Who died on May 16

99 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 16, including Emperor Wu of Jin, Fujiwara no Michitaka, Simon Stock. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

56 documented historical events happened on May 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Mohnyin Thado captured Sagaing to become the king of Ava, in present-day Myanmar. On the same day, in another year: After a scuffle in which one cardinal had several bones broken, a papal conclave convened in Rome elected Camillo Borghese as Pope Paul V. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.