Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
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
- 1811 –Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera.
- 1874 –A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
- 1877 –May 16, 1877 political crisis in France.
- 1891 –The International Electro-Technical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world’s first long distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electrical current (the most common form today).
- 1914 –The first ever Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2-1.
- 1943 –Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.
- 1961 –Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
- 1975 –India annexes Sikkim after the mountain state holds a referendum in which the popular vote is in favor of merging with India.
- 1991 –Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addressed a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
- 2005 –Kuwait permits women’s suffrage in a 35-23 National Assembly vote.
Who were born on May 16?
- 1845 –Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)
- 1913 –Woody Herman, American musician and band leader (d. 1987)
- 1917 –Juan Rulfo, Mexican novelist (d. 1986)
- 1921 –Harry Carey, Jr., American actor
- 1925 –Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian entertainer (d. 2010)
- 1958 –Glenn Gregory, British musician (Heaven 17)
- 1964 –John Salley, American basketball player
- 1972 –Christian Califano, French rugby player
- 1972 –Derek Mears, American actor
- 1986 –Andy Keogh, Irish footballer
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