Date:May 16, 1974

May 16, 1974

May 5, 1974 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Thursday, May 16, 1974 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 379,794,240 breaths and experienced over 2,170,252,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 461,178,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 51 years, 6 months, and 28 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation X


🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger


😴 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: 6,280 days of your life or 17.2 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Blazing Saddles


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "The Streak" by Ray Stevens (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♉ May 16 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 6 ?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 Venus


🪨 Your birthstone is Emerald ?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 May is Lily of the valley ?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 → Friday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver


Celebrities born on May 16th

1998
Ariel Waller, Canadian child actress

1916
Adriana Caselotti, voice of Snow White in Disney's animated film

1959
Mare Winningham, actress (St Elmo's Fire, Turner & Hooch)

1955
Debra Winger, American actress (Terms of Endearment, Officer & Gentleman)

1983
Nancy Ajram, Lebanese Arab-pop singer ("Betfakkar Fe Eih" (What Are You Thinking About); "Mitagalak"), and television personality (Arab Idol; The Voice Kids)

1909
Margaret Sullavan, American actress (Three Comrades, The Shop Around the Corner)

1968
Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress (Naked Killer)

1969
David Boreanaz, American actor (Angel, Bones)


📜 Historical events on this date

1920
Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'arc) canonized a saint.

1943
Operation Chastise: No. 617 Squadron RAF begins the famous dambusters Raid, bombing the Mohne and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley with bouncing bombs.

1944
1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz.

2013
Human stem cells are successfully cloned.


🎄 Holidays on May 16

National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day
National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day, celebrated on May 16, encourages us to show appreciation to those around us, reminding us that neighbors aren't just the people living next door, but anyone we interact with, by doing kind acts or spending quality time with them.

National Barbecue Day
National Barbecue Day, celebrated every May 16, is a fun day when people in the U.S. enjoy delicious grilled foods either by going out to eat or cooking at home, making sure to celebrate this tasty tradition with lots of enthusiasm.

National Piercing Day
National Piercing Day, celebrated every May 16, is a day to appreciate and learn about the history and art of body piercings, maybe even inspiring you to consider getting one.


🏆 Sports in 1974

🏒 NHL
Philadelphia Flyers defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1974 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings (24 - 7) to win Super Bowl VIII on January 13, 1974 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB
Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 1) to win the 1974 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1974 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall (6-1, 6-0, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Billie Jean King beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley (3-6, 6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 16, 1974 can be written as V-XVI-MCMLXXIV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 16, 1974
Day Index: 136th day of 1974
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 1974
Next same calendar year: 2030
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 52 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 27,128,540 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 6,280 days
Months spent sleeping: 206 months
Years spent sleeping: 17.2 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 639 🌘
Life path number: 6
Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
Birth flower: Lily of the valley
Birthstone: Emerald
Spirit Animal: Beaver
Power Color: Green
President of United States:
World population 1974: 4,003,448,151 Source: un.org

The 1974 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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