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Notable Historical Events for May 16th

1982Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament

1920Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'arc) canonized a saint

1969Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute

1992"Smells Like Nirvana" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35

1970Grover Henson Feels Forgotten by Bill Cosby hits #70

1571Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM

1980Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album

1955Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Don Cockell in SF

1987Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show

1947Billie Holiday is arrested in her New York apartment for possession of narcotics

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Notable Birthdays on May 16th

1861H. H. Holmes [Herman Webster Mudgett], Gilmanton, New Hampshire, American serial killer

1953Pierce Brosnan, County Meath Ireland, actor (Remington Steele, Golden Eye)

1919[Wladziu Valentino] Liberace, West Allis Wisconsin, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman)

1986Megan Fox, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, American actress (Transformers) and model

May 16th Birthdays
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Notable Weddings on May 16th

1770Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France

1989MLB player Moises Alou (22) weds Austria Melo

May 16th Weddings
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Notable Deaths on May 16th

1703Charles Perrault, French author/fairy tale writer, dies at 75

1985Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82

May 16th Deaths
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