Thursday May 16th, 1940
May Sixteenth, Nineteen Forty

How old am I if I was born on May 16, 1940?


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Date Facts:

  • May 16, 1940 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Taurus
  • This date was 30,862 days ago
  • May 16th 2025 is on a Friday
  • Someone born on this date is 84 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 10,287 days or 28 years!
  • Your next birthday is 184 days away
  • You've been alive for 740,688 hours
  • You were born on a Thursday in mid May
  • You are 44,441,280 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Friday

  • Most popular baby names of 1940 ranked:

    Rank Name
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. David
    Rank Name
    1. Barbara
    2. Patricia
    3. Judith
    4. Betty
    5. Carol
    6. Nancy
    7. Linda

    How popular is your name? Search to find out!


    Celebrities Birthdays:
    May 16th

    You Share a birthday with over 20 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Emerald: Birthstone for May 16th, 1940

    Stone:

    Energies:

    Forsight
    Good Fortune
    Youth

    High Value:
    $4700 Per Carat
    Low Value:
    $800 Per Carat

    Click Here To learn more about May Birthstones

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    The Emerald is the birthstone for people born in May. Derived from the Latin word "Smaragdus" meaning green, Emerald come in a large variety of shades of green. Founds all across the globe, including Colombia, and Russia, Brazil is actually the lead supplier of the global market of Emeralds. It is extremely rare to find an emerald without inclusions or imperfections, due to this the purest emeralds are often valued higher than that of diamonds of the same weight.

    Also known as "The stones of Successful love", Emeralds are often associated with bestowing great vision, intuition, wisdom and memory. Making it a very popular choice of gem stone for both gifting and beauty products. According to ancient Indian lore, Emeralds were first translated from Sanskrit as Marakata, or "The green growing things".

    1940 - the Silent Generation:

    Age Range:

    80-101 years old

    Attributes:

    The silent Gen were born into a fortunate time period associated with wealth, and high eduaction.

    the Silent Generation Summary:

    Contrary to their name, the Silent Generation tended to be very patriotic and ambitious. They were plagued with the Korean war, and economic instability following WWII

    Time Period:

    1923-1944

    Like to see more about Generations? Click here to go to our interactive generations table.


    Zodiac - Taurus:

    Symbol:

    Taurus Traits:

    Reliability
    Practicality
    Ambition
    Sensuality
    Independence

    Taurus Summary:

    A Taurus will stand up for that which they believe in. While normally easy going, can be very stuborn at times

    Start Date:

    4-20

    End Date:

    5-20

    Click here to see more about Taurus


    1940-05-16: This day in History:

  • 1571-05-16 Johannes Kepler - by his own calculations - is conceived at 4:37 AM
  • 1763-05-16 James Boswell meets Samuel Johnson - in London
  • 1770-05-16 Marie Antoinette marries future King Louis XVI of France
  • 1866-05-16 Congress authorizes nickel 5› piece (replaces silver half-dime)
  • 1868-05-16 President Johnson acquitted in Senate - by 1 vote
  • 1872-05-16 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time
  • 1914-05-16 Ewing Field - near Masonic Street - opens
  • 1920-05-16 Joan of Arc was canonized in Rome
  • 1927-05-16 Bob Meusel steals 2nd 3rd & Home
  • 1929-05-16 1st Academy Awards (Best film is Wings)
  • 1948-05-16 Israel issues its 1st stamps
  • 1955-05-16 American author & critic James Agee died in NY
  • 1956-05-16 Kraft Theatre presented an act from Profiles in Courage
  • 1957-05-16 Yanks involved in Copacabana Incident - leads to Billy Martin trade
  • 1963-05-16 Gordon Cooper completes 22 Earth orbits in Faith 7
  • 1969-05-16 Venera 5 lands on Venus
  • 1971-05-16 1st class postage now costs 8› (was 6›)
  • 1975-05-16 Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mt Everest's summit
  • 1982-05-16 Canucks 1-Isles 3 - Stanley Cup- Isles win cup 4-0 (15-4)
  • 1983-05-16 Isles win 3rd Cup in row def Canucks in Vancouver 3-1 in game 4

  • 5-16-1940 in
    Roman Numerals:

    V • XVI • MCMXL


    What is 1940-05-16 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 5-16-1940 converted into roman numerals.
    The above date is written in the traditional western/American style of writing dates. Formatted in the order of
    Month-Day-Year. If you prefer the European way of writing dates (Which is day-month-year) the roman numerals would be written XVI • V • MCMXL.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for May 16, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1940-05-16) This timer is automatically updated, and is accurate all the way up to the nearest second. Watch as your next birthday ticks closer and closer right before your eyes. If you were born on 16-5-1940, your next birthday is only 184 days away.


    Your birthday is on May sixteenth, 1940. Being born in mid-May says a lot about you. Your zodiac sign is taurus, your birth-stone is the Emerald, and your birth flower is the Lily (both of which make great gifts for someone with this birthday). You are 84 years old, and were born in the middle of the Silent Generation. Which generation you are born into makes a huge impact on your life, click here to see our interactive table and learn more. You have been alive for 30862 days, or 740688 hours, or 44441280 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Friday.

  • Birthstone: Emerald (great gift idea, see Emerald article)
  • Birthflower: Lily
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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