My Birthday Fun Facts
Things that matter
The day 16 of month May 1928 was the 77th day of Spring (meteorological). The day 16 of month May 1928 was the 58th day of Spring (astronomical).
Your Age 97
The number 97 represents the element Berkelium
in the Periodic table of elements.
Berkelium is an actinide, often radioactive and important in nuclear science.
Since you visited this page, people have been born. In total there are people born today. They all celebrate the same birthday as you
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Famous people and celebrities
May 16 is also the birthday of:
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Andy Warhol, Vera Rubin, Bernard Buffet, James Watson,
Did you know? You are ...
- » You are 7777 days older than Richard Gere (Born: August 31, 1949)
- » You are 44 years older than Hamdi Ulukaya (Born: 26.10.1972)
- » You are 44 years older than Kevin Plank (Born: 13.08.1972)
- » You are 44 years older than Larry Page (Born: 26.03.1973)
- » You are 22 years older than Arianna Huffington (Born: 15.07.1950)
- » You are 22 years older than Ben Cohen (businessman) (Born: 18.03.1951)
- » You are 22 years older than Bob Iger (Born: 10.02.1951)
- » You are 11 years older than Carlos Slim (Born: 28.01.1940)
- » You are 10 years older than Terence Hill (Born: 29.03.1939)
- » You are 22 years younger than Howard Hughes (Born: 24.12.1905)
- » You are 88 years younger than John D. Rockefeller (Born: 08.07.1839)
Your age in absolute numbers
Since you were born ...
By the way: Since you are here you are getting seconds older 😉
Zodiac
♉ Taurus
(April 21, 1928 - May 20, 1928)
Life Number
5
(Adventurous, avoids responsibility, sometimes unreliable)
Zodiac signs
Dragon
(1928 is the year of Dragon)
Birthstone
Emerald
(Love, rebirth, wisdom)
My Birthday astronomy
Our Solar System
Since you were born in 16. May 1928 ...
... the Moon has orbited Earth 1.303 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 404,79 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 158,47 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 97,49 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 51,83 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 8,22 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 3,31 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 1,16 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,59 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,39 times.
My Milestones
Successes that speak for themselves
With 97 years alive you reached these milestones:
Sleeping
11.869,70 days
A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 8 hours per day. At your age of 97 years, that equals approximately 11.870 days (32,50 years).
Eat & Drink
1.483,71 Days
The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 97 years, you have therefore spent approximately 1.484 days eating. (4,06 years).
Toilet visits
741,86 Tage
The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 742 days (2,03 years).
Laugh
148,37 Tage
We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too little.
Breaths
922.987.544
Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats
3.845.781.435
Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Sweat produced
35.609 L
A person produces approximately 0.5–1.5 liters of sweat per day, depending on lifestyle. We'll take the average at 1 liter per day.
Blink
769.156.287
A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute
Cough
534.136
A human has an average of 37 coughs per day.
Colds
195
A human has an average of two colds per year.
Flies swatted
683
We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed
1.756
We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Fart gases produced
35.609 L
Fart gases produced
Hair grown
11.751 mm
Hair grown
Fingernails grown
4.070 mm
Fingernails grown
Cookies eaten
42375
Cookies eaten
Pukes
390
Pukes
Information is based on statistical average values of a person.
My travelled distances
Always on the move
According to statistical averages, you have walked 128.193 kilometers in your life...
... that corresponds to 3,20
orbits of the Earth...
Congratulations! That must have been exhausting.
You would have already orbited the moon
11,74 times.
...and you would have already orbited Mars
6,01 times.
1928 ‐ Traditionals
Period: 1922‐1955
At 97 years, you belong to the "Traditionals" generation. This generation is shaped by the experiences of the Second World War and the post-war period. Well-known personalities of this generation are Jackie Stewart, Denny Hulme und Claudio Ranieri
Me and the world population
You and the others
Currently, 8.228.811.070 people live in the world.
Since you were born, the world's population has increased by 6.193.101.455 billion.
In the year 1928, approximately 2.025.000.000 people lived in the world. The world population has increased by 305,83% since your birth in the year 1928. It has therefore quadrupled.
In the year 1928, approximately 25.000.000 people were born. Statistically, there are 68.446 people in the world who were also born on 16. May 1928. Of these, approximately 1.366 people are still alive today. This corresponds to a value of 1,9962 percent. Or to put it another way: Of 100,000 people with the same birthday, 1.996 people are still alive today.
*Angaben basieren auf statistischen Hochrechungen, ohne Gewähr.
My Median Age
You are one in a million
The median age in Germany is 45.491 years
(= 45 years, 5 months, 27 days).
At 97,49 years, you belong to the older half of the population in Germany.
For comparison: The global median age is 30.863 years
(= 30 years, 10 months, 11 days).
At 97,49 years, you belong to the older half of the world's population.
(Update: 2025)
My birthday in numbers
16 • 5 • 1928
10000 • 101 • 11110001000
10 • 5 • 788
20 • 5 • 3610
XVI • V • MCMXXVIII
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bg • af • bjci
32
154240
sixteen • five • one thousand nine hundred twenty eight
My birthday in history
Wie alt warst du als wichtige Ereignisse stattfanden?
Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)
Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)
Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 70-80 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 80-90 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 90-100 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 100-110 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 130-140 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 140-150 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 150+ Jahre
My special birthdays
Your next special birthday is the 100 birthday. It will be celebrated at May 16, 2028. Your 50 birthday is on May 16, 1978. Your 100 birthday is on May 16, 2028.
| Birthday | Year | Weekday | Date | Candles blown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | 1938 | Monday | May 16, 1938 | 55 |
| 18. | 1946 | Thursday | May 16, 1946 | 171 |
| 20. | 1948 | Sunday | May 16, 1948 | 210 |
| 25. | 1953 | Saturday | May 16, 1953 | 325 |
| 30. | 1958 | Friday | May 16, 1958 | 465 |
| 40. | 1968 | Thursday | May 16, 1968 | 820 |
| 50. | 1978 | Tuesday | May 16, 1978 | 1275 |
| 60. | 1988 | Monday | May 16, 1988 | 1830 |
| 70. | 1998 | Saturday | May 16, 1998 | 2485 |
| 80. | 2008 | Friday | May 16, 2008 | 3240 |
| 90. | 2018 | Wednesday | May 16, 2018 | 4095 |
| 100. | 2028 | Tuesday | May 16, 2028 | 5050 |
| 110. | 2038 | Sunday | May 16, 2038 | 6105 |
| 120. | 2048 | Saturday | May 16, 2048 | 7260 |
| 130. | 2058 | Thursday | May 16, 2058 | 8515 |
| 140. | 2068 | Wednesday | May 16, 2068 | 9870 |
| 150. | 2078 | Monday | May 16, 2078 | 11325 |
My Personal Birthday-FAQ
Frequently asked questions about my birthday
1) How many birthday candles have I blown out so far?
» At 97 years, you have already blown out 4753 birthday candles,
if you add up all the birthdays.
Did you know? On your 11th birthday, you blew out a total of 66 birthday candles.
On your 24th birthday, you blew out 300. By the time you're 36, you've blown out a total of 666 birthday candles.
And by the time you turn 45, you've blown out over 1,000 birthday candles.
2) When will I be twice as old as I am today?
» You are 35.609 days old today. On 12.05.2123 you will be twice as old as you are today. You will then be 194 Jahre und 11 Monate years old.
3) When will I be twice as old as I am today?
» On 12.02.1977 you were half your age today. Back then you were 48 Jahre und 8 Monate years old.
4) How many prime number birthdays have I had so far?
» At 97 years old, you have already celebrated 25 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97).
5) How many special birthdays have I had so far?
» At 97 years, you've already celebrated 8 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88). To be able to celebrate 10 special number birthdays, you have to live to be 111. But you still have some time until then. You'll celebrate your 111th birthday on 16.05.2039. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.
6) How old was I at the turn of the millennium in 2000?
» You are exactly 26162 days before the turn of the millennium. That was January 1, 2000. At that time, you were 71 years and 7 months old.
7) When was I conceived? - Time of your conception
» That's an interesting question. Let's try it this way: A pregnancy lasts an average of 268 days. If we subtract 268 days from the day of your birth (22.08.1927), we get the 22.08.1927. However, this statement is not very meaningful, since only 3% of pregnant women actually give birth after 268 days. Most pregnant women give birth within a time window of 10 days from the actual due date. Therefore, you were conceived between 12.08.1927 and 01.09.1927. Ask your parents – they might still know. 😉
8) How many days since Christ's birth?
» You were born exactly 704.354 days after the birth of Jesus Christ
9) How often has my birthday taken place on a weekend?
In the last 97 years, your birthday took place 14x on a Saturday and 13x on a Sunday. This means you celebrated your birthday on a weekend 27x. This corresponds to 27,84% of all your birthdays.
10) Oldest person in the world
You are currently 25 years younger (44696 days than the officially oldest person in the world, the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. She was born on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.