Bernard Spilsbury

British pathologist (1877–1947).

Born May 16th, 1877 in Warwickshire.

Died December 17th, 1947 at 70 years old in London.

Robert Jay Lifton

American psychiatrist and author (1926–2025).

Born May 16th, 1926 in Brooklyn.

Died September 4th, 2025 at 99 years old in Truro. ^[ref]

Dwight E. Evans

American politician (born 1954).

Born May 16th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Philadelphia.

Mario Monicelli

Italian film director and screenwriter (1915–2010).

Born May 16th, 1915 in Rome.

Died November 29th, 2010 at 95 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Friedrich Gulda

Austrian pianist and composer (1930–2000).

Born May 16th, 1930 in Vienna.

Died January 27th, 2000 at 69 years old in Steinbach am Attersee (myocardial infarction).

Pierre Gilliard

Swiss tutor to the russian imperial family (1879-1962).

Born May 16th, 1879 in Fiez.

Died May 30th, 1962 at 83 years old in Lausanne.

Claudio Baglioni

Italian singer.

Born May 16th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Rome.

Vujadin Boškov

Serbian footballer (1931-2014).

Born May 16th, 1931 in Begeč.

Died April 27th, 2014 at 82 years old in Novi Sad (Alzheimer's disease).

Lee Hee-jin

South korean singer and actress.

Born May 16th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Seoul.

Margret Rey

Children's illustrator and writer, german jewish american (1906–1996).

Born May 16th, 1906 in Hamburg.

Died December 21st, 1996 at 90 years old in Cambridge.

Nancy Roman

American astronomer and principal in the hubble space telescope project (1925-2018).

Born May 16th, 1925 in Nashville. ^[ref]

Died December 25th, 2018 at 93 years old in Germantown. ^[ref]

Łukasz Kubot

Polish tennis player.

Born May 16th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Bolesławiec.

Joseph Polchinski

Physicist working on string theory (1954–2018).

Born May 16th, 1954 in White Plains.

Died February 2nd, 2018 at 63 years old in Santa Barbara (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Robert B. Wilson

American economist and nobel laureate.

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

Kervens Belfort

Haitian footballer.

Born May 16th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Petit-Goâve.

Barry Boehm

American software engineer (1935–2022).

Born May 16th, 1935 in Santa Monica.

Died August 20th, 2022 at 87 years old ^[ref]

Darrell Sweet

British musician (1947–1999).

Born May 16th, 1947 in Bournemouth.

Died April 30th, 1999 at 51 years old in New Albany (myocardial infarction).

Yuri Shvets

Former kgb officer.

Born May 16th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Kharkiv.

Kim Wan-sun

South korean singer.

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

Can Bonomo

Turkish rock singer.

Born May 16th, 1987 (age 38 years) in İzmir.

Alexander Burnes

British explorer and political officer in british india (1805-1841).

Born May 16th, 1805 in Montrose.

Died November 2nd, 1841 at 36 years old in Kabul.

Richard Tauber

Austrian tenor (1891-1948).

Born May 16th, 1891 in Linz.

Died January 8th, 1948 at 56 years old in London (lung cancer).

Martine Carol

French actress (1920–1967).

Born May 16th, 1920 in Saint-Mandé. ^[ref]

Died February 6th, 1967 at 46 years old in Monte Carlo (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Tony Kakko

Finnish singer.

Born May 16th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Kemi.

Chester Brown

Canadian cartoonist (born 1960).

Born May 16th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Montreal.