May 16th, 2038

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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

Birthdays and future age on May 16th, 2038

89

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

80

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

61

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress (born 1977)

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

82

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

79

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

41

Sören Opti

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1997, Paramaribo

46

Konstantin Abramov

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1992, Moscow

44

Phillip Chew

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1994, Anaheim

40

Emma Karlsson

Badminton player

*May 16th, 1998, Älmhult

58

Jens Spahn

German politician

*May 16th, 1980, Ahaus

86

Allan Wasserman

American actor

*May 16th, 1952, The Bronx

77

Anette Hoff

Norwegian actress

*May 16th, 1961, Drøbak

52

Megan Fox

American actress and model

*May 16th, 1986, Oak Ridge

56

Heide Wollert

German judoka

*May 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

85

Pierce Brosnan

Irish actor (1953- )

*May 16th, 1953, Drogheda

57

Joseph Morgan

English actor and director

*May 16th, 1981, London

72

Janet Jackson

American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1966)

*May 16th, 1966, Gary

68

Gabriela Sabatini

Argentine tennis player

*May 16th, 1970, Buenos Aires

87

Christian Lacroix

French fashion and theater designer

*May 16th, 1951, Arles

47

Ashley Wagner

American figure skater

*May 16th, 1991, Heidelberg

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