16 May 2021: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, May 16, 2021 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 33,909,120 breaths and experienced over 193,766,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 41,175,360 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 4 years, 7 months, and 7 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox

😴 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: 561 days of your life or 1.54 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man: No Way Home

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

♉ 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 8 ?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

1948

Katia Dandoulaki, Greek actress

1983

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

1961

Charles Wright, American professional wrestler known as "The Godfather"

1973

Jason Acuña "Wee-Man", American television personality

1998

Ariel Waller, Canadian child actress

1916

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

1977

Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress (Yellowjackets)

1972

Khary Payton, American actor (The Walking Dead; Bobbleheads:The Movie)

At the age of 50, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world in 2021 with $274 billion fortune, followed by Jeff Bezos with $197 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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

Supply Chain Professionals Day

Supply Chain Professionals Day, celebrated on the third Monday of May, is a special day to appreciate the hard work of people who make sure all the stuff we use and need gets to us on time, from toys and clothes to food and gadgets.

National Biographer's Day

National Biographer's Day, celebrated on May 16th, commemorates the meeting of famous writer Samuel Johnson and his biographer James Boswell, highlighting the importance of biographies which tell the stories of people's lives.

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.

🏆 Sports in 2021

🏒 NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens (4 - 1) to win the 2021 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Kansas City Chiefs (31 - 9) to win Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021 in Inglewood, CA.

⚾ MLB

Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros (4 - 1) to win the 2021 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2021 US Open Championships, Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Emma Raducanu beat Leylah Fernandez (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 16, 2021 can be written as V-XVI-MMXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 16, 2021
→ Day Index: 136th day of 2021
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 3rd Sunday of 2021
→ Next same calendar year: 2027
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 5 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 2,422,848 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 561 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 18 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 1.54 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 57 🌒
→ Life path number: 8
→ 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 2021: 7,924,798,739 Source: un.org

The 2021 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2027. So, mark your calendars!

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