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| May 16th, 2006 (May 16 2006) | Event | A large earthquake (7.4 on the Richter scale) occurs near New Zealand. | |
| May 16th, 1996 (May 16 1996) | Death | Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (born in 1939) | |
| May 16th, 1986 (May 16 1986) | Event | The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain. | |
| May 16th, 1986 (May 16 1986) | Birth | Megan Fox, American actress | |
| May 16th, 1986 (May 16 1986) | Birth | Andy Keogh, Irish footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers) | |
| May 16th, 1966 (May 16 1966) | Event | The Communist Party of China issues the May 16 Notice , marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. | |
| May 16th, 1966 (May 16 1966) | Birth | Janet Jackson, American singer | Janet Jackson Quotes |
| May 16th, 1966 (May 16 1966) | Birth | Scott Reeves, American actor and singer | |
| May 16th, 1966 (May 16 1966) | Birth | Thurman Thomas, American football player | |
| May 16th, 1956 (May 16 1956) | Death | H. B. Reese, American founder of Reese s (born in 1876) | |
| May 16th, 1946 (May 16 1946) | Birth | Robert Fripp, English guitarist (King Crimson) | |
| May 16th, 1946 (May 16 1946) | Birth | Roger Earl, English rock drummer (Savoy Brown, Foghat) | |
| May 16th, 1936 (May 16 1936) | Birth | Roy Hudd, English radio and television actor | |
| May 16th, 1936 (May 16 1936) | Birth | Karl Lehmann, German Catholic cardinal | |
| May 16th, 1926 (May 16 1926) | Death | Mehmed VI, last Ottoman Sultan (born in 1861) | |
| May 16th, 1916 (May 16 1916) | Birth | Adriana Caselotti, American actress (died in 1997) | |
| May 16th, 1906 (May 16 1906) | Birth | Alfred Pellan, French Canadian painter (died in 1988) | |
| May 16th, 1906 (May 16 1906) | Birth | Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer (died in 2001) | |
| May 16th, 1906 (May 16 1906) | Birth | Margret Rey, author and illustrator (died in 1996) | |
| May 16th, 1866 (May 16 1866) | Event | The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece, or nickel. | |
| May 16th, 1866 (May 16 1866) | Event | Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer. | |
| May 16th, 1836 (May 16 1836) | Event | Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia. | Edgar Allan Poe Quotes |
