16 May

136/365 - 137/366

Birthdays

 * Roy Hudd (b.1936), Robert Fripp (b.1946), Jonathan Richman (b.1951), Pierce Brosnan (b.1953), Hazel O'Connor (b.1955), Olga Korbut (b.1955), Glenn Gregory (b.1958), Janet Jackson (b.1966), Laura Pausini (b.1974), Megan Fox (b.1986).

Events

 * 1966: Beach Boys' Pets Sounds is released.
 * 1973: 13th European Cup Winner's Cup AC Milan v. Leeds in Saloniki
 * 1974: Helmut Schmidt becomes West German Chancellor
 * 1979: 19th European Cup Winner's Cup
 * 1984: 24th European Cup Winner's Cup Juventus v. Porto in Basel.
 * 1986: Top Gun US premiere.
 * 1991: Queen Elizabeth II becomes first British monarch to address US congress.
 * 2002: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones on general release worldwide.
 * 2007: Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the 23rd President of France
 * 2009: 54th Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.

Charts
as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1971: Dawn - Knock Three Times (2/5)
 * 1978: Boney M - Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring (2/5)
 * 1993: Ace of Base - All That She Wants (1/3)
 * 1999: Boyzone - You Needed Me (1/1)
 * 2004: Frankee - F.U.R.B. (1/3)
 * 2010: Roll Deep - Good Times (3/3)