You are 46 Years, 08 Months, 3 Days old from January 19, 2026. You were born on Wednesday and have been alive for 17050 days, your next Birthday will be after 03 Months, 27 Days or Your next birthday is in 117 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | May 16, 1979 (Wednesday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | January 19, 2026 (Monday) |
| Age: | 46 Years, 08 Months, 3 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Wednesday |
| Age In Months: | 560 Months 3 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 2435 Weeks 3 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 17050 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 409209 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 24552529 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 1473151734 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | May 16, 2026 (Saturday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 03 Months, 27 Days |
| Is My Birth Year Leap Year? | Year 1979 is not a leap year. |
May 16, 1979 Birthday Facts | |
| Do you want to know your zodiac sign? | Your zodiac sign, if your date of birth is May 16, 1979, is Taurus.
Famous people with Taurus zodiac sign? |
| Century: | You were born in the 20th century |
| Birthday in Roman numerals | V.XVI.MCMLXXIX
May 16, 1979 in roman numerals? |
| What is your age in roman numerals? | Years: XLVI Months: VIII Days: III |
| Birth Date Season: | You were born in Spring |
| Chinese zodiac sign: | You were born in the Chinese year of the Earth Goat
When is the Chinese Year of the Goat? |
Find out how many days you have been alive, what day of the week you were born on, and how long you have lived in days weeks months and years since your birth date. Chronological Age measures how old you are defined as how many years you have lived since birth.
The information above is calculated using UTC timezone where the date and time is Monday, January 19, 2026 08:48:54Here is a random list who born on May 16. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1963 | David Wilkinson, English theologian and academic |
| 1418 | John II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus and Armenia and also titular King of Jerusalem from 1432 to 1458 (probable; |
| 1956 | Loretta Schrijver, Dutch television host, news anchor |
| 1542 | Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman (d. 1580) |
| 1925 | Nancy Roman, American astronomer (d. 2018) |
| 1993 | Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norwegian biathlete |
| 1970 | Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player |
| 1897 | Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1989 | Behati Prinsloo, Namibian model |
| 1962 | Helga Radtke, German long jumper |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on May 16. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1882 | Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (b. 1799) |
| 1994 | Alain Cuny, French actor (b. 1908) |
| 1790 | Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720) |
| 2021 | Bruno Covas, Brazilian lawyer, politician (b. 1980) |
| 2011 | Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917) |
| 1920 | Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824) |
| 2003 | Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (b. 1930) |
| 895 | Qian Kuan, Chinese nobleman |
| 1830 | Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1768) |
| 1657 | Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591) |
Here is a list of some events happened on May 16. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. |
| 1920 | In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc. |
| 1951 | The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines. |
| 1975 | Junko Tabei from Japan becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.[18] |
| 2005 | Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote. |
| 1842 | The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail from Elm Grove, Missouri, with 100 pioneers. |
| 1532 | Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. |
| 1918 | The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later. |
| 1834 | The Battle of Asseiceira is fought; it was the final and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal. |
| 2003 | In Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks. |