16 July 1986: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, July 16, 1986 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 283,248,000 breaths and experienced over 1,618,560,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 343,944,000 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 38 years, 5 months, and 17 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger

😴 You’ve slept about 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: 4,683 days of your life or 12.83 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Top Gun

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Invisible Touch" by Genesis (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 16 zodiac sign is Cancer ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 11 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for July is Larkspur ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 16th

1952

Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police - "Roxanne"), and film score composer (Wall Street; SubUrbia)

1935

Tom Rosenthal, British publisher and broadcaster

1966

Johnny Vaughan, English writer and broadcaster (Capital Breakfast)

1915

Barnard Hughes, American stage and screen actor (Doc; Tron; Best Friends; Where's Poppa?)

1939

Corin Redgrave, British actor (Excalibur, A Man For All Seasons)

1970

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai film director (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)

1986

Calum Gittins, New Zealand actor (The King's Speech)

1944

Betty Davis (née Mabry); American model, soul and funk singer-songwriter ("They Say I'm Different"; "Nasty Gal")

📜 Historical events on this date

622

Muslim Era begins - Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hijra).

1054

Three Roman legates fracture relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches by placing invalid Papal Bull of Excommunication on altar of Hagia Sophia during liturgy. Often dated start of the East-West Schism.

1519

Public debate between Martin Luther & theologist John Eck at Pleissenburg Castle in Liepzig, Luther denies the divine right of the Pope.

1809

La Paz, Bolivia declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva. The first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.

1940

Adolf Hitler orders preparations for the invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion).

🎄 Holidays on July 16

National Corn Fritter Day

National Corn Fritter Day, celebrated on July 16, is a day to enjoy crispy, golden brown corn fritters, a delicious treat made from fried batter and corn, marking the peak of summer when corn is most delicious.

Rural Transit Day

Rural Transit Day, celebrated every July 16th since 2019, is a day dedicated to appreciating and improving transportation in rural areas, recognizing the efforts of those who work in it, and discussing how to make it better through activities like contests and pledges on social media.

Guinea Pig Appreciation Day

Guinea Pig Appreciation Day, celebrated on July 16, is a day to celebrate and learn more about these friendly and cuddly pets that make great companions.

🏆 Sports in 1986

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Calgary Flames (4 - 1) to win the 1986 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots (46 - 10) to win Super Bowl XX on January 26, 1986 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox (4 - 3) to win the 1986 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1986 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mecir (6-4, 6-2, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Helena Sukova (6-3, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 16, 1986 can be written as VII-XVI-MCMLXXXVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 16, 1986
→ Day Index: 197th day of 1986
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1986
→ Next same calendar year: 2025
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 39 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 20,232,945 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,683 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 154 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.83 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 476 🌔
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1986: 4,963,633,228 Source: un.org

The 1986 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2025. So, mark your calendars!

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