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Day Of The Week: May 16
May 16, 2025 is the 136th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 229 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 16
- 218 –Julia Maesa, aunt of the assassinated Caracalla, is banished to her home in Syria by the self-proclaimed emperor Macrinus and declares her 14-year old grandson Elagabalus, emperor of Rome.
- 1532 –Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
- 1770 –14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.
- 1811 –Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera.
- 1822 –Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.
- 1843 –The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri.
- 1877 –May 16, 1877 political crisis in France.
- 1914 –The first ever Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2-1.
- 1966 –The Communist Party of China issues the “May 16 Notice”, marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
- 1983 –Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement rebels against the Sudanese government.
Who were born on May 16?
- 1824 –Levi P. Morton, 22nd United States Vice President (d. 1920)
- 1929 –John Conyers, American politician
- 1945 –Alan Flusser, American clothing designer
- 1945 –Nicky Chinn, English songwriter (Sweet, Suzi Quatro)
- 1965 –Krist Novoselic, American musician and author
- 1969 –Tucker Carlson, American television commentator
- 1980 –Melanie Lofton, American journalist
- 1984 –Rick Rypien, Canadian hockey player (d. 2011)
- 1985 –Okura Tadayoshi, Japanese singer (Kanjani Eight)
- 1993 –Lee Ji-eun, Korean singer also known as IU
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