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Friday, May 16, 2025
Friday, May 16, 2025 falls on a Friday. It is day 136 of the year, ISO week 20, in Q2.
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Friday, May 16
May 16, 2025 is day 136 of 365, ISO week 20, in Q2. The moon is Waning Gibbous and the zodiac sign is Taurus.
Day of year136
ISO week20
QuarterQ2
Days left229
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Lunar age
- 18.7 days
- Illumination
- 84%
- Season
- Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Taurus
- Observances
- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
- Shareable URL
- /date/2025-05-16
Today's Celebrations
May 16
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Aaron (Coptic Church)
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Abda and Abdjesus, and companions: Abdas of Susa
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Andrew Bobola
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Brendan the Navigator (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church)
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Caroline Chisholm (Church of England)
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Gemma Galgani (Passionists Calendar)
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Germerius
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Honoratus of Amiens
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History for May 16
At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya.
The first Chuck E. Cheese location, the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment (example pictured), and an indoor arcade, opened in San Jose, California.
Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim (flag pictured) abolished its monarchy and was annexed to become the 22nd state of India.
Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
A gas explosion in Ronan Point (collapse pictured) causes a corner of the building to collapse, leading to a loss of public confidence in high-rise residential buildings.
Led by Park Chung Hee, the Military Revolution Committee carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Po-sun in Seoul, ending the Second Republic of Korea.
American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu.
The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks, was turned on for the first time.
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Notable Deaths
2025
Domingos Maubere, East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (born 1952)
2024
Dabney Coleman, American actor (born 1932)
2024
Eddie Gossage, American public speaker and businessman (born 1958)
2023
Norm Green, American long-distance runner (born 1932)
2021
Bruno Covas, Brazilian lawyer, politician (born 1980)
2019
Piet Blauw, Dutch politician (born 1937)
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Five people are killed and three others are injured by a landslide at a hydropower plant construction site in Phong Thổ, Lai Châu province, Vietnam. (News.az)
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