Juan Félix Sánchez

Venezuelan sculptor (1900-1997).

Born May 16th, 1900 in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.

Died April 18th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.

Ailton Ferreira Silva

Brazilian footballer.

Born May 16th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Lauro de Freitas.

José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon

Italian hurdler.

Born May 16th, 1992 (age 34 years) in La Vega.

Lawrence Nuesslein

Sport shooter (1895–1971).

Born May 16th, 1895 in Ridgefield Park.

Died May 10th, 1971 at 75 years old in Allentown.

Petre Becheru

Romanian weightlifter.

Born May 16th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Drăgănești-Vlașca.

Thomas Knorr

German handball player.

Born May 16th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Lübeck.

Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker

French writer (1886-1942).

Born May 16th, 1886 in Oran.

Died August 19th, 1942 at 56 years old in Algiers.

Ida Baccini

Italian writer (1850–1911).

Born May 16th, 1850 in Florence.

Died February 28th, 1911 at 60 years old in Florence (pulmonary emphysema). ^[ref]

Anton Kanibolotskiy

Ukrainian footballer.

Born May 16th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Kyiv.

Oskar Deecke

German field hockey player.

Born May 16th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Hamburg.

Bruno Sorić

Italian rower (1904–1942).

Born May 16th, 1904 in Zadar.

Died June 13th, 1942 at 38 years old in Dalmatia.

Juan Calzadilla

Venezuelan artist (1930–2025).

Born May 16th, 1930 in Altagracia de Orituco.

Died June 15th, 2025 at 95 years old in Caracas. ^[ref]

Gilles Bertould

French athlete.

Born May 16th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Plumaudan.

Hugh Plaxton

Canadian ice hockey player (1904-1982).

Born May 16th, 1904 in Barrie.

Died December 1st, 1982 at 78 years old in Mississauga.

Erich Weishaupt

Olympic ice hockey player.

Born May 16th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Kaufbeuren.

Boris Tokarev

Athletics competitor (1927–2002).

Born May 16th, 1927 in Nevinnomyssk.

Died December 17th, 2002 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Irene Clarin

German actress.

Born May 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Munich.

Niels Flemming Hansen

Danish politician.

Born May 16th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Vejle.

Simeon Price

Amateur golfer (1882–1945).

Born May 16th, 1882 in St. Louis.

Died December 16th, 1945 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..

Larisa Mikhalchenko

Athletics competitor.

Born May 16th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Lviv.

Kerope Patkanov

Armenian academic (1833-1889).

Born May 16th, 1833 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.

Died April 14th, 1889 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Minoru Suganuma

Japanese association football player.

Born May 16th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Iwatsuki-ku.

Yūki Takita

Japanese association football player.

Born May 16th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Saitama Prefecture.

Sloan MacKenzie

Canadian canoeist (born 2002).

Born May 16th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Halifax.

Nikolai Lyashchenko

Politician (1910-2000).

Born May 16th, 1910 in Zima.

Died October 10th, 2000 at 90 years old in Moscow.