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Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire

Baldwin I (Dutch: Boudewijn; French: Baudouin; July 1172 – c. 1205) was the first Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople; Count of Flanders (as Baldwin IX) from 1194 to 1205 and Count of Hainaut (as Baldwin VI) from 1195 to 1205. Baldwin was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the sack of Constantinople in 1204, the conquest of the Byzantine Empire, and the foundation of the Latin Empire.

Battle of Cocherel

The Battle of Cocherel was fought on 16 May 1364 between the forces of Charles V of France and the forces of Charles II of Navarre (known as Charles the Bad) under the command of Bertrand du Guesclin, over the succession to the Kingdom of France. The result was a French victory.

Gov. Thado of Mohnyin becomes King of Ava

Mohnyin Thado (Burmese: မိုးညှင်း သတိုး, pronounced [móɲ̥ɪ́ɴ ðədó]; Shan: မိူင်းယၢင်းထၢတ်ႈဢူး, Mongyang That Oo; 1379–1439) was king of Ava from 1426 to 1439. He is also known in Burmese history as Mohnyin Min Taya (မိုးညှင်း မင်းတရား, [móɲ̥ɪ́ɴ mɪ́ɴ təjá], "Righteous Lord of Mohnyin") after his longtime tenure as the sawbwa of Mohnyin, a Shan-speaking frontier state (in present-day Kachin State, Myanmar).

Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England

Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as a martyr and saint, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian and Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord Chancellor from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state.

Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England

Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland, Mary was six days old when her father died, and she inherited the throne.

Kandyan commerce raiding against Portugal (1612–1613)

The Kandyan naval raid was a series of commerce raidings by the Kingdom of Kandy against the Portuguese Empire from 16 May 1612 to 6 March 1613. With the help of Dutch envoy Marcellus de Bochouwer, King Senarat of Kandy commissioned a fleet of 3 war galleys and 3 yachts under the Admiralty of a nephew of Kuruvita Rala, the prince of Uva.

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Battle of Stratton

The Battle of Stratton, also known as the Battle of Stamford Hill, took place on 16 May 1643, at Stratton in Cornwall, during the First English Civil War. In the battle, the Royalists destroyed the Parliamentarians' field army in Devon and Cornwall.

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Battle of Listerdyb

This battle took place on 16 May 1644 during the Danish-Swedish War near List Deep, between Sylt and Rømø in western Denmark. Nine Danish ships under King Christian IV forced a retreat back into List Deep of 26 smaller Dutch ships (13 under Marten Thijsen and 13 under Hendrik Gerritsen) which had been leased to Sweden. 4 more Dutch ships from Marcus' squadron appeared during the battle but took no part.

Battle of Zhovti Vody

The Battle of Zhovti Vody or Yellow Waters (Ukrainian: Битва під Жовтими Водами; Polish: Bitwa pod Żołtymi Wodami; 29 April — 16 May 1648) was the first significant battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising.

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Battle of the Dardanelles (1654)

This battle, which took place on 16 May 1654, was the first of a series of tough battles just inside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait, as Venice and sometimes the other Christian forces attempted to hold the Turks back from their invasion of Crete by attacking them early. The battle saw an Ottoman armada routing a much smaller Venetian fleet.

Battle of Zsarnóca

The Battle of Zsarnóca took place on May 16, 1664, between an Austrian division commanded by General Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches with 11,000 troops and an Ottoman division commanded by Kücsük Mehmed Pasha with 15,000 troops. The battle ended in an Austrian victory and death of Kücsük Mehmed Pasha who fell in battle.

Battle of Loup Hill

The Battle of Loup Hill was a battle fought on the steep slopes of Loup Hill (Scottish Gaelic: Cruach na Luib), near Clachan, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland on 16 May 1689 between Jacobite forces commanded by Donald MacNeill of Gallchoille and government forces commanded by Captain William Young. The battle was part of the Kintyre Rising in 1689 as part of the Jacobite rising.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Battle of Vasai

The Battle of Vasai or the Battle of Bassein was fought between the Maratha Empire and the Portuguese rulers of Vasai (Portuguese, Baçaim; English, Bassein), a town near Mumbai (Bombay) in the Konkan region of the present-day state of Maharashtra, India. The Marathas were led by Chimaji Appa, a brother of Peshwa Baji Rao I.

The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.

Mughal–Persian wars

The Mughal–Persian wars or Mughal–Iranian wars were a series of wars fought in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries between the Safavid and Afsharid Empires of Persia, and the Mughal Empire of India, over what is now Afghanistan. The Mughals consolidated their control of what is today India and Pakistan in the 16th century, and gradually came into conflict with the powerful Safavids and Afsharids, led by Abbas the Great and Nader Shah respectively.

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Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles

The Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles was a naval and land engagement during the conquest of New France that took place on 16 May 1760 on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, near the future site of Neuville, Quebec, Canada. In the previous September, the British had occupied the city of Quebec in New France, and starting in April a French force had been besieging the city.

Canada

The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, Dauphin de France, who later becomes king of France

Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was Queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI from 10 May 1774 until the abolition of the French monarchy in 1792 during the French Revolution. Born in November 1755 at the Hofburg in Vienna, Marie Antoinette was the fifteenth child and youngest daughter of Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa.

Battle of Alamance

The Battle of Alamance took place on May 16, 1771. It was the final confrontation of the Regulator Movement in colonial North Carolina. The rebellion was instigated because of various issues with the colonial government, and was primarily aimed at needed reforms to the Currency Act. Regulator supporters demanded other changes, including an end to the corruption of local politicians, a right to secret ballot voting, land reforms, and transparency in government. Named after the nearby Great Alamance Creek, the battle took place in what was then Orange County (and now located in Alamance County) in the Piedmont area, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of present-day Burlington, North Carolina).

North Carolina, United States

Battle of Portevent's Mill

The Battle of Portevent’s Mill was fought between Patriot militia and Loyalist militia near present day Garland, North Carolina in Sampson County, on May 16, 1781 during the American War of Independence Patriot scouts were combing the area and discovered Loyalist soldiers under the command of Captain Middleton Mobley encamped at Portevent’s Mill grinding corn. They returned to their commander, Colonel James Kenan, and had informed him of their discovery.

North Carolina, United States

Action of 16 May 1797

The Action of 16 May 1797 was a naval battle that took place near Tripoli in Ottoman Tripolitania (present-day Libya). The Danish squadron was attacked by a Tripolitan squadron that outnumbered them in number of vessels.

Tripoli, Libya, Libya

First Battle of Marengo

The First Battle of Marengo or Battle of San Giuliano (16 May 1799; Julian calendar: 5 May) saw Republican French soldiers under General of Division Jean Victor Marie Moreau launch a reconnaissance in force against a larger force of Habsburg Austrian and Imperial Russian troops led by Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov. The French enjoyed initial success, pressing back their opponents.

Italy

Battle of Al Khankah

The Battle of Al Khankah was a military engagement between the Ottomans and the French army that took place near Cairo. The Ottomans defeated the French, marking the beginning of the end of the French occupation of Egypt.

First Battle of Tripoli Harbor

The First Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval battle fought on May 16, 1802 in Tripoli Harbor between a combined force consisting of the American frigate USS Boston and two Swedish Navy frigates against several Tripolitan Barbary corsairs. The Swedish-American force was enforcing the blockade when an engagement broke out between it and Tripolitan forces.

Tripoli, Libya, Libya

Battle of Alvøen

The Battle of Alvøen was a sea battle of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom. It was fought on 16 May 1808 in Vatlestraumen, outside Bergen in Norway, between the British frigate HMS Tartar and a Norwegian force consisting of four kanonjolles and one kanonsjalupps (collectively known as gunboats).

Norway

Battle of Albuera

The Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811) was a battle during the Peninsular War. A mixed British, Spanish and Portuguese corps engaged elements of the French Armée du Midi (Army of the South) at the small Spanish village of Albuera, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the frontier fortress-town of Badajoz, Spain. From October 1810 Marshal Masséna's Army of Portugal had been tied down in an increasingly hopeless stand-off against Wellington's Allied forces, safely entrenched in and behind the Lines of Torres Vedras.

La Albuera, Spain

Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom fight an inconclusive battle against the French at the Albuera. It is, in proportion to the numbers involved, the bloodiest battle of the war

The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. It overlapped with the War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) and the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814).

Little Belt affair

The Little Belt affair was a naval battle off the coast of North Carolina on the night of 16 May 1811 between the United States frigate USS President and the British sixth-rate sloop-of-war HMS Little Belt. After a chase and exchange of fire, Little Belt suffered 32 casualties and was badly damaged; President lost one man. It was one of many incidents that led to the War of 1812.

United States

Imperial Russia signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War. The Ottoman Empire cedes Bessarabia to Russia

The Russian Empire was an empire that extended across northern Eurasia from 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917, forming the final era of Tsarist Russia and the wider Russian monarchy. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about 22,800,000 km2 (8,800,000 sq mi), roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the third-largest empire in history, behind only the British and Mongol empires.

Raid on Port Dover

The Raid on Port Dover was an episode during the War of 1812. American troops crossed Lake Erie to capture or destroy stocks of grain and destroy mills at Port Dover in Upper Canada, which were used to provide flour for British troops stationed on the Niagara Peninsula. At the instigation of Lieutenant Colonel John B.

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Battle of Ramu

The Battle of Ramu, also known in Burmese as ပန်းဝါတိုက်ပွဲ fought in May 1824, was one of the major opening battles of the First Anglo-Burmese War. On May 10, 1824, the Burmese under General Maha Bandula launched an invasion of Chittagong from Arakan as the southern part of a two-pronged attack aimed at Calcutta.

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Bangladesh

Juan Godoy discovers the rich silver outcrops of Chañarcillo sparking the Chilean silver rush

Juan Godoy (1800 – 1842) was a Chilean farmer and miner who in 1832 discovered an outcrop (reventón) of silver 50 km (31 mi) south of Copiapó in Chañarcillo, sparking the Chilean silver rush.

Battle of Asseiceira

The Battle of Asseiceira, fought on 16 May, 1834, was the last and decisive engagement of the Portuguese Civil War, or "War of the Two Brothers", between Dom Pedro, ex-Emperor of Brazil (fighting to restore his daughter Dona Maria da Glória as rightful Queen of Portugal) and the usurper Dom Miguel. Dom Miguel's rebel forces were defeated.

The Battle of Asseiceira is fought; it was the final and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.

Battle of the Smala

The Battle of the Smala was fought in 1843 between France and Algerian resistance fighters during the French conquest of Algeria. The French, led by Henri d'Orleans, duke of Aumale, raided the encampment (known as a smala or zmelah) of Algerian resistance leader Abd al-Qadir on 16 May 1843, while al-Qadir was absent on a raiding expedition. The 500 French cavalrymen surprised the camp defenders, who fired a single volley before scattering. More than 3,000 of al-Qadir's followers (out of a camp population of 30,000) were captured, as were many of his possessions, including his warchest and a library valued at £5,000.

Zmalet El Emir Abdelkader, Algeria

Naval Battle of Campeche

The Naval Battle of Campeche took place on April 30, 1843, and May 16, 1843. The battle featured the most advanced warships of its day, including the Mexican steamer Guadalupe and the equally formidable Montezuma which engaged a squadron of vessels from the Second Republic of Yucatán and the Republic of Texas.

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Mexico

Battle of Champion Hill

The Battle of Champion Hill, also known as the Battle of Champion's Hill and the Battle of Baker's Creek, of May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Union Army commander Major General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate States Army under Lieutenant General John C.

Battle of Mansura

The Battle of Mansura was fought near Mansura, Louisiana, on May 16, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War. A Union force defeated elements of the Confederate States Army.

Louisiana, United States

Battle of Rome Cross Roads

The Battle of Rome Cross Roads, also known as Battle of Rome Crossroads, Skirmish at Rome Crossroads, or Action at Rome Cross-Roads was part of the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. It was fought in Gordon County, Georgia, a short distance west of Calhoun, Georgia, on May 16, 1864.

United States

Battle of Proctor's Creek

The Battle of Proctor's Creek – also referred to as Drewry's Bluff or Fort Darling – was fought from May 12 to May 16, 1864, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War. Proctor's Creek was named for Charles Proctor, who lived and farmed on the land surrounding most of the creek.

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United States

The United States Congress establishes the nickel

The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Representatives, and an upper body, the U.S. Senate. They both meet in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment.

1871 Nova Scotia general election

The 1871 Nova Scotia general election was held on 16 May 1871 to elect members of the 25th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

The 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 defeat of the royalists as a formal political movement in France

The 16 May 1877 crisis, or more simply the Seize Mai, was a political crisis and institutional crisis that occurred in France during the Third Republic. It pitted the President of the Republic, Marshal Patrice de Mac Mahon, a convinced monarchist, against the republican majority that had emerged from the 1876 legislative elections. The events took place in a turbulent political context.

Italian general election, 1880

General elections were held in Italy on 16 May 1880, with a second round of voting on 23 May.

Italy

International Electrotechnical Exhibition

The 1891 International Electrotechnical Exhibition was held between 16 May and 19 October on the disused site of the three former Westbahnhöfe (Western Railway Stations) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The exhibition featured the first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current, which was generated 175 km away at Lauffen am Neckar. As a result of this successful field trial, three-phase current became established for electrical transmission networks throughout the world.

The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, featuring the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).

1899 Clerkenwell Vestry election

The final election to the Clerkenwell Vestry took place on Tuesday 16 May 1899. Vestrymen were elected for three years (to go out of office in 1902). The term was reduced to end on 1 November 1900 by the London Government Act 1899.

Battle of Rhodes (1912)

The Battle of Rhodes or Invasion of Rhodes was fought in May 1912 as part of the Italo-Turkish War. Italian troops under Lieutenant General Giovanni Ameglio landed on the Turkish-held island and took control after 13 days of fighting, ending nearly 400 years of Ottoman rule. The battle became the major engagement during the Italian operations in the Aegean Sea.

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Sykes–Picot Agreement

The Sykes–Picot Agreement () was a 1916 secret treaty between the United Kingdom and France, with assent from Russia and Italy, to define their mutually agreed spheres of influence and control in an eventual partition of the Ottoman Empire. The agreement was based on the premise that the Triple Entente would achieve success in defeating the Ottoman Empire during World War I and formed part of a series of secret agreements contemplating its partition.

The 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.

Battle of Arras (1917)

The Battle of Arras, also known as the Second Battle of Arras, was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British troops attacked German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front. The British achieved the longest advance since trench warfare had begun, surpassing the record set by the French Sixth Army on 1 July 1916 in the First day on the Somme.

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France

Sedition Act of 1918

The Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.

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1919 Copa Aldao

The 1919 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the fifth edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Uruguayan Nacional and Argentine Boca Juniors. In the match, played at Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo on May 16, 1920, Nacional beat Boca Juniors 3–0, winning its second Copa Aldao trophy.

Uruguay

1921 FA Charity Shield

The 1921 FA Charity Shield was a football match played on 16 May 1921. It was the eighth FA Charity Shield match and was contested by First Division champions Burnley and FA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham won 2–0, their first of seven Charity Shield wins, having lost to West Bromwich Albion by the same score the previous year.

1922 Australian Labor Party leadership election

The Australian Labor Party held a leadership election on 16 May 1922, following the death of Frank Tudor. The party elected Matthew Charlton as its new leader.

Australia

The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria occurred in Paris

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (SV 325, The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland) is an opera consisting of a prologue and five acts (later revised to three), set by Claudio Monteverdi to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. The opera was first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice during the 1639–1640 carnival season.

1926 Copa del Rey final

The 1926 Copa del Rey final was the 26th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at the Mestalla in Valencia on 16 May 1926. Barcelona were huge favourites because they had great international figures such as Josep Samitier, the Filipino Paulino Alcántara and the Argentine Emili Sagi-Barba, and they proved the favouritism by prevailing over Atlético Madrid 10-3 after extra time to win their seventh title.

Valencia, Spain

Battle of La Paz Centro

The Battle of La Paz Centro took place on May 16, 1927 during the American occupation of Nicaragua of 1926–1933. It took place after the end of Nicaraguan civil war of 1926–1927 and prior to the Sandino Rebellion of 1927–1933. The incident began when American Marines heard gunshots coming from the town of La Paz Centro (located halfway between Managua and Chinandega) at nearly 1:00 in the morning and decided to investigate. The Marine platoon that entered the town was led by Captain Richard B. Buchanan. Three blocks into La Paz Centro, the Marines' left flank, led by Sergeant Glendell L.

La Paz Centro, Nicaragua

1927 Quebec general election

The 1927 Quebec general election was held on May 16, 1927, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé. It was the second general election victory in a row for Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, who had held office since 1920.

1st Academy Awards

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks hosted the show. Tickets cost $5 (which would be $69 in 2016 considering inflation), 270 people attended the event and the presentation ceremony lasted fifteen minutes. Awards were created by Louis B. Mayer, founder of Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation (at present merged into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer).

California, United States

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, more commonly known as the Oscars, are awards based on artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements around the world, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.

Dominican Republic general election, 1930

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1930. They were held three months after President Horacio Vasquez was deposed in a coup. When it became apparent that army commander Rafael Trujillo would be the only candidate that the army would allow to campaign unhindered, the other candidates all withdrew, leaving Trujillo to take the presidency unopposed.

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic general election, 1934

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1934. Rafael Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election and was elected unopposed, whilst his Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections. There was also an election for a Constitutional Assembly, whose role was to amend certain articles of the constitution.

Dominican Republic

Breslau Eleven

The Breslau Eleven (German: Breslau-Elf) was the name given to the Germany national football team who defeated Denmark 8–0 at Hermann-Göring-Sportfeld in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) on 16 May 1937. Coached by Sepp Herberger, the German side is generally regarded as one of the most famous teams in German football history. Likewise, the defeat has been characterized as the lowest point for Danish football.

Dominican Republic general election, 1938

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1938. Jacinto Peynado of the Dominican Party was the only candidate in the presidential election and was elected unopposed, although his predecessor Rafael Trujillo maintained absolute control of the country. The Dominican Party won every seat in the Senate elections.

Dominican Republic

Operation Brevity

Operation Brevity was an attack in mid-May 1941, during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Conceived by the commander-in-chief of the British Middle East Command, General Archibald Wavell, Brevity was intended to be a rapid blow against weak Axis front-line forces in the Sollum–Capuzzo–Bardia area of the border between Egypt and Libya.

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Dominican Republic general election, 1942

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1942. Rafael Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election and was elected unopposed, whilst his Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections. They were the first elections in Dominican history in which women could vote.

Dominican Republic

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was an uprising by the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in German-occupied Poland during World War II to oppose Nazi Germany's final effort to transport the remaining ghetto population to the gas chambers of the Majdanek and Treblinka extermination camps in 1943. It was the largest single revolt by Jews against the Nazis during World War II.

The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.

Operation Chastise

Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dam Busters, using special bouncing bombs developed by Barnes Wallis. The Möhne and Edersee dams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley and of villages in the Eder valley; the Sorpe Dam sustained only minor damage.

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Germany

Battle of the Malacca Strait

The Battle of the Malacca Strait, sometimes called the Sinking of Haguro, and in Japanese sources as the Battle off Penang (ペナン沖海戦), was a naval battle that resulted from the British search-and-destroy operation in May 1945, called Operation Dukedom, that resulted in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro. Haguro had been operating as a supply ship for Japanese garrisons in the Dutch East Indies and the Bay of Bengal since 9 April 1945.

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Dominican Republic general election, 1947

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1947. For the first time since the 1924 elections (and the only time during the Trujillo's rule) there was more than one presidential candidate. However, the incumbent Rafael Trujillo remained in power after receiving 93% of the vote. His Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.

Dominican Republic

Menglianggu campaign

The Menglianggu campaign (Chinese: 孟良崮戰役) was fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era. The battle resulted in the encirclement and destruction of the nationalist corps-sized 74th Reorganized Division, one of the most elite forces of their side, and a significant communist victory. The campaign was later used by the communists as a specific battle example in their military science and history.

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People's Republic of China

On May 16, 1947, the Taiwan Provincial Government was established

Taiwan Provincial Government is the nominal government of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. Since 2018, its functions have been transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan.

1949 East German Constitutional Assembly election

Elections for the Third German People's Congress were held in East Germany on 15 and 16 May 1949. Voters were presented with a "Unity List" from the "Bloc of the Anti-Fascist Democratic Parties," which was dominated by the Communist-leaning Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).

Dominican Republic general election, 1952

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1952. Héctor Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed, although his predecessor and brother Rafael Trujillo maintained absolute control of the country. The Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.

Dominican Republic

Kengir uprising

The Kengir uprising was a prisoner rebellion that occurred in Kengir (Steplag), a Soviet MVD special camp for political prisoners, during May and June 1954. Its duration and intensity distinguished it from other Gulag rebellions during the same period, such as the Vorkuta uprising and Norilsk uprising.

Beginning of the Kengir uprising in the Gulag.

Dominican Republic general election, 1957

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1957. Héctor Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed, although his predecessor and brother Rafael Trujillo maintained absolute control of the country. The Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.

Dominican Republic

May 16 coup

The May 16 military coup d'état (Korean: 5·16 군사정변) or the May 16 Military Revolution (Korean: 5·16 군사혁명) was a military coup d'état in South Korea in 1961, organized and carried out by Park Chung Hee and his allies who formed the Military Revolutionary Committee, nominally led by Army Chief of Staff Chang Do-yong after the latter's acquiescence on the day of the coup.

South Korea

Operation Davy Crockett

Operation Davy Crockett was an operation during the Vietnam War, instigated by 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. It took place near Bong Son, and lasted from 1–16 May 1966.

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Operation Union

Operation Union was a search and destroy mission in the Que Son Valley carried out by the 1st Marine Regiment from 21 April to 16 May 1967. The object of the operation was to engage the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 2nd Division.

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Venera 5

Venera 5 (Russian: Венера-5 meaning Venus 5) was a space probe in the Soviet space program Venera for the exploration of Venus. Venera 5 was launched towards Venus to obtain atmospheric data. The spacecraft was very similar to Venera 4 although it was of a stronger design. The launch was conducted using a Molniya-M rocket, flying from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. When the atmosphere of Venus was approached, a capsule weighing 405 kg (893 lb) and containing scientific instruments was jettisoned from the main spacecraft. During satellite descent towards the surface of Venus, a parachute opened to slow the rate of descent. For 53 minutes on 16 May 1969, while the capsule was suspended from the parachute, data from the Venusian atmosphere were returned.

Dominican Republic general election, 1970

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1970. The main opposition party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party, did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party and some right-wing and centre-right parties. Incumbent Joaquín Balaguer won the presidential election, whilst his Reformist Party won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 63.5%.

Dominican Republic

1972 Svetlogorsk Antonov An-24 crash

A Soviet Navy Antonov An-24 aircraft crashed into a kindergarten building in Svetlogorsk in Kaliningrad Oblast in the Soviet Union on 16 May 1972. The crash killed all eight people aboard the plane and 25 to 27 people on the ground, most of them children at a kindergarten.

1973 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was the final football match of the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 13th European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested between Leeds United of England and Milan of Italy, and was held at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. Milan won the match 1–0.

Dominican Republic general election, 1974

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1974. The main opposition party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party, did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party and some right-wing and centre-right parties. Incumbent Joaquín Balaguer won the presidential election, whilst his Reformist Party won the Congressional elections in alliance with the National Youth Movement. Voter turnout was 71.7%.

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic general election, 1978

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1978. Following diplomatic pressure from American President Jimmy Carter, the elections were free and competitive and contested by all political parties, unlike the previous elections in the 1970s. Antonio Guzmán Fernández won the presidential election, whilst his Dominican Revolutionary Party (which had not contested the 1970 and 1974 elections) won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 75.8%. However, following the election the Army attempted a coup and interrupted the vote count. Whilst American pressure allowed Guzmán to assume the presidency, the Central Elections Authority redistributed the uncast votes equally between the PRD and the Reformist Party, diminishing the PRD's majority in Congress.

Dominican Republic

1978 Cannes Film Festival

The 31st Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 30 May 1978. American filmmaker Alan J. Pakula served as jury president for the main competition. Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Tree of Wooden Clogs. This festival saw the introduction of a new section, the Un Certain Regard, initially as a non-competitive programme which replaced the Les Yeux Fertiles (1975-1977), L'Air du temps and Le Passé composé sections.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

France

1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match contested between Fortuna Düsseldorf of West Germany and Barcelona of Spain. It was held at St. Jakob Stadium in Basel on 16 May 1979. The venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 27 September 1978. It was the final match of the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 19th European Cup Winners' Cup final.

1981 FA Trophy final

The 1981 FA Trophy Final was the 12th final of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for non-League teams. It was contested by Bishop's Stortford and Sutton United. Bishop's Stortford won the match 1–0 with Terry Sullivan scoring the goal in the 90th minute.

Dominican Republic general election, 1982

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1982. Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was 71.6%.

Dominican Republic

1982 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final

The 1982 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 16 May 1982 to determine the winners of the 1981–82 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 12th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland.

1984 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Juventus of Italy and Porto of Portugal. It was the final match of the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 24th European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was held at St. Jakob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland. Juventus won the match 2–1 due to goals by Beniamino Vignola and Zbigniew Boniek.

Dominican Republic general election, 1986

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1986. Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party won the presidential election, whilst the PRSC-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 72.2%.

Dominican Republic

1987 FA Cup final

The 1987 FA Cup final between Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur on 16 May 1987 at Wembley Stadium, London, England was the 106th Final of the FA Cup, English football's primary cup competition. It was the third final for Tottenham Hotspur in seven years, the team having won the trophy in 1981 and 1982, while Coventry were making their first appearance.

England, United Kingdom · London, United Kingdom

1987 Scottish Cup final

The 1987 Scottish Cup Final was played between St Mirren and Dundee United at Hampden Park on 16 May 1987. Underdogs St Mirren won the game 1–0, with a goal by Ian Ferguson. It was their third Scottish Cup win in their then 110-year history. This was the last year, as of 2024, that the Scottish Cup has been won by a team fully composed of Scottish players.

Vincentian general election, 1989

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16 May 1989. The result was a victory for the New Democratic Party, which won all fifteen seats. Voter turnout was 72.4%.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1989 Ethiopian coup attempt

The 1989 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt took place on 16 May 1989, when President of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) Mengistu Haile Mariam was out of the country for a four-day state visit to East Germany.

Asmara, Eritrea

Monmouth by-election, 1991

The Monmouth by-election, 1991 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 16 May 1991. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Huw Edwards.

Wales, United Kingdom

1992 Associate Members' Cup final

The 1992 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Autoglass Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 9th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division and Fourth Division. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 16 May 1992, and was contested by Stoke City and Stockport County. Stoke won the match 1–0, with Mark Stein scoring the only goal of the game.

London, United Kingdom

Accession of Süleyman Demirel

Süleyman Sami Demirel (1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015) was a Turkish politician, engineer, and statesman who served as the president of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the prime minister of Turkey seven times between 1965 and 1993. He was the leader of the Justice Party (AP) from 1964 to 1980 and the leader of the True Path Party (DYP) from 1987 to 1993.

Dominican Republic general election, 1994

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1994. Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party won the presidential election, whilst the Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 87.6%. Despite reforms after the 1990 elections, including a new electoral roll, these elections were also branded fraudulent. Following the election an agreement known as the Pacto por la Democracia (Pact for Democracy) was reached, which shortened the presidential term to two years, allowing new elections to be held in 1996 in which Balaguer would not run (for the first time since 1966).

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic presidential election, 1996

Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1996, with a second round on 30 June. Whilst José Francisco Peña Gómez won the most votes in the first round, he was defeated by Leonel Fernández in the second after the Social Christian Reformist Party, whose candidate had lost in the first round, declared their support for Fernández.

Dominican Republic

1996 Gibraltar general election

General elections were held in Gibraltar in May 1996. They were won by Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), who took over 50% of the popular vote and eight of the 15 contested seats, defeating incumbent Joe Bossano's Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party.

Gibraltar

1997 Iraqi Perseverance Cup

The 1997 Iraqi Perseverance Cup (Arabic: كأس المثابرة العراقي 1997) was the 2nd edition of the Iraqi Super Cup. The match was contested between the two Baghdad rivals, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa, at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 16 May 1997 to bring an end to the 1996–97 season. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the game 3–1 to become the first Iraqi team to win the domestic quadruple.

Iraq

A Matter of Respect (1998)

A Matter of Respect (1998) was the second and final A Matter of Respect professional wrestling supercard event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on May 16, 1998, in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, United States

1998 FA Cup final

The 1998 FA Cup final was a football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United on 16 May 1998 at the old Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1997–98 FA Cup, the 117th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the FA Cup. Six-time winners Arsenal were appearing in their thirteenth final, whereas Newcastle United, having also won the competition six times, appeared in their eleventh final.

London, United Kingdom

1998 Scottish Cup final

The 1998 Scottish Cup Final was played on 16 May 1998 at Celtic Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 113th Scottish Cup. Heart of Midlothian and Rangers contested the match which Hearts won 2–1, thanks to Colin Cameron's early penalty and Stephane Adam's goal. The match was also notable as Ally McCoist's last game for Rangers; he went on to score their goal after coming on as a substitute.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1998 DFB-Pokal final

The 1998 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1997–98 DFB-Pokal, the 55th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 16 May 1998 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against MSV Duisburg to claim their ninth cup title.

Berlin, Germany

1998 National Soccer League grand final

The 1998 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 16 May 1998 between South Melbourne and Carlton SC at Olympic Park Stadium. South Melbourne gained home advantage as they won the major semi-final against them two weeks earlier. John Anastasiadis scored in the ninth minute for South Melbourne as they went up 1–0 at the half time break.

1998 Belgian Cup final

The 1998 Belgian Cup final, took place on 16 May 1998 between Genk and Club Brugge. It was the 43rd Belgian Cup final. Genk played their first Cup final ever and took a convincing victory, by four goals to nil.

No Mercy (UK)

The 1999 No Mercy held in the United Kingdom, also known as No Mercy UK, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the inaugural No Mercy and took place on May 16, 1999, at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England and was broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom.

England, United Kingdom · Manchester, United Kingdom

Hardcore Heaven (1999)

Hardcore Heaven (1999) was the fifth Hardcore Heaven professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and the second to be broadcast on pay-per-view. The event took place on May 16, 1999 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. Eight professional wrestling matches took place at the event. The originally supposed main event was a singles match, in which Taz was supposed to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Chris Candido, with Taz beating Candido to retain the title in the opening match.

Dominican Republic presidential election, 2000

Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2000. Hipólito Mejía of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) won the election, defeating Danilo Medina of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and former president Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC). Voter turnout was 76.1%.

Dominican Republic

2000 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election

On May 16, 2000, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor.. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was re-elected to a third term. Portland uses a nonpartisan system for local elections, in which all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballot without any political party affiliation. All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on May 16, 2000.

Portland, Oregon, United States · Oregon, United States

2000 Oregon Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Oregon Democratic presidential primary took place on May 16, 2000, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election and was the only contest on that date. The Oregon primary was a closed primary and awarded 58 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 47 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

Oregon, United States

2001 UEFA Cup final

The 2001 UEFA Cup final was a football match between Liverpool of England and Alavés of Spain on 16 May 2001 at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany. The showpiece event was the final match of the 2000–01 edition of Europe's secondary cup competition, the UEFA Cup. Liverpool were appearing in their third UEFA Cup final, after their appearances in 1973 and 1976.

Germany

2001 British Columbia general election

The 2001 British Columbia general election was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18, 2001 and held on May 16, 2001. Voter turnout was 55.4 per cent of all eligible voters.

2003 Casablanca bombings

The 2003 Casablanca bombings were a series of suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco. The attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country's history. Forty-five people were killed in the attacks (33 victims and 12 suicide bombers). The suicide bombers came from the shanty towns of Sidi Moumen, a poor suburb of Casablanca.

Morocco

Dominican Republic presidential election, 2004

Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2004. The result was a victory for former president Leonel Fernández, who defeated incumbent Hipólito Mejía. Voter turnout was 72.8%.

Dominican Republic

WWE Judgment Day (2004)

The 2004 Judgment Day was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the sixth Judgment Day and took place on May 16, 2004, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's SmackDown! brand division, which made it the first brand-exclusive Judgment Day after the previous year's event also featured wrestlers from Raw.

California, United States

2004 Taça de Portugal final

The 2004 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 2003–04 Taça de Portugal, the 64th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 16 May 2004 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and featured two Primeira Liga rivals: Benfica and Porto.

2004 Football Conference play-off final

The 2004 Football Conference play-off final took place on 16 May 2004 and was contested between Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town. It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent. A crowd of 19,216 attended the game (a conference play-off final record at the time), with just over 12,000 travelling from Shropshire.

2004 Sultan of Selangor Cup

The 2004 Sultan of Selangor Cup was played on 16 May 2004, at Singapore National Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Singapore

2006 Portland, Oregon, City Commission election

The 2006 Portland City Council elections were held on May 16, 2006, to elect two positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council. Commissioners Erik Sten and Dan Saltzman both won re-election to positions 2 and 3, respectively. Both candidates received over 50% in the primary elections, thereby avoiding a runoff election.

2007 UEFA Cup final

The 2007 UEFA Cup final was a football match that took place on 16 May 2007 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. In an all-Spanish final, holders Sevilla defeated Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after drawing 2–2 after extra-time, becoming the first club to win the competition two years in succession since the mid-1980s (Real Madrid won the competition in 1985 and 1986).

Scotland, United Kingdom · Glasgow, United Kingdom

2007 Cannes Film Festival

The 60th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2007. British filmmaker Stephen Frears served as jury president for the main competition. Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for the drama film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. The official poster featured Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche, Jane Campion, Souleymane Cissé, Penélope Cruz, Gérard Depardieu, Samuel L.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

France

Dominican Republic presidential election, 2008

A presidential election was held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2008. A poll from late October 2007 gave the incumbent Leonel Fernández of the centre-right Dominican Liberation Party 42%, construction tycoon Miguel Vargas Maldonado of the centre-left Dominican Revolutionary Party 30% and Amable Aristy Castro of the populist Social Christian Reformist Party 17%. A poll from mid-November 2007 saw Fernández at 40.1%, Vargas Maldonado at 30.5%, Aristy Castro at 17.2%, Eduardo Estrella of the Fourth Way at 1.5% and Pedro Candelier of the Popular Alliance Party at 1.1%.

Dominican Republic

Jewels 3rd Ring

Jewels 3rd Ring, was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by promotion Jewels. The event took place on May 16, 2009 at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.

Japan

2009 Fremantle state by-election

The 2009 Fremantle state by-election was held in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly district of Fremantle on 16 May 2009. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Jim McGinty. The Labor Party was defending a seat that they had held continuously since 1924. The by-election was held in conjunction with the state referendum on daylight saving hours.

2010 Conference Premier play-off final

The 2010 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2010 Blue Square Premier play-off final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between Oxford United and York City on 16 May 2010 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the eighth Conference Premier play-off final and the fourth to be played at Wembley Stadium.

London, United Kingdom

2010 Hong Kong by-elections

The 2010 Hong Kong Legislative Council by-election was an election held on 16 May 2010 in Hong Kong for all five geographical constituencies of the Legislative Council (LegCo), triggered by the resignation of five pan-democrat Legislative Councillors in January of the same year. Discussions among the pan-democrats commenced in July 2009 for five legislators to resign to force a territory-wide by-election.

Hong Kong

2010 Taça de Portugal final

The 2010 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 70th season of the Taça de Portugal, the main Portuguese football knockout competition. It was played at the Estádio Nacional, Oeiras, on the 16 May 2010. The final was contested between Chaves of the Liga de Honra and Porto of the Primeira Liga.

2010 Ukrainian Cup final

The 2010 Ukrainian Cup final was a football match that was played place at the Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, on 16 May 2010. The match was the 19th Ukrainian Cup final and was contested by Metalurh Donetsk and Tavriya Simferopol. The final was the second time a Ukrainian Cup final was held in Kharkiv. The Ukrainian Cup winners qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

2010 Indonesia Super League U-21 Final

The 2009–10 Indonesia Super League U-21 Final was a football match which was played on Sunday, 16 May 2010. It was the 2nd final of the Indonesia Super League U-21. The match was played at the Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung and was contested by Persib U-21 of Bandung and Pelita Jaya U-21 from Karawang.

2010 Sibu by-election

The Sibu by-election, 2010 was a by-election for the seat of Sibu in the Parliament of Malaysia. The Sarawak-based seat fell vacant after the death of its incumbent member, Robert Lau Hoi Chew, from liver cancer on 9 April 2010. The seat was defended for the Barisan Nasional coalition government by Robert Lau Hui Yew of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), while Sarawak State Assemblyman Wong Ho Leng contested the poll for the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Malaysia

Bologna municipal election, 2011

Municipal elections were held in Bologna on 15 and 16 May 2011. The centre-left candidate Virginio Merola was elected mayor at the first round with 50.47% of votes. The turnout was just 71%, a decrease compared to 2009 and 2004 elections.

Italy

2011 Milan municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Milan on 15–16 and 29–30 May 2011 to elect the Mayor and the 48 members of the City Council, as well as the nine presidents and 359 councillors of the nine administrative zones in which the municipality is divided. The incumbent Mayor of Milan Letizia Moratti was defeated by the left-wing lawyer Giuliano Pisapia, ending 18 years of right-wing rule in the city government.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

2012 Turkish Cup final

The 2012 Turkish Cup final (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası Finali) was the 50th final of the Turkish Cup. The final was contested between Bursaspor and Fenerbahçe. Match was played on 16 May 2012, at 20:30 local time. The venue chosen for the match was Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, a neutral ground for both clubs. Fenerbahçe were the winners of the match, and eventual winners of the 2011–12 Turkish Cup.

2012 Bulgarian Cup final

The 2012 Bulgarian Cup final was the 72nd final of the Bulgarian Cup, and was contested between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Ludogorets Razgrad on 16 May 2012. Ludogorets won the final 2–1, claiming their first Bulgarian Cup title. After Dakson opened the scoring after 18 minutes, Marcelinho equalised in the 72nd minute and scored second and winner, seven minutes later.

2014 Gikomba bombings

On May 16, 2014, two improvised explosive devices were detonated simultaneously in the Gikomba market in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 12 people and injuring 70. The first blast came from a minibus and the second from within the market. Two people were reportedly arrested at the site of the explosions. Shortly after the attacks, hundreds of people swarmed onto the crime scene despite police efforts to stop them.

Kenya

Titan FC 28

Titan FC 28: Brilz vs. Davis was a mixed martial arts event, held on May 16, 2014 at the First Council Casino Hotel in Newkirk, Oklahoma.

Libyan civil war (2014–2020)

The Libyan civil war (2014–2020), also known as the Second Libyan Civil War, was a multilateral civil war which was fought in Libya among a number of armed groups, but mainly the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Government of National Accord (GNA), for six years from 2014 to 2020.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Libya

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber (also known as UFC Fight Night 66) was a mixed martial arts event held on May 16, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines.

Philippines

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016

A Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 for the 232 seats (Except Thanjavur and Aravakurichi) of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. AIADMK under Jayalalithaa won the elections and became the first ruling party to be re-elected in Tamil Nadu since 1984, though with a reduced majority. DMK won half of the seats it contested but its allies performed poorly; notably, the Indian National Congress won 16% of the seats they contested and the alliance lost due to its poor performance. The votes were counted on 19 May 2016.

India

Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2016

The legislative assembly election in the Indian union territory of Puducherry was held on 16 May 2016 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in the non-contiguous territory.

India

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), won the election, defeating the incumbent United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Indian National Congress (INC), which could only win 47 seats in the election.

India

2017 Los Angeles elections

Elections were held on March 7, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 16, 2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election, as well as the offices of mayor, city attorney and city controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

2017 Ivory Coast mutinies

A major mutiny broke out among the army of Ivory Coast in January 2017. The mutineers, mostly ex-Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire rebels who had been integrated into the armed forces in 2011, were motivated by grievances about their pay and living conditions. Seizing control of nine cities throughout the country, they pressured the government to accept their demands, whereupon the mutiny ended.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

Ivory Coast

2018 Jersey general election

General elections were held in Jersey on 16 May 2018 to elect the 49 members of the States Assembly.

Jersey

2018 Armenian Cup final

The 2018 Armenian Cup final was the 27th Armenian Cup Final, and the final match of the 2017–18 Armenian Cup. It was played at the Republican Stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, on 16 May 2018, and was contested by Gandzasar Kapan and Alashkert. It was Alashkert's first Cup final appearance, and Gandzasar Kapan's second, having lost to Pyunik in 2014.

Armenia

2018 UEFA Europa League final

The 2018 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018, between French side Marseille and Spanish side Atlético Madrid.

Lyon, France

Battle of Farah

The Battle of Farah began on 14 May 2018, when Taliban fighters launched an assault on the city of Farah, located in western Afghanistan.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Afghanistan

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

The 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on May 16, 2019, to elect members of the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. Despite consistent Progressive Conservative leads in polling towards the end of the campaign, including a nine-point lead in the final poll released a day before the election, the Liberal Party led by Dwight Ball won re-election, but nonetheless fell one seat short of retaining their majority after an unexpected loss to the New Democrats in Labrador West originally in the initial count by five votes.

2021 Chilean municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Chile on 15 and 16 May 2021, in conjunction with elections of members for the Constitutional Convention and regional governors. The process included the direct election of mayors and the members of the council of 345 municipalities administering 346 communes, the smallest administrative division of the country.

Chile

2021 Zagreb local elections

Elections were held in Zagreb on 16 May 2021 for the 53rd mayor of Zagreb, the two deputy mayors, the 47 members of the Zagreb Assembly, the councils of districts and the local committees, as part of the 2021 Croatian local elections. The runoff for the mayor took place on 30 May 2021.

Zagreb, Croatia

WrestleMania Backlash (2021)

The 2021 WrestleMania Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 16th Backlash and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took place on May 16, 2021, from the WWE ThunderDome, a bio-secure bubble that at the time was hosted at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.

Florida, United States

2021 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 20th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 12th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden on 16 May 2021, between English club Chelsea and Spanish club Barcelona.

Sweden

2021 Rijeka local elections

The 2021 Rijeka local elections were the elections for the 15th mayor of Rijeka, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Rijeka City Council. It was a part of the Croatian local elections which were held on 16 May 2021. The incumbent mayor, Vojko Obersnel of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), announced on 6 November 2020 that he would be retiring at the end of his sixth consecutive term in office.

2021 Osijek local elections

Elections were held in Osijek, Croatia, on 16 and 30 May 2021 for the 49th Mayor of Osijek, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Osijek City Council, as part of the 2021 Croatian local elections. The incumbent mayor, Ivan Vrkić, announced on 11 July 2020 that he will not run for another term.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

2021 Split local elections

Elections were held in Split, Croatia, on 16 and 30 May 2021 for the 72nd Mayor of Split, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Split City Council, as a part of the 2021 Croatian local elections. The incumbent mayor, Andro Krstulović Opara of the Croatian Democratic Union, announced on 6 February 2021 that he will not run for another term because of his health condition.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

2023 President of Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic election

The 2023 election of the President of the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic was held on 16 May 2023. Jan Rafaj and Mirek Topolánek advanced to second round in which Rafaj defeated Topolánek with 78 votes to Topolánek's 47.

Czechia

Football at the 2023 SEA Games – Men's tournament final

The men's football final at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games was the gold medal match between the under-22 teams of Indonesia and Thailand on May 16, 2023, at the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. On their journey to the final, Indonesia maintained a perfect record with five consecutive wins, topping Group A and defeating the defending champions Vietnam in the semi-finals.

Cambodia

Battle of Dhabansaar

The Battle of Dhabansaar, fought on May 16, 2023, was a confrontation between Somaliland's national army and SSC-Khatumo forces in the Sool region of Somaliland. The battle was marked by intense combat and significant strategic implications for both sides. Following coordinated attacks by SSC-Khaatumo, Somaliland forces successfully defended their positions, repelling the offensive and capturing equipment while forcing the opposing forces to retreat.

2023 Anambra ambush

The 2023 Anambra ambush was a violent attack on a United States consular convoy in the town of Atani, in Southeastern Nigeria. Several unidentified assailants opened fire on the convoy as it was traveling along a road, then setting the corpses of the dead and their vehicles on fire. Though the attack caused multiple casualties, none were of American citizens as confirmed by both Nigerian and American authorities.

Nigeria

2023 Colorado Springs mayoral election

The 2023 Colorado Springs mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023, to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a runoff scheduled for May 16. Incumbent mayor John Suthers was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. The election was officially nonpartisan. A wide field of candidates filed to run in the election, including several members of municipal government.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

2023 Jacksonville mayoral election

The 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 21, 2023, with a runoff held on May 16. Incumbent Republican mayor Lenny Curry was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. Seven candidates filed to run, including four Republicans, two Democrats, and an independent. Jacksonville mayoral elections use a blanket primary system in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear on the same ballot.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

2025 Somerset–London tornado

In the late evening hours of May 16, 2025, a large and deadly nocturnal EF4 tornado moved through the western Cumberland Plateau, impacting the Kentucky cities of Somerset and London. The tornado, which was on the ground for almost an hour and a half, killed 18 people and injured 108 others along a 60 mi (97 km) track.

2025 St. Louis tornado

On the afternoon of May 16, 2025, an intense, extremely large, and destructive tornado tracked for more than 12 miles (19 km) through urban areas of Greater St. Louis, including Greater Ville and Fountain Park, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The massive and rainwrapped EF3 tornado, which was 1.8 mi (2.9 km) wide at its largest, inflicted widespread destruction across St. Louis, Missouri.