, July 16, 1996 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 216,619,200 breaths and experienced over 1,237,824,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 263,037,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 29 years, and 5 months

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌑 The moon was in New phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 You’ve slept about 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: 3,582 days of your life or 9.81 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "How Do U Want It" by 2Pac (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 16 zodiac sign is Cancer ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 3 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for July is Larkspur ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 16th

1935

Tom Rosenthal, British publisher and broadcaster

1963

Phoebe Cates, American actress (Fast Times at Ridgemount High)

1986

Calum Gittins, New Zealand actor (The King's Speech)

1952

Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police - "Roxanne"), and film score composer (Wall Street; SubUrbia)

1915

Barnard Hughes, American stage and screen actor (Doc; Tron; Best Friends; Where's Poppa?)

1950

Camille Saviola, American actress (Nightlife)

1944

Betty Davis (née Mabry); American model, soul and funk singer-songwriter ("They Say I'm Different"; "Nasty Gal")

1969

Daryl Mitchell, American actor (Tommy Webber-Galaxy Quest)

📜 Historical events on this date

622

Muslim Era begins - Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hijra).

1054

Three Roman legates fracture relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches by placing invalid Papal Bull of Excommunication on altar of Hagia Sophia during liturgy. Often dated start of the East-West Schism.

1519

Public debate between Martin Luther & theologist John Eck at Pleissenburg Castle in Liepzig, Luther denies the divine right of the Pope.

1809

La Paz, Bolivia declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva. The first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.

1940

Adolf Hitler orders preparations for the invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion).

🎄 Holidays on July 16

National Wedding Invitation Day

National Wedding Invitation Day, celebrated on July 16th, is a special day to appreciate the creativity and beauty of wedding invitation cards and the designers who make them.

Lake Superior Day

Lake Superior Day, celebrated on the third Sunday of July, is a fun-filled day where communities around the largest of the Great Lakes come together to enjoy activities, music, food, and learn about the lake's importance and conservation.

National D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome Day

National D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome Day, observed on July 16, raises awareness about a severe drug allergy known as D.R.E.S.S. syndrome, aiming to improve care and honor those affected by it.

🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 16, 1996 can be written as VII-XVI-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 16, 1996
→ Day Index: 198th day of 1996
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 1996
→ Next same calendar year: 2052
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 30 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 15,473,926 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,582 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 118 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.81 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 364 🌑
→ Life path number: 3
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2052. So, mark your calendars!

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