April 16, 1947

April 16, 1947, was a Wednesday. It was 77 years and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Born on April 16, 1947

People who were born on this exact date:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Basketball player

Facts

This date was 28,129 days ago. Approximately 938 months have passed. It was the 106th day of 1947, in week 16. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 77 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 313 seasons of weather since this date.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 16, 1947.

March 17, 1947: Boxer Rocky Marciano makes his professional debut.
April 7, 1947: American industrialist Henry Ford dies at the age of 83.
April 15, 1947: Baseball player Jackie Robinson breaks the "color barrier" by making his major league debut.
This date: April 16, 1947

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 16, 1947, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1947 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: April 16, 1947 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Kids TV shows on April 16, 1947

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1947:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1947

Toys and games that were popular in 1947:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 16, 1947?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1947.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out April 16, 1953, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 16.

Charlie Chaplin

Actor Deceased
Born on April 16, 1889
He turned 58 on this day in 1947.

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Deceased
Born on April 16, 1927
He turned 20 on this day in 1947.

Jon Cryer

Actor
Born on April 16, 1965
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Martin Lawrence

Actor
Born on April 16, 1965
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Selena

Latin singer Deceased
Born on April 16, 1971
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Akon

Rapper
Born on April 16, 1973
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Chance the Rapper

Rap star
Born on April 16, 1993
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Anya Taylor-Joy

Actress
Born on April 16, 1996
She was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Sadie Sink

Actress
Born on April 16, 2002
She was born exactly 55 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 16, 1947.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on April 16, 1947 was most likely conceived around July 24, 1946.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 16, 1947 is close to January 7, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 16, 1947:

28,129 days have passed since this date.
4,018 weeks have passed.
2,430,345,600 seconds have passed since April 16, 1947.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,835,403,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,254,058,329,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 405,057,600 times.
You have taken approximately 209,009,722 steps. That's roughly 92,893 miles.
29,164,147 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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