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What Happened On 16th May 1990 In History

May 16th (1990) was a Wednesday. It's the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 229 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on May 16 in 1990

  • » Amanda Carreras, Gibraltarian tennis player
  • » Charlotte Crosby, English television personality
  • » Thomas Sangster, English actor
  • » Darko Šarović, Serbian sprinter
  • » Omar Strong, American basketball player

May 16th Famous Deaths for 1990

  • » Sammy Davis, Jr., American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)
  • » Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, screenwriter, and producer, created The Muppets (b. 1936)

May 16th Holidays in History

  • » Christian feast day:
  • » Aaron (Copt) e.g Aaron (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria called Coptic Church)
  • » Abda and Abdjesus, and companions:
  • » Abdas of Susa
  • » Andrew Bobola
  • » Brendan named Brendan the Navigator (Roman Catholic Church)
  • » Caroline Chisholm (Church of England)
  • » Saint Germerius known as Germerius
  • » Honoratus of Amiens
  • » John of Nepomuk
  • » Margaret of Cortona
  • » Peregrine of Auxerre
  • » Simon Stock
  • » Ubald (see Saint Ubaldo Day)
  • » Christianity in Sudan known as Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • » Mass graves in Iraq named Mass Graves Day (Iraq)
  • » National Day, declared by Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan)

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World History for the 16th May