Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for May 16, 2021

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ByGarrett

Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!


Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.

On This Day

  • 1606: 2,000 foreigners were murdered in Russia
  • 1792: Denmark abolished the slave trade
  • 1875: An earthquake in Venezuela and Colombia killed 16,000
  • 1894: A fire in Boston destroyed the South End Grounds Baseball Stadium and 200 other buildings
  • 1938: 38 died in a fire at Atlanta, Georgia’s Terminal Hotel
  • 1943: SS General Jürgen Stroop ordered the burning of the Warsaw Ghetto, ending a month of Jewish resistance. 13,000 Jews died
  • 1944: The first of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reached Auschwitz
  • 1968: An earthquake killed 47 in Japan
  • 1988: The US Supreme Court ruled trash may be searched without a warrant
  • 2005: Kuwait’s National Assembly voted to permit women’s suffrage
  • 2006: An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale occurred near New Zealand

Weekly Holidays and Observances including May 16, 2021

  • World Schizophrenia Awareness Week (May 12-18)
  • Shavuot (May 16-17)
  • Emergency Medical Services Week (May 16-22)

May Monthly Holidays and Observances

  • Arthritis Awareness Month
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
  • Better Hearing and Speech Month
  • Better Sleep Month
  • Clean Air Month
  • Correct Posture Month
  • Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
  • Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month
  • Employee Health and Fitness Month
  • Family Wellness Month
  • Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
  • Food Allergy Awareness Month
  • Fungal Infection Awareness Month
  • Haitian Heritage Month
  • Healthy Vision Month
  • High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
  • Homeschooling Awareness Month
  • Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
  • International Business Image Improvement Month
  • International Civility Awareness Month
  • Internet and E-Commerce Services Month
  • Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Labor History Month
  • Lupus Awareness Month
  • Lyme Disease Awareness Month
  • Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
  • Mental Health Month
  • National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
  • National Community Action Month
  • National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
  • National Hepatitis Awareness Month
  • National High Blood Pressure Education Month
  • National Inventors Month
  • National Meditation Month
  • National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
  • National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
  • National Recommitment Month
  • National Smile Month
  • National Stroke Awareness Month
  • Personal History Awareness Month
  • Revise Your Work Schedule Month
  • Small Business Month
  • Spiritual Literacy Month
  • Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month
  • Trauma Awareness Month

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