May 16th Holidays
💡 International Day of Light
🕊️ International Day of Living Together in Peace
🐟 World Fish Migration Day
🏛️ Night of Museums (Lange Nacht der Museen)
🍷 International Ezerjó Day
🐂 International Bullfighting Day (Día Internacional de la Tauromaquia)
🎻 World Fiddle Day
🐏 International Heritage Breeds Day
🥃 World Whisky Day
🍇 International Baga Day
🍋 Plant a Lemon Tree Day
⚕️ International Celiac Disease Awareness Day
🎨 Culture Freedom Day
⚕️ Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day (HAE Day)
🇺🇸 National Barbecue Day (BBQ Day) - USA
🇺🇸 National Armed Forces Day - USA
🇺🇸 National River Cleanup Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Drawing Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Love a Tree Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Learn to Swim Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Mimosa Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Coquilles St. Jacques Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Do Something Good For Your Neighbor Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Biographer’s Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Wear Purple for Peace Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Sea Monkey Day - USA
🇺🇸 National Piercing Day - USA
🇬🇧 Middlesex Day - United Kingdom
🇬🇧 National Work From Home Day - United Kingdom
🇦🇺 Horse Rescue Day - Australia
🇮🇳 Sikkim Statehood Day (सिक्किम राज्य दिवस) - India
🇲🇾 Teacher’s Day (Hari Guru) - Malaysia
🇷🇺 Kalmyk Tea Day (Хальмг Цәәгин нәр, День калмыцкого чая) - Russia
🇺🇦 Science Day (День науки) - Ukraine
🇮🇶 Mass Graves Day (اليوم الوطني للمقابر الجماعية) - Iraq
🇵🇱 Border Guard Day (Straż Graniczna) - Poland
🇨🇴 National Check Your Wipers Day (Día Nacional de Revisar Tus Limpiaparabrisas) - Latin America
🇸🇸 SPLA Day - South Sudan
This Day in History
• On May 16, 1817, British Columbia was declared the sixth province of Canada 209 yr.
• On May 16, 1929, The first Academy Award ceremony took place in the USA 97 yr.
• On May 16, 1995, The largest paper airplane with a wingspan of 14 meters flew almost 35 meters 31 yr.
