May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. On this day was born in the year: 1611 – Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689) 1641 – Dudley North, English economist and politician (d. 1691) 1710 – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (d. 1782) 1718 – Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1799) 1831 – David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (d. 1900) 1891 – Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor and actor (d. 1948) 1912 – Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) 1913 – Woody Herman, American singer, saxophonist, and clarinet player (d. 1987) 1919 – Liberace, American singer, pianist, and actor (d. 1987) 1921 – Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) 1922 – Eddie Bert, American trombonist (d. 2012) 1925 – Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2010) 1925 – Ola Vincent, Nigerian banker and economist (d. 2012) 1930 – Betty Carter, American singer (d. 1998) 1930 – Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 2000) 1931 – Hana Brady, Polish holocaust victim (d. 1944) 1931 – K. Natwar Singh, Indian politician, Minister of External Affairs for India 1931 – Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut 1934 – Kenneth O. Morgan, Welsh historian and author 1944 – Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader (Mahavishnu Orchestra, New York Jazz Quartet, Jazz Is Dead, and Bobby and the Midnites) 1945 – Nicky Chinn, English songwriter and producer 1946 – Robert Fripp, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (King Crimson, Fripp & Eno, and The League of Gentlemen) 1947 – Barbara Lee, American singer (The Chiffons) (d. 1992) 1947 – Darrell Sweet, English-Scottish drummer (Nazareth) (d. 1999) 1948 – Emma Georgina Rothschild, English historian and academic 1950 – Georg Bednorz, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate 1950 – Ray Condo, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004) 1950 – Bruce Coville, American author 1951 – Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer 1951 – Jonathan Richman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Modern Lovers) 1951 – Janet Soskice, Canadian philosopher and theologian 1952 – James Herndon, American psychologist 1953 – Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor and producer 1953 – David Maclean, Scottish politician 1953 – Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna 1953 – Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman, Scottish judge and academic 1954 – Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut 1955 – Olga Korbut, Belarusian gymnast 1955 – Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster 1955 – Hazel OConnor, English singer-songwriter and actress 1955 – Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012) 1955 – Debra Winger, American actress 1957 – Joan Benoit, American runner 1957 – Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft, English politician 1957 – Yuri Shevchuk, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (DDT) 1958 – Gitane Demone, American singer-songwriter (Christian Death and Pompeii 99) 1958 – Glenn Gregory, English singer-songwriter (Heaven 17, Honeyroot, and ABC) 1964 – John Salley, American basketball player and actor 1964 – Boyd Tinsley, American singer-songwriter and violinist (Dave Matthews Band) 1964 – Edit Bérces, Hungarian runner 1964 – Mary Anne Hobbs, English DJ and journalist 1964 – Milton Jones, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter 1965 – Krist Novoselic, American bass player and songwriter (Nirvana, Flipper, 1966 – Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress 1966 – Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor (Blue County) 1968 – Ralph Tresvant, American singer, actor, and producer (New Edition and Heads of State 1970 – Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress 1971 – Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Slowdive and Mojave 3) 1973 – Special Ed, American rapper and actor (Crooklyn Dodgers) 1974 – Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer 1974 – Sonny Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (P.O.D.) 1975 – B.Slade, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor 1975 – Tony Kakko, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sonata Arctica and Northern Kings) 1977 – Dolcenera, Italian singer-songwriter and actress 1977 – Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter (GusGus) 1978 – Jim Sturgess, English singer-songwriter and actor 1982 – Billy Crawford, Filipino-American singer-songwriter and actor 1983 – Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer 1985 – Tadayoshi Okura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Kanjani Eight) 1993 – IU, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
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