Historical Events
- "3 Men on a Horse" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 40 performances
- "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" closes at Circle in Square, NYC after 30 performances
- Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull
- Judd Nelson pleads no contest to kicking Kim Evans in the head
- Suleyman Demirel elected President of Turkey
Famous Birthdays
- Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norwegian biathlete (5 x Olympic gold 2018, 22; 12 x World C'ship gold), born in Stryn, Norway
Famous Deaths
- Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)), dies at 41
- Marv Johnson, American R&B pianist, songwriter, and singer ("You Got What It Takes"; "(You've Got To) Move Two Mountains"), dies of a stroke at 54
About May 16, 1993
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 31 years, 3 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No
Music Charts
#1 Song: That's The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
#1 Song: All That She Wants - Ace of Base
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