In a May 16but since 1997, the president of Zaire, Mobutu Sese Sekoleaves power after more than 30 years of dictatorship.
1509.- The fleet that, under the command of Cardinal Cisneros, would conquer Oran (present-day Algeria) sets sail from the port of Cartagena.
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1850.- Launched in Toulon (France), the first steam warship, called ‘Napoleon’.
1929.- In Hollywood (California), the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents its Oscars for the first time, endowed with a gold-plated statuette, later called ‘Oscar’.
1974.- Helmut Schmidt is sworn in as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
1975.- Japanese Junko Tabei reaches the summit of Everest, becoming the first woman to do so.
1986.- NATO approves Washington’s plan to produce new chemical weapons after 17 years of interruption.
1989.- China and the USSR reconcile after 30 years of antagonism.
1990.- The elected Hungarian Prime Minister, Joszef Antall, presents the first democratic Government in four decades in Budapest.
1993.- Suleiman Demirel is elected the ninth president of Türkiye.
2000.- Terra, Telefónica’s Internet subsidiary, buys the American portal Lycos for 12.5 billion dollars.
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2002.- Belgium becomes the second country to decriminalize euthanasia after the Netherlands.
.- In the US, the movie Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is released.
2003.- Several Islamist attacks in Casablanca (Morocco) cause 45 deaths.
2005.- Some 15,000 farmers take Brasilia to remind President Lula of his electoral promise to grant land titles to 14,000 families.
2007.- Jacques Chirac transfers the presidency of France to Nicolas Sarkozy, after 12 years in power.
2009.- Four women are elected deputies in Kuwait for the first time in history.
2011.- Financial crisis: the EU approves a bailout of 78 billion euros for Portugal and demands efforts from Greece.
.- The shuttle Endeavor takes off towards the International Space Station (ISS), on its last mission to space.
2013.- Wikipedia in Spanish reaches the first million articles published.
2019.- The historic leader of ETA ETA Josu Ternera arrested in France.
2024.- The Dow Jones, the main Wall Street stock market index, exceeds 40,000 points for the first time in history.
2025.- Salman Rushdie’s attacker is sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder.
1917.- Juan Rulfo, Mexican writer.
1905.- Henry Fonda, American actor.
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1906.- Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer.
1923.- Merton Miller, American economist, Nobel Prize in Economics 1990.
1951.- Christian Lacroix, French couturier and designer.
1953.- Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor.
1955.- Debra Winger, American actress.
1966.- Janet Jackson, American singer.
1970.- Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player.
1974.- Laura Pausini, Italian singer.
1986.- Megan Fox, American actress.
1567.- Juan Bautista de Toledo, Spanish architect, designed and directed the works of the Monastery of El Escorial until his death.
1696.- Mariana of Austria, regent of Spain.
1990.- Sammy Davis Jr., American singer and actor.
1995.- Lola Flores ‘La Faraona’, Spanish singer and actress.
2007.- Mary Douglas, British anthropologist.
2020.- Julio Anguita, Spanish politician.
2024.- Dabney Coleman, American actor.
