On This Day - May 16th 1770 – Fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette, the youngest daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste later to become Louis XVI of France.
On This Day - May 16th 1868 – President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in his impeachment trial by one vote in the United States Senate.
On This Day - May 16th 1920 – Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc as a saint.
On This Day - May 16th 1929 – The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood.
On This Day - May 16th 1948 – Chaim Weizmann is elected the first President of Israel.
On This Day - May 16th 1966 – The Chinese Cultural Revolution is launched by Mao Zedong.
On This Day - May 16th 1969 – Venera 5, a Soviet spaceprobe, lands on Venus.
On This Day - May 16th 1975 – Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 16th 1611 – Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
Born On This Day - May 16th 1905 – Henry Fonda, American actor (d. 1982)
Born On This Day - May 16th 1912 – Studs Terkel, American writer (d. 2008)
Born On This Day - May 16th 1919 – Liberace, American pianist (d. 1987)
Born On This Day - May 16th 1946 – Today is the birthday of Robert Fripp, English guitarist (King Crimson)
Born On This Day - May 16th 1951 – Today is the birthday of Jonathan Richman, American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born On This Day - May 16th 1953 – Today is the birthday of Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor.
Born On This Day - May 16th 1955 – Today is the birthday of Hazel O'Connor, English singer.
Born On This Day - May 16th 1955 – Today is the birthday of Debra Winger, American actress.
Born On This Day - May 16th 1966 – Today is the birthday of Janet Jackson, American singer.
Born On This Day - May 16th 1970 – Today is the birthday of Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player.
Born On This Day - May 16th 1973 – Today is the birthday of Tori Spelling, American actress.
Born On This Day - May 16th 1986 – Today is the birthday of Megan Fox, American actress.
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