May 16

Events

 * - is crowned first  of the.
 * - The Florentines drive out the for a second time and   re-establishes a.
 * -  resigns as  of.
 * - flees to.
 * - becomes.
 * - 14-year old marries 15-year-old  who later becomes king of.
 * - The, a pre- battle between local militia and a group of rebels called "The Regulators" occurs in present-day.
 * - and  shoot each other during a  near ., a signer of the , dies three days later.
 * - - Allies (Spain, Portugal & Britain) defeat French at the.
 * - : The Turks capture the Greek town of.
 * - marries his 13-year-old cousin.
 * - The first major heading for the  sets out with one thousand pioneers from  on the.
 * - The eliminates the  coin and replaces it with the five cent piece, or.
 * 1866  -  invents.
 * -  is acquitted during his  trial, by one vote in the.
 * - A on the  in  destroyed much of four villages and killed 139 people.
 * - in France.
 * - The authorizes the creation of the.
 * - The is passed by the, making criticism of the government a jailable offense.
 * - Naval  aircraft  commanded by  leaves, , for  via the  on the first  flight.
 * - In,   as a.
 * - In, the first are handed out.
 * - A fire at the in, kills 35 people.
 * - : The ends.
 * - is elected as the first.
 * - The first regularly-scheduled begin between  and, operated by.
 * - demands an apology from   for  flights over the  thus ending a  summit in.
 * 1960  -  operates the first , at  in.
 * - introduces  under its  brand.
 * - The issued the "", marking the beginning of the.
 * - The city is taken over by the nation of
 * - :, a , lands on.
 * - was re-elected as president of the . This time he was elected.
 * - annexes  after the mountain state held a  where  was in favour of merging with.
 * 1975  -  becomes the first woman to reach the summit of.
 * - rebelled against the Sudanese government
 * - The is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for, in ,.
 * - A report by '  states that the  properties of  are similar to those of  and.
 * - : lands safely after a successful maiden voyage.
 * - In, , 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the.
 * - The Day of Mourning at forest, just outside of, . Here during 1930s and early 1940s   executed over 100.000 Ukrainian civilians.
 * - permits  in a 35-23  vote.
 * - A large (7.4 on the ) occurs near.

Births

 * - Duke (d. )
 * -, English conspirator (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (d. )
 * -, French pharmacist (d. )
 * -, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. )
 * -, United States Secretary of State, bought at 2 ¢/acre (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrison (d. May 16, 1890)
 * -, Dutch architect (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Russian microbiologist, (d. )
 * -, Austrian tenor (d. )
 * -, Polish-born painter (d. )
 * 1898  -, Japanese film director (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French Canadian painter (d. )
 * 1906  -, Venezuelan writer (d. )
 * 1906  -, author and illustrator (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * 1910  -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, American musician and band leader (d. )
 * -, American anthropologist and author
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Mexican novelist (d. )
 * 1917  -, American politician (d. )
 * 1917  -, American actor
 * -, English former footballer (d. )
 * -, American pianist (d. )
 * 1919  -, Spanish scientist (d. )
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American economist,
 * -, Belgian entertainer
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, American baseball player and coach (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * 1929  -, French Canadian politician
 * 1929  -, American writer
 * -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * 1930  -, Austrian pianist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1931  -, French Canadian actress and director
 * 1931  -, Indian politician
 * 1931  -, American politician
 * -, English radio and television actor
 * 1936  -, German Catholic cardinal
 * -, American actress
 * -, American virtuoso drummer
 * 1944  -, American actor
 * -, English songwriter
 * -, English guitarist
 * 1946  -, English rock drummer
 * -, American actor
 * -, English TV presenter
 * -, German physicist,
 * 1950  -, Canadian rockabilly musician
 * -, French fashion designer
 * 1951  -, American proto-punk icon
 * -, American media psychologist
 * -, Irish actor
 * -, Russian gymnast
 * 1955  -, American baseball player
 * 1955  -, English singer
 * 1955  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American professional wrestler known as "The Godfather"
 * -, Austrian actress and politician
 * -, American violinist
 * -, American bassist
 * -, American singer
 * 1966  -, American actor and singer
 * 1966  -, American football player
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1969  -, American television commentator
 * 1969  -, American actress
 * 1969  -, American athlete
 * -, Argentine tennis player
 * 1970  -, Australian singer and actress
 * -, English singer and songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * -, American rapper
 * 1973  -, American actress
 * 1973  -, American television personality
 * -, Italian pop singer
 * 1974  -, American singer
 * -, Finnish singer
 * 1975  -, American singer
 * -, Italian singer
 * 1977  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * -, English pornographic actress
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1980  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, Korean actor and model
 * 1982  -, Polish tennis player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1983  -, Lebanese singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, German footballer
 * 1985  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1985  -, Bulgarian actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian actress

Deaths

 * -, Irish navigator (b. )
 * -, English saint (b. )
 * -, English navigator (b. )
 * -, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, Italian architect (b. )
 * -, American colonist (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, English diplomat (b. )
 * -, Swedish botanist (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, French scientist (b. )
 * -, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824)
 * -, Romanian statesman (b. )
 * -, member of the (b. )
 * -, last (b. )
 * -, German psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, English biochemist, (b. )
 * -, Belgian musician (b. )
 * -, Austrian conductor (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American founder of (b. )
 * -, American federal agent (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish footballer (b. )
 * -, first confirmed death from in  (b. )
 * -, American civil rights activist and labor union leader (b. )
 * -, American pianist and arranger (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * 1984  -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, English illustrator (b. )
 * -, American entertainer (b. )
 * 1990  -, American puppeteer (b. )
 * -, American R&B and soul singer (b. )
 * -, American admiral (b. )
 * -, English musician (b. )
 * -, the last surviving ANZAC (b. )
 * 2002  -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * in.
 * Day.
 * in for year 2007.
 * Discovery Day in the Cayman Islands.
 * National Piercing Day

Liturgical observances
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