1858
Treaty of Aigun
Treaty · Europe
On this day
16 May
316 events in the atlas are dated to 16 May, from 783 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 316 events
- 783 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1863
Battle of Champion Hill
Battle · North America
1916
Sykes–Picot Agreement
Treaty
1966
Cultural Revolution
Rebellion · East Asia · 1966 – 1976
2014
Libyan Civil War
War · North Africa · 2014 – 2020
2020
2020 Atlantic hurricane season
Event
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 3 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 22 events- 1703Founding of Saint PetersburgFounding · Europe
- 1703Founding of Peter and Paul FortressFounding · Europe
- 1795Treaty of The HagueTreaty · Europe
- 1654Battle of the DardanellesBattle · Middle East
- 1644Action of 16 May 1644Battle · Europe
- 1793First Battle of Fontenay-le-ComteBattle · Europe
- 1771Battle of AlamanceBattle · North America
- 1573Founding of Vitioara de SusFounding · Europe
- 1654Founding of MătăsaruFounding · Europe
- 1611Founding of MagdalenaFounding · South America
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 36 events- 1858Treaty of AigunTreaty · Europe
- 1863Battle of Champion HillBattle · North America
- 1811Battle of AlbueraBattle · Europe
- 187716 May 1877 crisisEvent · Europe
- 1843Naval Battle of CampecheBattle · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1892Founding of PocahontasFounding · North America
- 1843Battle of the SmalaBattle · North Africa
- 1801Battle of Al KhankahBattle · North Africa
- 1802First Battle of Tripoli HarborBattle · North Africa
- 1834Battle of AsseiceiraBattle · Europe
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 136 events- 1966Cultural RevolutionRebellion · East Asia · 1966 – 1976
- 1916Sykes–Picot AgreementTreaty
- 1943Operation ChastiseEvent · Europe
- 1961May 16 coupPolitical · East Asia
- 1996Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology ProjectEvent · East Asia · 1996 – 2000
- 19911991 Sino-Soviet Border AgreementTreaty
- 1950Italian Somaliland somaloEvent · Sub-Saharan Africa · 1950 – 1963
- 2000Cartagena Protocol on BiosafetyTreaty · North America
- 1992Founding of KalmykiaFounding · Europe
- 1975Founding of SikkimFounding · South Asia
The 21st century
since 2001 · 119 events- 2014Libyan Civil WarWar · North Africa · 2014 – 2020
- 20202020 Atlantic hurricane seasonEvent
- 2020Cyclone AmphanEvent · South Asia
- 2008Noida double murder caseNatural disaster · South Asia
- 20162016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionElection · South Asia
- 2020Eurovision: Europe Shine a LightEvent
- 2013same-sex marriage in BrazilEvent · South America
- 20032003 Casablanca bombingAttack · North Africa
- 2010killing of Aiyana JonesCrime · North America
- 20222022 Albanian presidential electionElection · Europe
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.