May 16th, 1978

Born on May 16th, 1978

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What happened on May 16th?

May 16th, 1977

The first Chuck E. Cheese location, the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment (example pictured), and an indoor arcade, opened in San Jose, California.

May 16th, 1975

Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

May 16th, 1961

Led by Park Chung-hee, the Military Revolution Committee carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Posun in Seoul, ending the Second Republic of Korea.

May 16th, 1960

American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu.

May 16th, 1959

The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks, was turned on for the first time.

May 16th, 1958

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a supersonic interceptor aircraft, set a world flight airspeed record of 1,404.012 mph (2,259.538 km/h).

May 16th, 1943

Second World War: The Royal Air Force's "Dambusters" squadron embarked on an attack on German dams using bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis.

May 16th, 1929

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

May 16th, 1925

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

May 16th, 1918

The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, forbidding Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the government, flag, or armed forces during the ongoing World War I.

May 16th, 1866

The United States Congress authorized the minting of the Shield nickel (example pictured), the country's first five-cent piece to be made of a copper–nickel alloy.

May 16th, 1832

Prospector Juan Godoy discovered a silver outcrop in Chañarcillo, sparking the Chilean silver rush.

May 16th, 1811

Peninsular War: Allied British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces clashed with French troops at the Battle of Albuera fought south of Badajoz, Spain.

May 16th, 1605

After a scuffle in which one cardinal received broken bones, a papal conclave convened in Rome elected Camillo Borghese as Pope Paul V.

May 16th, 2011

STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 16th

Born on May 16th, 1978

46

Lionel Scaloni

Argentine footballer and manager (born 1978)

*May 16th, 1978, Pujato

46

Jim Sturgess

English actor and singer-songwriter

*May 16th, 1978, London

46

Scott Nicholls

British speedway rider

*May 16th, 1978, Ipswich

46

Paolo Valeri

Italian football referee

*May 16th, 1978, Rome

46

Edu

Brazilian association football player

*May 16th, 1978, São Paulo

46

Ernesto Sevilla

Spanish screenwriter

*May 16th, 1978, Albacete

46

Olga Zaitseva

Russian biathlete

*May 16th, 1978, Moscow

46

Nick Bierbrodt

American baseball player

*May 16th, 1978, Tarzana

46

Andy Hedlund

American ice hockey player

*May 16th, 1978, Osseo

46

Matekitonga Moeakiola

Tongan rugby union player

*May 16th, 1978, Tongatapu

46

Robert Batkowski

Austrian luger

*May 16th, 1978, Innsbruck

46

Rupert Young

English actor

*May 16th, 1978, Lambeth

46

Okan Yılmaz

Turkish footballer

*May 16th, 1978, Bursa

46

Álvaro Novo

Spanish footballer

*May 16th, 1978, Córdoba

46

Takashi Aiki

Baseball player

*May 16th, 1978, Nishi-ku

46

Drew Hickey

Australian rugby union player

*May 16th, 1978, Sydney

46

Courtney Blades

American softball player

*May 16th, 1978, Salinas

46

Pir Mujeeb-ul-Haq

Politician in Pakistan

*May 16th, 1978, Dadu

46

Josh Arnold

American comedian and radio personality.

*May 16th, 1978, Fenton

46

Karolina Westberg

Association footballer

*May 16th, 1978, Kristianstad

46

Leonardo Gutiérrez

Argentine professional basketball player

*May 16th, 1978, Marcos Juárez

46

Hoover Orsi

Brazilian racing driver

*May 16th, 1978, Campo Grande

46

Tony Yarber

American politician

*May 16th, 1978, Jackson

46

La Vaquerita

Mexican professional wrestler

*May 16th, 1978, Guadalajara

46

Chris Ackerman

American actor

*May 16th, 1978, Edison

46

Vincent Larusso

American actor

*May 16th, 1978, Livingston

46

Henning Verlage

German musician and music executive

*May 16th, 1978, Greven

39

Matthias Grothe

German basketball player

*May 16th, 1978, Hemer †October 31st, 2017

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Who's birthday is on May 16th?

47

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

44

Jens Spahn

German politician

*May 16th, 1980, Ahaus

66

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

43

Joseph Morgan

English actor and director

*May 16th, 1981, London

44

Simon Gerrans

Road bicycle racer

*May 16th, 1980, Melbourne

42

Heide Wollert

German judoka

*May 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

75

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

32

Konstantin Abramov

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1992, Moscow

38

Megan Fox

American actress and model

*May 16th, 1986, Oak Ridge

65

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

30

Phillip Chew

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1994, Anaheim

68

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

50

Laura Pausini

Italian singer (born 1974)

*May 16th, 1974, Faenza

89

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin

54

Gabriela Sabatini

Argentine tennis player

*May 16th, 1970, Buenos Aires

27

Sören Opti

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1997, Paramaribo

47

Lynn Collins

American actress

*May 16th, 1977, Houston

26

Emma Karlsson

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1998, Älmhult

58

Janet Jackson

American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1966)

*May 16th, 1966, Gary

52

Andrzej Duda

President of Poland since 2015

*May 16th, 1972, Kraków

Same year
Born in 1978

46

Miroslav Klose

German professional football manager and fornite player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

46

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

46

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Jamie Carragher

English associiation football player and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

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Born on May 16th, 1978
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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