What happened on 16 May in history?

2025: A catastrophic EF3 tornado kills five people and causes over $1 billion in damages in St. Louis, MO. 2005: Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote. 1988: A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. 1977: The first Chuck E. Cheese location, the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade, opened in San Jose, California.

What happened on 16 May in Indian history?

1975: Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim abolished its monarchy and was annexed to become the 22nd state of India.

Which famous people were born on 16 May?

Joey Graceffa, American internet celebrity (1991); Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2011) (1984); Ivan Sutherland, American computer scientist and academic (1938); K. Natwar Singh, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2024) (1929).

Which day is observed on 16 May?

Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA)); Mass Graves Day (Iraq); National Day, declared by Salva Kiir (South Sudan); Teachers' Day (Malaysia).

On This Day, 16 May: Events, Births & Deaths in History (India & World)

Observed on 16 May

Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA))
Mass Graves Day (Iraq)
National Day, declared by Salva Kiir (South Sudan)
Teachers' Day (Malaysia)

16 May in Indian history

1975Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim abolished its monarchy and was annexed to become the 22nd state of India.India

16 May in world history

2025A catastrophic EF3 tornado kills five people and causes over $1 billion in damages in St. Louis, MO.
2005Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
1988A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
1977The first Chuck E. Cheese location, the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade, opened in San Jose, California.
1961Led by Park Chung Hee, the Military Revolution Committee carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Po-sun in Seoul, ending the Second Republic of Korea.
1960American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu.
1943Second World War: The Royal Air Force's "Dambusters" squadron embarked on an attack on German dams using bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis.
1943Operation Chastise is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped Avro Lancasters to destroy the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley.
1919A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
1918The victory military parade by the Finnish White Guard is held in Helsinki celebrating their decisive victory in the Finnish Civil War. The day also begin to be celebrated on the Defence Forces Flag Day before it is moved in 1942 to the June 4th.
1916The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreement partitioning former Ottoman territories such as Iraq and Syria.
1877The 16 May 1877 crisis occurs in France, ending with the dissolution of the National Assembly 22 June and affirming the interpretation of the Constitution of 1875 as a parliamentary rather than presidential system. The elections held in October 1877 led to the
1863American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, the decisive Union victory by Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Champion Hill drives the Confederate army under John C. Pemberton back towards Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1812The Conference of Dresden began, an attempt by Napoleon to secure support for his planned invasion of Russia.
1812Imperial Russia signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War. The Ottoman Empire cedes Bessarabia to Russia.
1777Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, is wounded in a duel with Continental Army officer Lachlan McIntosh, dying of his injuries several days later.
1605After a scuffle in which one cardinal had several bones broken, a papal conclave convened in Rome elected Camillo Borghese as Pope Paul V.

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Frequently asked questions

What happened on 16 May in history?: 2025: A catastrophic EF3 tornado kills five people and causes over $1 billion in damages in St. Louis, MO. 2005: Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote. 1988: A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. 1977: The first Chuck E. Cheese location, the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade, opened in San Jose, California.
What happened on 16 May in Indian history?: 1975: Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim abolished its monarchy and was annexed to become the 22nd state of India.
Which famous people were born on 16 May?: Joey Graceffa, American internet celebrity (1991); Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2011) (1984); Ivan Sutherland, American computer scientist and academic (1938); K. Natwar Singh, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2024) (1929).
Which day is observed on 16 May?: Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA)); Mass Graves Day (Iraq); National Day, declared by Salva Kiir (South Sudan); Teachers' Day (Malaysia).

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On This Day: 16 May