May 16: on this day in history
A few events that happened on May 16. You do not need to know them all; curiosity is enough.
Historical events
- 1770Austrian princess Marie Antoinette married the French heir to the throne, Louis-Auguste.
- 1812The Ottoman Empire and Russia signed the Treaty of Bucharest, ceding Bessarabia to Russia.
- 1888Nikola Tesla delivered his famous lecture on transmitting electricity with alternating current.
- 1920Pope Benedict XV canonized the French heroine Joan of Arc.
- 1975Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach Everest's summit.
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