May 16 in History

Historical Events on May 16

1822 Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.

1866 The United States Congress establishes the nickel.

1888 Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.

1943 The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.

1966 The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

1974 Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of Yugoslavia.

1991 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.

2003 In Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks.

2005 Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35-23 National Assembly vote.

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Famous Birthdays on May 16

1966 Janet Jackson

1969 Tucker Carlson

1974 Laura Pausini

1991 Grigor Dimitrov

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Famous Deaths on May 16

1953 Django Reinhardt

1990 Sammy Davis Jr.

1990 Jim Henson

2013 Dick Trickle

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