On this day: May 16
Events
Battle of AlbueraMay 16, 1811 · Wars & Conflicts
Cultural RevolutionMay 16, 1966 – October 6, 1976 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Pet SoundsMay 16, 1966 · Music- Release of Live at LeedsMay 16, 1970 · Music
- Release of Piece of MindMay 16, 1983 · Music
Release of BinauralMay 16, 2000 · Music
Release of Final Fantasy XIMay 16, 2002 · Gaming
Release of A History of ViolenceMay 16, 2005 · Film
Launch of Archive.todayMay 16, 2012 · Internet- Release of Ghost StoriesMay 16, 2014 · Music
- Release of HeroesMay 16, 2014 · Music
Release of Irrational ManMay 16, 2015 · Film
Born on this day
Willem van AelstMay 16, 1627 – May 1683 · Art
Maria Gaetana AgnesiMay 16, 1718 – January 9, 1799 · Culture
Johann Andreas SteinMay 16, 1728 – February 29, 1792 · Music
John OpieMay 16, 1761 – April 9, 1807 · Art
Louis Nicolas VauquelinMay 16, 1763 – November 14, 1829 · Science
John Sell CotmanMay 16, 1782 – July 1842 · Art
Alexander BurnesMay 16, 1805 – November 2, 1841 · Exploration
Pierre CuypersMay 16, 1827 – March 3, 1921 · Culture
David Edward HughesMay 16, 1831 – January 22, 1900 · Technology
Ottomar AnschützMay 16, 1846 – May 20, 1907 · Film
Nathan BirnbaumMay 16, 1864 – April 2, 1937 · Culture
Milutin MilankovićMay 16, 1879 – December 12, 1958 · Science
Richard TauberMay 16, 1891 – January 8, 1948 · Music
Tamara de LempickaMay 16, 1898 – March 18, 1980 · Art
Kenji MizoguchiMay 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956 · Film- Jean FautrierMay 16, 1898 – July 21, 1964 · Art
Henry FondaMay 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982 · Film
Woody HermanMay 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987 · Music
Mario MonicelliMay 16, 1915 – November 29, 2010 · Film- Merton MillerMay 16, 1923 – June 3, 2000 · Politics
Nancy RomanMay 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018 · Science
Bobbejaan SchoepenMay 16, 1925 – May 17, 2010 · Music
Alina SzapocznikowMay 16, 1926 – March 2, 1973 · Art
Friedrich GuldaMay 16, 1930 – January 27, 2000 · Music
Roy KerrMay 16, 1934 – present · Science- Robert B. WilsonMay 16, 1937 – present · Politics
Ivan SutherlandMay 16, 1938 – present · Technology
Billy CobhamMay 16, 1944 – present · Music
Brewster H. ShawMay 16, 1945 – present · Space
Robert FrippMay 16, 1946 – present · Music
Georg BednorzMay 16, 1950 – present · Science
Claudio BaglioniMay 16, 1951 – present · Music
Jonathan RichmanMay 16, 1951 – present · Music
Dafydd WilliamsMay 16, 1954 – present · Space
Joseph PolchinskiMay 16, 1954 – February 2, 2018 · Science
Yuri ShevchukMay 16, 1957 – present · Music- Solveig DommartinMay 16, 1961 – January 11, 2007 · Film
Krist NovoselicMay 16, 1965 – present · Music
Janet JacksonMay 16, 1966 – present · Music
Virgil WidrichMay 16, 1967 – present · Film
Yannick BissonMay 16, 1969 – present · Film
Tony KakkoMay 16, 1975 – present · Music
Ana Paula ValadãoMay 16, 1976 – present · Music
Emilíana TorriniMay 16, 1977 – present · Music
Joseph MorganMay 16, 1981 – present · Film