About the day » Sunday May 16, 2004Calender converter

• Barbertje Aaltje Kuiper (84), Vollenhove
• Christina Roke (70), Deventer
• Cent Hoek (70), Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dieuwke Reinders van der Lei (81), Kortehemmen
• Alain GUNZBURG de (84), Paris,75000,Paris,ÎLE-de-FRANCE,FRANCE
• Adeleid Wijker (74), Velsen
• Bernardus Johannes Wismeijer (94)
• Anna Johanna Mechtilda Korste (94), Papendrecht
• Anna Sophia Zwart (88)
• Anna de Mare (85), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1991 » Ashley Wagner, American figure skater
• 1991 » Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player
• 1991 » Joey Graceffa, American internet celebrity
• 1992 » Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 » Kirstin Maldonado, American singer and songwriter
• 1993 » IU, Korean singer-songwriter and actress
• 1993 » Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norwegian biathlete
• 1993 » Karol Mets, Estonian footballer
• 1995 » Elizabeth Ralston, Australian footballer
• 1996 » Louisa Chirico, American tennis player

• 1997 » Elbridge Durbrow, American diplomat (b. 1903)
• 2002 » Alec Campbell, Australian soldier (b. 1899)
• 2003 » Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (b. 1930)
• 2005 » Andrew Goodpaster, American general (b. 1915)
• 2008 » Robert Mondavi, American winemaker, co-founded the Opus One Winery (b. 1913)
• 2010 » Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)
• 2010 » Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
• 2011 » Bob Davis, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
• 2011 » Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)
• 2011 » Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917)

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• February 14 » In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 25 people, and wounding more than 100 others.
• March 2 » War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
• May 14 » The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
• July 4 » The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
• September 23 » Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.
• September 30 » The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat itself is retired.

The temperature on May 16, 2004 was between 8.7 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.