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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 16 MAI

United States Congress

Année: 1866

The United States Congress establishes the nickel.

United States Senate

Année: 1868

The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.

American Civil War

Année: 1863

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, the decisive Union victory by Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Champion Hill drives the Confederate army under John C. Pemberton back towards Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Juan Godoy

Année: 1832

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

Greek War of Independence

Année: 1822

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

Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts)

Année: 1874

A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.

16 May 1877 crisis

Année: 1877

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.

2025 Somerset–London tornado

Année: 2025

A devastating EF4 tornado kills nineteen people in Southeast Kentucky, hitting the towns of Somerset and London.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Année: 1916

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.

International Electrotechnical Exhibition

Année: 1891

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

NAISSANCES DU 16 MAI

Pierre Gilliard

Année de naissance: 1879

Pierre Gilliard, Swiss author and academic (died 1962)

Friedrich Schorlemmer

Année de naissance: 1944

Friedrich Schorlemmer, German Protestant theologian (died 2024)

Danny Trejo

Année de naissance: 1944

Danny Trejo, American actor

Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews

Année de naissance: 1943

Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews, English politician

Billy Cobham

Année de naissance: 1944

Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader

Robert Fripp

Année de naissance: 1946

Robert Fripp, English guitarist, songwriter and producer

Nazareth (band)

Année de naissance: 1947

Darrell Sweet, Scottish drummer (died 1999)

Margaret Fountaine

Année de naissance: 1862

Margaret Fountaine, English lepidopterist and diarist (died 1940)

Fred Conrad Koch

Année de naissance: 1876

Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (died 1948)

Dan Coats

Année de naissance: 1943

Dan Coats, American politician and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Germany

DéCèS DU 16 MAI

Nigger (dog)

Année de décès: 1943

Nigger, black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron.

Alfred Hoche

Année de décès: 1943

Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist and academic (born 1865)

Filip Mișea

Année de décès: 1944

Filip Mișea, Aromanian activist, physician and politician (born 1873)

George Ade

Année de décès: 1944

George Ade, American journalist, author, and playwright (born 1866)

Joseph Strauss (engineer)

Année de décès: 1938

Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (born 1870)

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos

Année de décès: 1936

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (born 1860)

Henri-Edmond Cross

Année de décès: 1910

Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (born 1856)

Louis Perrier

Année de décès: 1913

Louis Perrier, Swiss architect and politician (born 1849)

Levi P. Morton

Année de décès: 1920

Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (born 1824)

Mehmed VI

Année de décès: 1926

Mehmed VI, the 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born 1861)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 16 MAI

May 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: May 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Ubald

Christian feast day: Ubald (see Saint Ubaldo Day)

Simon Stock

Christian feast day: Simon Stock

Christianity in Sudan

Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA))

Mass graves in Iraq

Mass Graves Day (Iraq)

List of Teachers' Days

Teachers' Day (Malaysia)

National day

National Day, declared by Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan)

Margaret of Cortona

Christian feast day: Margaret of Cortona

John of Nepomuk

Christian feast day: John of Nepomuk

Brendan the Navigator

Christian feast day: Brendan the Navigator (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church)

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