Thomas Hirschhorn

Swiss artist (born 1957).

Born May 16th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Bern.

Ľuboš Micheľ

Slovak soccer referee and manager.

Born May 16th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Stropkov.

Jan Mikulicz-Radecki

Polish surgeon (1850-1905).

Born May 16th, 1850 in Chernivtsi.

Died June 14th, 1905 at 55 years old in Wrocław.

Antonio Rattín

Argentine footballer and politician.

Born May 16th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Tigre.

Nguyễn Tuấn Anh

Vietnamese association football player.

Born May 16th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Thái Bình.

Arturo Uslar Pietri

Venezuelan intellectual and politician (1907-2001).

Born May 16th, 1906 in Caracas.

Died February 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction).

Karl Lehmann

German theologian, bishop of mainz, catholic cardinal (1936-2018).

Born May 16th, 1936 in Sigmaringen.

Died March 11th, 2018 at 81 years old in Mainz (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Nathan Birnbaum

Austrian philosopher (1864-1937).

Born May 16th, 1864 in Vienna.

Died April 2nd, 1937 at 72 years old in Scheveningen.

Tomáš Fleischmann

Czech ice hockey player.

Born May 16th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Kopřivnice.

Marco Kurz

German football player and manager.

Born May 16th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Stuttgart.

Isao Sasaki

Japanese singer, actor, voice actor (1942-).

Born May 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tokyo.

Jan Kiepura

Polish actor and singer (1902–1966).

Born May 16th, 1902 in Sosnowiec. ^[ref]

Died August 16th, 1966 at 64 years old in Harrison (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Kenneth O. Morgan

Welsh historian and author.

Born May 16th, 1934 (age 91 years).

Roberto Iniesta

Spanish rock musician (1962–2025).

Born May 16th, 1962 in Plasencia.

Died December 10th, 2025 at 63 years old in Barakaldo. ^[ref]

Luigi Villoresi

Racecar driver.

Born May 16th, 1909 in Milan.

Died August 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Modena.

Milan Pančevski

Yugoslav politician and past chairman of the league of communists of yugoslavia. (1935-2019).

Born May 16th, 1935 in Debar.

Died January 9th, 2019 at 83 years old in Skopje. ^[ref]

Steve Lewis

Former american track and field athlete.

Born May 16th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Los Angeles.

Mickaël Le Bihan

French association football player.

Born May 16th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Ploemeur.

Bryan Rabello

Chilean footballer.

Born May 16th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Rancagua.

Magda Guzmán

Mexican actress (1931–2015).

Born May 16th, 1931 in Saltillo.

Died March 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).

Marcel Griaule

French anthropologist (1898-1956).

Born May 16th, 1898 in Aisy-sur-Armançon.

Died February 23rd, 1956 at 57 years old in Paris.

Hu Zongnan

Taiwanese politician (1896–1962).

Born May 16th, 1896 in Ningbo, Zhenhai District.

Died February 14th, 1962 at 65 years old in Taipei.

Fotis Katsikaris

Greek professional basketball player and coach.

Born May 16th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Korydallos.

Bobbejaan Schoepen

Belgian musician, performer (1925–2010).

Born May 16th, 1925 in Boom.

Died May 17th, 2010 at 85 years old in Turnhout (heart failure). ^[ref]

Alina Szapocznikow

Polish sculptor (1926-1973).

Born May 16th, 1926 in Kalisz.

Died March 2nd, 1973 at 46 years old in Praz-Coutant (breast cancer).