Template:On this day/May 16

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

May 16:

• 1773 – Dabney Carr, aged 29, died in Charlottesville of bilious fever. Married to Thomas Jefferson's sister, he was the first person buried in the family graveyard later used for Thomas Jefferson.
• 1923 – Local civic groups, including the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Young Men’s Business Club, and League of Women Voters, met to discuss a proposed city "hog ordinance."