It was the 3rd Friday of 1981. If you were born on this date your birthday numbers 10, 16 and 1981 reveal that your life path number is 9. Your zodiac sign is Libra with a ruling planet Venus, your birthstone is the Opal and Tourmaline, and your birth flower is the Marigold. You are 42 old, and were born in 1980s, in the middle of Millennials Generation. The generation you are born into makes an impact on your life. Swipe up to find out what it all means.

→ October 16, 1981 was a Friday
→ Zodiac sign for this date is Libra
→ This date was 15,504 days ago
→ 1981 was the Year of the Rooster
→ In 2024, October 16 is on Thursday

View interesting October 16, 1981 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 43 in exactly .

If you were born on this date:

You have been alive for . You were born in the Year of the Rooster. Your birth sign is Libra with a ruling planet Venus. There were precisely 526 full moons after you were born up to this day. Your billionth second was on was on June 24, 2013.

→ You’ve slept 5,168 days or 14.16 years.
→ Your next birthday is away
→ You’ve been alive
→ You were born in the Year of the Rooster
→ You have been alive 372,115 hours
→ You are 22,326,941 minutes old
→ Age on next birthday: 43 years old

You were born on a Friday

October 16, 1981 was the 3rd Friday of that year. It was also the 289th day and 10th month of 1981 in the Georgian calendar. The next time you can reuse 1981 calendar will be in 2026. Both calendars will be exactly the same.

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There are left before your next birthday. Your 43rd birthday will be on a Saturday and a birthday after that will be on a Thursday. 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 14.16 years of your life.
You’ve slept 170 month of your life.
You’ve slept 738 week of your life.
You’ve slept 5,168 days of your life.

Did you know you have taken approximately 312,560,640 breaths since your birth? Moreover, using 80 beats per minute as average, your heart has beaten over 1,786,060,800 times. You have also blinked over 379,537,920 times in your lifetime.


#1 Song on your birthday

The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross. (Billboard Hot 100 – October 16, 1981). Ask your parents if they remember this popular song.

Do you remember the number one song on your 14th birthday? It was "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey (October 16, 1995).

Celebrities born on October 16, 1981

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What happened on October 16th

Below are some of the most important historical events that happened on 16 October 1981. Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI, Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria and Russia.
Great Britain and Germany sign the Anglo-German Treaty, agreeing to maintain territorial integrity of China and support'open door' policy called for by US Secretary of State.
Mao Zedong & 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March.
Cuban missile crisis begins as JFK is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected Pope John Paul II.

Sports in 1981

NBA – Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets (4 - 2) to win the 1981 NBA Finals. to win the NBA Finals.

NHL – New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup. to win the Stanley Cup.

NFL – Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

MLB – Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series. to win the World Series.


Your life path number is 9

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.