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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[946]] &ndash; [[Emperor Suzaku]] abdicates the throne in favor of his brother [[Emperor Murakami|Murakami]] who becomes the 62nd emperor of [[Japan]].
*[[1204]] &ndash; [[Baldwin I of Constantinople|Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders]] is crowned as the first [[Emperor]] of the [[Latin Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lock|first=Peter|title=The Franks in the Aegean: 1204-1500|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=2013|isbn=9780582051393|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oqrAgAAQBAJ|page=310}}</ref>
*[[1364]] &ndash; [[Hundred Years' War]]: [[Bertrand du Guesclin]] and a French army defeat the Anglo-Navarrese army of [[Charles the Bad]] at [[Battle of Cocherel|Cocherel]].<ref name="Cuttler2003">{{cite book|author=S. H. Cuttler|title=The Law of Treason and Treason Trials in Later Medieval France|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVHPC_QVLB0C&pg=PA172|accessdate=5 May 2013|date=18 December 2003|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-52643-2|page=172}}</ref>
*[[1426]] &ndash; Gov. [[Mohnyin Thado|Thado of Mohnyin]] becomes King of [[Ava Kingdom|Ava]].<ref name=yt-1-272>{{cite book|author=Maha Sithu|title=[[Yazawin Thit]]|publisher=Ya-Pyei Publishing|location=Yangon|orig-year=1798|year=2012|edition=2nd printing|language=my|volume=1–3|editor1=Myint Swe|editor2=Kyaw Win|editor3=Thein Hlaing}}; Thursday, 10th waxing of [[Nayon]] 788 [[Burmese calendar|ME]] = 16 May 1426</ref>
*[[1527]] &ndash; The Florentines drive out the [[Medici]] for a second time and [[Florence]] re-establishes itself as [[Republic of Florence|a republic]].
*[[1532]] &ndash; Sir [[Thomas More]] resigns as [[Lord Chancellor]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]].
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], flees to England.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wagner|first=John|title=Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe, and America|location=New York|publisher=The Oryx Press|date=2002|isbn=9780816046577|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjfwNlN1sWYC|page=xxii}}</ref>
*[[1584]] &ndash; [[Santiago de Vera]] becomes sixth governor-general of the Spanish colony of the [[Philippines]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1739]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Vasai]] concludes as the [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] defeat the [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] army.
*[[1770]] &ndash; The 14-year-old [[Marie Antoinette]] marries 15-year-old [[Louis XVI of France|Louis-Auguste]], who later becomes king of [[Early modern France|France]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lever|first=Evelyne|title=Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France|location=New York|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|date=2001|isbn=9780312283339|url=https://archive.org/details/marieantoinette00evel|url-access=registration|pages=[https://archive.org/details/marieantoinette00evel/page/22 22]–24}}</ref>
*[[1771]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Alamance]], a pre-[[American Revolution|American Revolutionary War]] battle between local [[militia]] and a group of rebels called The "[[War of the Regulation|Regulators]]", occurs in present-day [[Alamance County, North Carolina]].
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[Continental Army]] officer [[Lachlan McIntosh]] fatally wounds [[Button Gwinnett]], a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]], in [[Gwinnett–McIntosh duel|a duel]] in [[Savannah, Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gamble |first=Thomas |author-link=Thomas Gamble (mayor) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d5U-AAAAYAAJ |title=Savannah Duels and Duellists, 1733–1877 |publisher=Review Publishing & Printing Company |year=1923 |location=Savannah, Georgia |page=15 |oclc=1450131}}</ref> 
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Peninsular War]]: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom fight an inconclusive battle against the French at the [[Battle of Albuera|Albuera]].<ref name="Esdaile340">{{cite book| last = Esdaile| first = Charles| publication-date = 2002| year = 2002| title = The Peninsular War| publisher = [[Penguin Books]]| isbn = 978-0-14-027370-0| page = 340}}</ref> It is, in proportion to the numbers involved, the bloodiest battle of the war.<ref name="Oman393">{{cite book| last = Oman| first = Sir Charles| author-link = Charles Oman| publication-date = 2004| year = 1911| title = A History of the Peninsular War: Volume IV, December 1810 to December 1811| publisher = Greenhill Books| isbn = 978-1-85367-618-5| page = 393}}</ref>
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Imperial Russia]] signs the [[Treaty of Bucharest (1812)|Treaty of Bucharest]], ending the [[Russo-Turkish War (1806–12)|Russo-Turkish War]]. The [[Ottoman Empire]] cedes [[Bessarabia]] to Russia.<ref>{{cite book|last=Crowe|first=David|title=A History of the Gypsies of Eastern Europe and Russia|location=New York|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|date=2011|isbn=9781403980090|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVQBDgAAQBAJ|page=158}}</ref>
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Greek War of Independence]]: The [[Turkey|Turks]] capture the Greek town of [[Souli]].
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Juan Godoy]] discovers the rich silver outcrops of [[Chañarcillo]] sparking the [[Chilean silver rush]].<ref name=Sonia2015>{{Cite book|title=Mitos de Chile: Enciclopedia de seres, apariciones y encantos|last=Montecino Aguirre|first=Sonia|publisher=[[Catalonia (publisher)|Catalonia]] |year=2015|isbn=978-956-324-375-8 |pages=47–48|chapter=Alicanto |language=es}}</ref><ref name=Hist>{{cite book | title        = Historia de Chile | language     = es | trans-title  = History of Chile | editor-last1  = Villalobos R. | editor-first1 = Sergio | editor-link1  = Sergio Villalobos | editor-last2  = Silva G. | editor-first2 = Osvaldo | editor-link2  = Osvaldo Silva | editor-last3  = Silva V. | editor-first3 = Fernando | editor-last4  = Patricio | editor-first4 = Estelle M. | year = 1995 | orig-year = 1974 | publisher    = [[Editorial Universitaria]] | location     = [[Santiago de Chile]] | pages = 469–472}}</ref>
*[[1834]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Asseiceira]] is fought; it was the final and decisive engagement of the [[Liberal Wars]] in Portugal. 
*[[1842]] &ndash; The first major [[wagon train]] heading for the [[Pacific Northwest]] sets out on the [[Oregon Trail]] from [[Elm Grove, Missouri]], with 100 pioneers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dicken|first1=Samuel N.|last2=Dicken|first2=Emily F.|title=The Making of Oregon: A Study in Historical Geography|location=Portland, Ore.|publisher=Oregon Historical Society|date=1979|isbn=9780875950631|page=72|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Byers|first=Roland O.|title=The Linchpin: The Oregon Trail in 1843|location=Moscow, Idaho|publisher=University Press of Idaho|date=1984|isbn=9780893010942|page=22|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Manwelleer|first=Mathew|title=Chronology of the U.S. Presidency|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2012|isbn=9781598846454|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uqB3ehA7M0oC|page=315}}</ref>
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: During the [[Vicksburg campaign]], the decisive [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] victory by [[Ulysses S. Grant]] at the [[Battle of Champion Hill]] drives the [[Confederate army]] under [[John C. Pemberton]] back towards [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle of Champion Hill (May 16)|url=https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/championhill.htm|website=NPS.gov|publisher=National Park Service|date=April 7, 2017|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; The [[United States Congress]] establishes the [[nickel (United States coin)|nickel]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hudgeons|first1=Marc|last2=Hudgeons|first2=Tom|title=Official 2009 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins|location=New York|publisher=Random House Reference|date=2008|isbn=9780375721700|url=https://archive.org/details/official2009blac00hudg|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/official2009blac00hudg/page/290 290]}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; The [[United States Senate]] fails to [[Impeachment of Andrew Johnson|convict]] President [[Andrew Johnson]] by one vote.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hearn|first=Chester G.|title=The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Co.|date=2007|isbn=9780786430963|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Tld3CpYawwC|page=201}}</ref>
*[[1874]] &ndash; A flood on the [[Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts)|Mill River]] in [[Massachusetts]] destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.  
*[[1877]] &ndash; The [[16 May 1877 crisis]] occurs in [[French Third Republic|France]], ending with the dissolution of the [[French Parliament|National Assembly]] 22 June and affirming the interpretation of the [[French Constitutional Laws of 1875|Constitution of 1875]] as a [[parliamentary]] rather than [[presidential system]]. The elections held in October 1877 led to the defeat of the [[Monarchism in France|royalists]] as a formal political movement in France.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fortescue|first=William|title=The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities|location=London|publisher=Routledge|date=2001|isbn=0415169445|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CMxDwAAQBAJ|pages=33–34}}</ref>
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Nikola Tesla]] delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of [[alternating current]]s to [[electric power transmission|transmit electric power]] over long distances.
*[[1891]] &ndash; The [[International Electrotechnical Exhibition]] opened in [[Frankfurt]], Germany, featuring the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, [[Three-phase electric power|three-phase electric current]] (the most common form today).

===1901–present===
*[[1916]] &ndash; The [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] and the [[French Third Republic]] sign the secret wartime [[Sykes-Picot Agreement]] [[partitioning of the Ottoman Empire|partitioning former Ottoman territories]] such as [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; The [[Sedition Act of 1918]] is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
*[[1919]] &ndash; A naval [[Curtiss NC-4]] aircraft commanded by [[Albert Cushing Read]] leaves [[Trepassey]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], for [[Lisbon]] via the [[Azores]] on the first [[transatlantic flight]].
*[[1920]] &ndash; In Rome, [[Pope Benedict XV]] [[Canonization of Joan of Arc|canonizes Joan of Arc]].
*[[1925]] &ndash; The first modern performance of [[Claudio Monteverdi]]'s opera ''[[Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria]]'' occurred in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link= Michael Kennedy (music critic)|last= Kennedy|first= Michael|title= Oxford Dictionary of Music|publisher= Oxford University Press|location= Oxford|year= 2006|isbn= 0-19-861459-4 |page=732}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; In [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], the [[1st Academy Awards|first]] [[Academy Awards]] ceremony takes place. 
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: The [[Warsaw Ghetto Uprising]] ends.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Operation Chastise]] is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped [[Avro Lancaster]]s to destroy the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Incredible Story Of The Dambusters Raid |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-incredible-story-of-the-dambusters-raid |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=Imperial War Museums |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; Beginning of the [[Levant Crisis]] between Britain and France in Syria. The latter try to quell nationalist protests but backs down after threat of military action by the British.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dilks|first1=David|title=Churchill and Company: Allies and Rivals in War and Peace|date=30 January 2015|page= 150|publisher=I B Tauris|isbn=9781780769677}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; The first regularly scheduled [[transatlantic flight]]s begin between Idlewild Airport (now [[John F Kennedy International Airport]]) in New York City and [[Heathrow Airport]] in London, operated by [[El Al Israel Airlines]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; Beginning of the [[Kengir uprising]] in the [[Gulag]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dunn |first1=Morgan |title=How The Prisoners Behind The Kengir Uprising Fought Back Against The Horrors Of The Gulag |url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/kengir-uprising |website=allthatsinteresting.com |date=15 May 2021 |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; The [[Tritons' Fountain]] in [[Valletta|Valletta, Malta]] is turned on for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|title=A historical perspective on the Triton Fountain restoration|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-10-26/local-news/A-historical-perspective-on-the-Triton-Fountain-restoration-6736144156|work=[[The Malta Independent]]|date=25 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217064944/http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-10-26/local-news/A-historical-perspective-on-the-Triton-Fountain-restoration-6736144156|archive-date=17 February 2017}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Theodore Maiman]] operates the first [[optical laser]] (a [[ruby laser]]), at [[Hughes Research Laboratories]] in [[Malibu, California]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Park Chung Hee]] leads a [[May 16 coup|coup d'état]] to overthrow the [[Second Republic of South Korea]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; The [[Chinese Communist Party]] issues the "[[May 16 Notice]]", marking the beginning of the [[Cultural Revolution]].
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Venera program]]: ''[[Venera 5]]'', a Soviet [[space probe]], lands on [[Venus]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; An [[Antonov An-24]] [[1972 Svetlogorsk An-24 crash|crashes]] into a [[kindergarten]] building in [[Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast|Svetlogorsk]], killing 35.<ref name="mk">{{cite news |last=Merkachova |first=Eva |date=2014-05-16 |title=Неизвестные факты о самой трагической авиакатастрофе в истории страны: падении самолёта на детский сад |trans-title=Unknown facts about the most tragic air disaster in the country's history: the plane crash into a kindergarten |url=http://www.mk.ru/social/2014/05/16/neizvestnyie-faktyi-o-samoy-tragicheskoy-aviakatastrofe-v-istorii-stranyi-padenii-samoleta-na-detskiy-sad.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801110545/http://www.mk.ru/social/2014/05/16/neizvestnyie-faktyi-o-samoy-tragicheskoy-aviakatastrofe-v-istorii-stranyi-padenii-samoleta-na-detskiy-sad.html |archive-date=2015-08-01 |access-date=2015-07-27 |work=[[Moscow Komsomolets|MK.ru]] |language=ru}}</ref> 
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Josip Broz Tito]] is elected [[president for life]] of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. 
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Junko Tabei]] from [[Japan]] becomes the first woman to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otake |first=Tomoko |date=2012-05-27 |title=Junko Tabei : The first woman atop the world |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/27/people/junko-tabei-the-first-woman-atop-the-world/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-25 |title=It's 1975. No woman had scaled Mt Everest yet… |url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/it-s-1975-no-woman-had-scaled-mt-everest-yet/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=Condé Nast Traveller India |language=en-IN}}</ref> 
*[[1988]] &ndash; A report by the [[Surgeon General of the United States]] [[C. Everett Koop]] states that the [[Substance use disorder|addictive]] properties of [[nicotine]] are similar to those of [[heroin]] and [[cocaine]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the [[United States Congress]]. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], the President of [[Zaire]], flees the country.
*[[2003]] &ndash; In [[Morocco]], 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the [[2003 Casablanca bombings|Casablanca terrorist attacks]].
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Kuwait]] permits [[Women's suffrage in Kuwait|women's suffrage]] in a 35–23 [[National Assembly (Kuwait)|National Assembly]] vote.
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[STS-134]] ([[ISS assembly sequence|ISS assembly]] flight ULF6), launched from the [[Kennedy Space Center]] on the 25th and final flight for {{OV|105}}.
*[[2014]] &ndash; Twelve people are killed in [[2014 Gikomba bombings|two explosions]] in the [[Gikomba market]] area of [[Nairobi, Kenya]].
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1418]] &ndash; [[John II of Cyprus]], King of Cyprus and Armenia and also titular King of Jerusalem from 1432 to 1458 (probable;<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir George Francis Hill|title=A History of Cyprus: The Frankish Period, 1192-1432|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.279348|year=1940|publisher=The University Press|page=466}}</ref> d. 1458)
*[[1455]] &ndash; [[Wolfgang I of Oettingen]], German count (d. 1522)
*[[1542]] &ndash; [[Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg]], German noblewoman (d. 1580)

===1601–1900===
*[[1606]] &ndash; [[John Bulwer]], British doctor (d. 1656)
*[[1611]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent XI]] (d. 1689)<ref>{{cite book|author=ARTAUD DE MONTOR, ALEXIS FRANCOIS.|title=The Lives and Times of the Roman Pontifs, from St. Peter to Pius Ix|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqgbUCHi8OkC&pg=PA137|year=1866|publisher=D. & J. Sadlier|pages=137}}</ref>
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Dudley North (economist)|Dudley North]], English economist and politician (d. 1691)<ref>{{cite book|author=Roger North|title=The Life of the Honourable Sir Dudley North, Knt.|url=https://archive.org/details/lifehonourables00nortgoog|year=1744|publisher=editor and sold|pages=[https://archive.org/details/lifehonourables00nortgoog/page/n26 1]}}</ref>
*[[1710]] &ndash; [[William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot]], English politician, [[Lord Steward of the Household]] (d. 1782)
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]], Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1799)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first1=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/4 4] | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/4 }}</ref>
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Louis Nicolas Vauquelin]], French pharmacist and chemist (d. 1829)
*[[1788]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Rückert]], German poet and translator (d. 1866)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[William H. Seward]], American lawyer and politician, 24th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 1872)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Peabody|Elizabeth Palmer Peabody]], American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten (d. 1894)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Johann Voldemar Jannsen]], Estonian journalist and poet (d. 1890)
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Pafnuty Chebyshev]], Russian mathematician and statistician (d. 1894)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[Levi P. Morton]], American banker and politician, 22nd [[United States Vice President]] (d. 1920)
*  1824   &ndash; [[Edmund Kirby Smith]], American general (d. 1893)
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Pierre Cuypers]], Dutch architect, designed the [[Amsterdam Centraal railway station]] and [[Rijksmuseum]] (d. 1921)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[David Edward Hughes]], Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the [[microphone]] (d. 1900)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Horace Hutchinson]], English golfer (d. 1932)<ref>{{cite web |author1=Paul @ Golfing Herald |title=Legends : Horace Hutchinson |url=https://golfingherald.com/horace-hutchinson/ |website=Golfing Herald |access-date=9 August 2020 |date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Margaret Fountaine]], English [[lepidopterist]] and diarist (d. 1940)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Fred Conrad Koch]], American biochemist and endocrinologist (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blustein |first1=Bonnie Ellen |title=Koch, Fred Conrad (1876-1948), biochemist |url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1300932 |website=American National Biography |year=2000 |language=en |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1300932 |isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 }}</ref>
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Pierre Gilliard]], Swiss author and academic (d. 1962)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Simeon Price]], American golfer (d. 1945)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Celâl Bayar]], Turkish politician, 3rd [[President of Turkey]] (d. 1986)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Maria Lacerda de Moura]], Brazilian teacher and anarcha-feminist (d. 1945)<ref>{{cite book|first=Míriam Lifchitz Moreira|last=Leite|title=Outra Face do Feminismo: Maria Lacerda de Moura|location=São Paulo|publisher=Ática|year=1984|page=viii|language=pt|oclc=12190289}}</ref>
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Royal Rife]], American microbiologist and instrument maker (d. 1971)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Edith Grace White]], American ichthyologist (d. 1975)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie|author2=Joy Dorothy Harvey|author1-link=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie|author2-link=Joy Harvey|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTSYePZvSXYC&pg=PA1370|year=2000|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-92040-7|pages=1370}}</ref>
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Osgood Perkins]], American actor (d. 1937)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Walter Yust]], American journalist and writer (d. 1960)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Zvi Sliternik]], Israeli entomologist and academic (d. 1994)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Tamara de Lempicka]], Polish-American painter (d. 1980)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Desanka Maksimović]], Serbian poet and academic (d. 1993)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Kenji Mizoguchi]], Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1956)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Charles F. Brannock]], American inventor and manufacturer (d. 1992)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Henry Fonda]], American actor (d. 1982)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Ernie McCormick]], Australian cricketer (d. 1991)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Alfred Pellan]], Canadian painter and educator (d. 1988)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Arturo Uslar Pietri]], Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, and author (d. 2001)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Margret Rey]], German author and illustrator (d. 1996)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Bob Tisdall]], Irish hurdler (d. 2004)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Margaret Sullavan]], American actress and singer (d. 1960)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Luigi Villoresi]], Italian race car driver (d. 1997)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Olga Bergholz]], Russian poet and author (d. 1975)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Higashifushimi Kunihide]], Japanese monk and educator (d. 2014)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Studs Terkel]], American historian and author (d. 2008)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Gordon Chalk]], Australian politician, 30th [[Premier of Queensland]] (d. 1991)<ref>[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/chalk-gordon-william-chalkie-15168Chalk, Gordon William (Chalkie) (1913–1991)] — [[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]. Retrieved 16 May 2018.</ref>
*1913 &ndash; [[Woody Herman]], American singer, saxophonist, and clarinet player (d. 1987)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Edward T. Hall]], American anthropologist and author (d. 2009)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Mario Monicelli]], Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Ephraim Katzir]], Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th [[President of Israel]] (d. 2009)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Ben Kuroki]], American sergeant and pilot (d. 2015)
*  1917   &ndash; [[James C. Murray]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1999)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Juan Rulfo]], Mexican author and photographer (d. 1986)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Wilf Mannion]], English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Liberace]], American pianist and entertainer (d. 1987)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Ramon Margalef]], Spanish ecologist and biologist (d. 2004)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Martine Carol]], French actress (d. 1967)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Harry Carey Jr.]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Victoria Fromkin]], American linguist and academic (d. 2000)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Merton Miller]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2000)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Peter Underwood (parapsychologist)|Peter Underwood]], English parapsychologist and author (d. 2014)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Barbara Bachmann]], American microbiologist (d. 1999)<ref>Staff (February 2, 1999). [https://www.mediafire.com/view/1otgyg3qhr6lk8i/ Obituaries]. ''Fort Collins Coloradoan''. p. A4. Retrieved 2021-04-07 via ProQuest.</ref>
*  1924   &ndash; [[Dawda Jawara]], 1st President of the Gambia (d. 2019)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Nancy Roman]], American astronomer (d. 2018)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Ola Vincent]], Nigerian banker and economist (d. 2012)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Nílton Santos]], Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Billy Martin]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Betty Carter]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
*  1929   &ndash; [[John Conyers]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2019)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Claude Morin (PQ politician)|Claude Morin]], Canadian academic and politician
*  1929   &ndash; [[Adrienne Rich]], American poet, essayist, and feminist (d. 2012)
*  1929   &ndash; [[K. Natwar Singh]], Indian scholar and politician, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Indian Minister of External Affairs]] (d. 2024)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Gulda]], Austrian pianist and composer (d. 2000)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Vujadin Boškov]], Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Hana Brady]], Jewish-Czech Holocaust victim (d. 1944)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Lowell P. Weicker Jr.]], American soldier and politician, 85th [[Governor of Connecticut]] (d. 2023)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Kenneth O. Morgan]], Welsh historian and author
*  1934   &ndash; [[Antony Walker]], English general (d. 2023)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Floyd Smith (ice hockey)|Floyd Smith]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Karl Lehmann]], German cardinal (d. 2018)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Yvonne Craig]], American ballet dancer and actress (d. 2015)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Stuart Bell]], English lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Ivan Sutherland]], American computer scientist and academic
*  1938   &ndash; [[Marco Aurelio Denegri]], Peruvian television host and sexologist (d. 2018)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Mario Segni]], Italian professor and politician
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Denis Hart]], Australian archbishop
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[David Penry-Davey]], English lawyer and judge (d. 2015)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews]], English politician
*  1943   &ndash; [[Dan Coats]], American politician and diplomat, 29th [[United States Ambassador to Germany]]
*  1943   &ndash; [[Wieteke van Dort]], Dutch actress, comedian, singer, writer and artist (d. 2024)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Billy Cobham]], Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader 
*  1944 &ndash; [[Antal Nagy (footballer, born 1944)|Antal Nagy]], Hungarian footballer
*  1944 &ndash; [[Friedrich Schorlemmer]], German Protestant theologian (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany: Peace activist Friedrich Schorlemmer dies – DW – 09/10/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-theologian-friedrich-schorlemmer-dies/a-70179394 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>
*  1944 &ndash; [[Danny Trejo]], American actor
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[John Law (sociologist)|John Law]], English sociologist and academic
*  1946   &ndash; [[Robert Fripp]], English guitarist, songwriter and producer
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Cheryl Clarke]], American writer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/clarke-cheryl-1947|title=Clarke, Cheryl 1947– {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Darrell Sweet (musician)|Darrell Sweet]], Scottish drummer (d. 1999)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Roch Thériault]], Canadian religious leader (d. 2011)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Jesper Christensen]], Danish actor, director, and producer
*  1948   &ndash; [[Judy Finnigan]], English talk show host and author
*  1948   &ndash; [[Enrico Fumia]], Italian automobile and product designer
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Hood]], Scottish engineer and politician (d. 2017)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Emma Georgina Rothschild]], English historian and academic
*  1948   &ndash; [[Staf Van Roosbroeck]], Belgian cyclist
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Rick Reuschel]], American baseball player
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Georg Bednorz]], German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1950   &ndash; [[Ray Condo]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
*  1950   &ndash; [[Bruce Coville]], American author
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Christian Lacroix]], French fashion designer
*  1951   &ndash; [[Jonathan Richman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Janet Soskice]], Canadian philosopher and theologian
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Pierce Brosnan]], Irish-American actor and producer
*  1953   &ndash; [[Peter Onorati]], American actor
*  1953   &ndash; [[Richard Page (musician)|Richard Page]], American singer-songwriter and bass player 
*  1953   &ndash; [[Kitanoumi Toshimitsu]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (d. 2015)
*  1953   &ndash; [[David Maclean]], Scottish politician
*  1953   &ndash; [[Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman]], Scottish judge and academic
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Dafydd Williams]], Canadian physician and astronaut
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Olga Korbut]], Soviet gymnast
*  1955   &ndash; [[Jack Morris]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1955   &ndash; [[Hazel O'Connor]], English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress
*  1955   &ndash; [[Páidí Ó Sé]], Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
*  1955   &ndash; [[Debra Winger]], American actress 
*  [[1956]]   &ndash; [[Loretta Schrijver]], Dutch television host, news anchor (d. 2025)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Joan Benoit]], American runner
*  1957   &ndash; [[Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft]], English politician
*  1957   &ndash; [[Yuri Shevchuk]], Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso]], English lawyer and businessman
*  1957   &ndash; [[Bob Suter]], American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Mitch Webster]], American baseball player
*  1959   &ndash; [[Mare Winningham]], American actress and singer-songwriter
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Landon Deireragea]], Nauruan politician, [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Nauru|Nauruan Speaker of Parliament]]
*  1960   &ndash; [[Bruce Norris (playwright)|Bruce Norris]], playwright<ref>"2011 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music". ''New York Times''. April 18, 2011.</ref>
*  1960   &ndash; [[S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician)|S. Shanmuganathan]], Sri Lankan commander and politician (d. 1998)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Kevin McDonald]], Canadian actor and screenwriter
*  1961   &ndash; [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|Charles Wright]], American wrestler
*  [[1962]]   &ndash; [[Helga Radtke]], German long jumper
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Rachel Griffith]], Anglo-American economist
*  1963   &ndash; [[David Wilkinson (theologian)|David Wilkinson]], English theologian and academic
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[John Salley]], American basketball player and actor
*  1964   &ndash; [[Boyd Tinsley]], American singer-songwriter and violinist 
*  1964   &ndash; [[Milton Jones]], English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Krist Novoselic]], American bass player, songwriter, author, and activist
*  1965   &ndash; [[Tanel Tammet]], Estonian computer scientist, engineer, and academic
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Janet Jackson]], American singer-songwriter actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Janet Jackson {{!}} Biography, Songs, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Janet-Jackson |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=16 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Scott Reeves]], American singer-songwriter and actor 
*  1966   &ndash; [[Thurman Thomas]], American football player
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Doug Brocail]], American baseball player and coach
*  1967   &ndash; [[Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford]], British politician
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Ralph Tresvant]], American singer and producer 
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[David Boreanaz]], American actor
*  1969   &ndash; [[Tucker Carlson]], American journalist, co-founded ''[[The Daily Caller]]''
*  1969   &ndash; [[Steve Lewis (sprinter)|Steve Lewis]], American sprinter
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Gabriela Sabatini]], Argentinian tennis player
*  1970   &ndash; [[Danielle Spencer (Australian actress)|Danielle Spencer]], Australian singer-songwriter and actress
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Phil Clarke]], English rugby league player and sportscaster
*  1971   &ndash; [[Rachel Goswell]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Christian Califano]], French rugby player
*  1972   &ndash; [[Matthew Hart]], New Zealand cricketer
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Tori Spelling]], American actress, reality television personality, and author
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Laura Pausini]], Italian singer-songwriter and producer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Sonny Sandoval]], American singer-songwriter and rapper
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Tony Kakko]], Finnish musician, composer, and vocalist
*  1975   &ndash; [[Simon Whitfield]], Canadian triathlete<ref>{{cite web|title=Simon Whitfield|url=https://www.olympic.org/simon-whitfield|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Dirk Nannes]], Australian-Dutch cricketer
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Melanie Lynskey]], New Zealand actress
*  1977   &ndash; [[Emilíana Torrini]], Icelandic singer-songwriter
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Scott Nicholls]], English motorcycle racer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Lionel Scaloni]], Argentinian footballer and manager
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Michael Oberlechner]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/30658|title=Michael Oberlechner, MA (aktiv)|publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]]|language=de}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Nuria Llagostera Vives]], Spanish tennis player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Ricardo Costa (footballer, born 1981)|Ricardo Costa]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Łukasz Kubot]], Polish tennis player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Daniel Kerr]], Australian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Kyle Wellwood]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Darío Cvitanich]], Argentinian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Tomáš Fleischmann]], Czech ice hockey player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Jensen Lewis]], American baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Rick Rypien]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Anja Mittag]], German footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Rodrigo Peters Marques]], Brazilian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Corey Perry]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Megan Fox]], American actress
*  1986   &ndash; [[Andy Keogh]], Irish footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Shamcey Supsup]], Filipino model and architect
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Tom Onslow-Cole]], English race car driver
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Jesús Castillo (Mexican footballer)|Jesús Castillo]], Mexican footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Martynas Gecevičius]], Lithuanian basketball player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Jaak Põldma]], Estonian tennis player
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Behati Prinsloo]], Namibian model
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Amanda Carreras]], Gibraltarian tennis player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Thomas Brodie-Sangster]], English actor
*  1990   &ndash; [[Darko Šarović]], Serbian sprinter
*  1990   &ndash; [[Omar Strong]], American basketball player
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Grigor Dimitrov]], Bulgarian tennis player
*  1991   &ndash; [[Joey Graceffa]], American internet celebrity 
*  1991   &ndash; [[Ashley Wagner]], American figure skater
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Jeff Skinner]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Kirstin Maldonado]], American singer and songwriter
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Johannes Thingnes Bø]], Norwegian biathlete
*  1993   &ndash; [[Karol Mets]], Estonian footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [[IU (singer)|IU]], Korean singer-songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%EC%95%84%EC%9D%B4%EC%9C%A0&sm=tab_etc&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=159229|title=아이유|trans-title=IU|publisher=Naver|date=October 18, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Danao |first=Monique |date=May 14, 2020 |title=IU at 27 – the K-pop idol and Korean drama star who went from a cockroach-infested home to the Crash Landing on You soundtrack |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3084231/iu-27-k-pop-idol-and-korean-drama-star-who-went |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=May 16, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Kathinka von Deichmann]], Liechtenstein tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kathinka Von Deichmann {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317286/kathinka-von-deichmann |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kathinka Von Deichmann - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/kathinka-von-deichmann_prs389502/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Ralston]], Australian footballer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Louisa Chirico]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisa Chirico {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/320218/louisa-chirico |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Luis García (infielder, born 2000)|Luis Garcia]], Dominican-American baseball player<ref>[https://www.mlb.com/player/luis-garcia-671277 Luis García Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Ryan Gravenberch]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan Gravenberch |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/49909/Ryan-Gravenberch/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[290]] &ndash; [[Emperor Wu of Jin]], Chinese emperor (b. 236)
* [[895]] &ndash; [[Qian Kuan]], Chinese nobleman
* [[934]] &ndash; [[Meng Hanqiong]], eunuch official of Later Tang
* [[995]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Michitaka]], Japanese nobleman (b. 953)
* [[1115]] &ndash; [[Lambert of Arras]], Flemish bishop<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vanderputten |first1=Steven |title=Reform, Conflict, and the Shaping of Corporate Identities: Collected Studies on Benedictine Monasticism, 1050 - 1150 |date=2013 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-643-90429-4|page=69 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7aehAQAAQBAJ |access-date=22 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1182]] &ndash; [[John Komnenos Vatatzes]], Byzantine general (b. 1132)
*[[1265]] &ndash; [[Simon Stock]], English-French saint (b. 1165)
*[[1375]] &ndash; [[Liu Bowen]], Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet (b. 1311)
*[[1412]] &ndash; [[Gian Maria Visconti]], Duke of Milan (b. 1388)
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[Jan Tarnowski]], Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488)

===1601–1900===
*[[1620]] &ndash; [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)
*[[1657]] &ndash; [[Andrew Bobola]], Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
*[[1667]] &ndash; [[Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (b. 1607)
*[[1669]] &ndash; [[Pietro da Cortona]], Italian painter and architect, designed the [[Santi Luca e Martina]] (b. 1596)
*[[1691]] &ndash; [[Jacob Leisler]], German-American politician, 8th [[List of colonial governors of New York|Colonial Governor of New York]] (b. 1640)
*[[1696]] &ndash; [[Mariana of Austria]], Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634)
*[[1703]] &ndash; [[Charles Perrault]], French author and academic (b. 1628)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] (b. 1718)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire]] (b. 1720)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Matthew Lewis (writer)|Matthew Lewis]], English author and playwright (b. 1775)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Grace Elliott]], Scottish courtesan and spy (b. {{Circa|1754}})<ref>{{cite web |title=On this day 1823: Grace Elliott, Scottish courtesan and spy, dies |url=https://www.scotsman.com/heritage/on-this-day-1823-grace-elliott-scottish-courtesan-and-spy-dies-1-4928884 |website=www.scotsman.com |date=16 May 2019 |access-date=14 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Joseph Fourier]], French mathematician and physicist (b. 1768)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[John Stevens Henslow]], British priest, geologist and doctoral advisor to [[Charles Darwin]] (b. 1796)<ref name="Repository 2012">{{cite web | last=Repository | first=Canton | title=Food history: Henslow's genius saved many lives | website=The Repository | date=2012-05-16 | url=https://www.cantonrep.com/story/lifestyle/food/2012/05/16/food-history-henslow-s-genius/42591461007/ | access-date=2022-12-15}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Edward Gibbon Wakefield]], English politician (b. 1796)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Reuben Chapman]], American lawyer and politician, 13th [[Governor of Alabama]] (b. 1799)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Mihkel Veske]], Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Ion C. Brătianu]], Romanian politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (b. 1821)

===1901–present===
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Henri-Edmond Cross]], French Neo-Impressionist painter (b. 1856)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Louis Perrier]], Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Levi P. Morton]], American politician, 22nd [[United States Vice President]] (b. 1824)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Mehmed VI]], the 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1861)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Leonidas Paraskevopoulos]], Greek general and politician (b. 1860)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Joseph Strauss (engineer)|Joseph Strauss]], American engineer, co designed The [[Golden Gate Bridge]] (b. 1870)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Alfred Hoche]], German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Nigger (dog)| Nigger]], black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron.<ref>{{cite book|title=Animal Graves and Memorials|volume=452|series=Shire Album S|first=Jan |last=Toms|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7478-0643-1|page=45}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[George Ade]], American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Filip Mișea]], Aromanian activist, physician and politician (b. 1873)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://opiniabuzau.ro/celebritati-medicale-buzoiene/|title=Celebrități medicale buzoiene / Doctor Mișea Filip, creatorul secției de contagioase a Spitalului Gârlași|first=Anghel C.|last=Tudor|newspaper=Opinia Buzău|date=10 April 2019|language=ro}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Bruno Tesch]], German chemist and businessman (b. 1890)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Frederick Gowland Hopkins]], English biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1861)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Kalle Hakala]], Finnish politician (b. 1880)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Kalle Hakala |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910400&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611192919/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910400&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |archive-date=11 June 2011 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Zhang Lingfu]], Chinese general (b. 1903)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Django Reinhardt]], Belgian guitarist and composer  (b. 1910)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Clemens Krauss]], Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1893)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[James Agee]], American novelist, screenwriter, and critic(b. 1909)
*  1955   &ndash; [[Manny Ayulo]], American race car driver (b. 1921)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[H. B. Reese]], American candy-maker and businessman, created [[Reese's Peanut Butter Cups]]  (b. 1876)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Eliot Ness]], American federal agent (b. 1903)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[George A. Malcolm]], American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Modibo Keïta]], Malian politician, 1st [[President of Mali]] (b. 1915)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[A. Philip Randolph]], American union leader and activist (b. 1889)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Ernie Freeman]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Willy Hartner]], German physician and academic (b. 1905)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Andy Kaufman]], American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1949)
*  1984   &ndash; [[Irwin Shaw]], American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1913)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]], American actress (b. 1902)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Leila Kasra]], Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1939)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Jim Henson]], American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, creator of [[The Muppets]] (b. 1936)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Marv Johnson]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Alain Cuny]], French actor (b. 1908)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Michael Boorda]], American admiral (b. 1939)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Elbridge Durbrow]], American diplomat (b. 1903)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Alec Campbell]], Australian soldier (b. 1899)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Mark McCormack]], American lawyer and sports agent, founded [[IMG (company)|IMG]] (b. 1930)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Andrew Goodpaster]], American general (b. 1915)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Robert Mondavi]], American winemaker, co-founded the [[Opus One Winery]] (b. 1913)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Ronnie James Dio]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Hank Jones]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Ralph Barker]], English author (b. 1917) 
*  2011   &ndash; [[Bob Davis (Australian rules footballer)|Bob Davis]], Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Edward Hardwicke]], English actor (b. 1932)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Kiyoshi Kodama]], Japanese actor (b. 1934)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Patricia Aakhus]], American author and academic (b. 1952)
*  2012   &ndash; [[James Abdnor]], American soldier and politician (b. 1923)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Chuck Brown]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ernie Chan]], Filipino-American illustrator (b. 1940)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Kevin Hickey]], American baseball player (b. 1956)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Angelo Errichetti]], American politician (b. 1928)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bryan Illerbrun]], Canadian football player (b. 1957)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Frankie Librán]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1948)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Heinrich Rohrer]], Swiss physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1933)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Paul Shane]], British actor and comedian (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite news |title=Video: Final farewell in Rotherham for Hi-di-Hi star Paul Shane |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/video-final-farewell-rotherham-hi-di-hi-star-paul-shane-1863306 |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=Yorkshire Post |date=31 May 2013}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Dick Trickle]], American race car driver (b. 1941)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bernard Waber]], American author and illustrator (b. 1921)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Chris Duckworth]], Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Vito Favero]], Italian cyclist (b. 1932)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Bud Hollowell]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1943)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Clyde Snow]], American anthropologist and author (b. 1928)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Prashant Bhargava]], American director and producer (b. 1973)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Moshe Levinger]], Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1935)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Flora MacNeil]], Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Piet Blauw]], Dutch politician (b. 1937)
*  2019   &ndash; [[Bob Hawke]], Australian politician, 23rd [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-16|title=Bob Hawke, former Australian prime minister, dies aged 89|url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/16/bob-hawke-former-australian-prime-minister-dies-age-89|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[I. M. Pei]], Chinese-American architect (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/obituaries/im-pei-dead.html|title=I.M. Pei, World-Renowned Architect, Is Dead at 102|author=Paul Goldberger|date=2019-05-16|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Bruno Covas]], Brazilian lawyer, politician (b. 1980)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Marcelo Medeiros|title=Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas dies of cancer at 41|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/16/americas/sao-paulo-mayor-bruno-covas-dies/index.html|access-date=2021-05-16|website=CNN|date=16 May 2021 }}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Norm Green (runner)|Norm Green]], American long-distance runner (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.usatf.org/news/2023/usatf-mourns-loss-of-southern-green |title= USATF mourns loss of Southern, Green |last= |first= |date= May 24, 2023|website=usatf.org |publisher= [[USATF]]|access-date= December 25, 2023|quote=}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Dabney Coleman]], American actor (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/17/dabney-coleman-9-to-5-dead-dies/|title='9 to 5' Star Dabney Coleman Dead at 92|publisher=TMZ|accessdate=May 17, 2024|date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Eddie Gossage]], American public speaker and businessman (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=Colorful Texas racing promoter Gossage, 65, dies |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/40161613/eddie-gossage-long-head-texas-motor-speedway-dies-65 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Aaron (Copt)|Aaron]] ([[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Church]])
** [[Abda and Abdjesus]], and companions:
*** [[Abdas of Susa]]
** [[Andrew Bobola]]
** [[Brendan the Navigator]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Anglican Communion]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church]])
** [[Caroline Chisholm]] ([[Church of England]])
** [[Gemma Galgani]] ([[Passionists|Passionists Calendar]])
** [[Germerius]]
** [[Honoratus of Amiens]]
** [[John of Nepomuk]]
** [[Margaret of Cortona]]
** [[Peregrine of Auxerre]]
** [[Simon Stock]]
** [[Ubald]] (see [[Saint Ubaldo Day]])
** [[May 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Christianity in Sudan|Martyrs of Sudan]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]])
* [[Mass graves in Iraq|Mass Graves Day]] ([[Iraq]])
* [[National Day]], declared by [[Salva Kiir Mayardit]] ([[South Sudan]])
* [[Teachers' Day]] ([[Malaysia]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/16 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=16}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/16 Historical Events on May 16]

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[[Category:Days of May]]