16th May

Coronation Street history

 * 1956 - Bert Tilsley marries Ivy Nelson.
 * 1962 - Ena Sharples writes to Prince Philip for his support in the resident's campaign not to rename the Street (this storyline caused problems for Granada as a law at that time forbade mention of individual members of the Royal Family in drama presentations).
 * 1977 - Mavis Riley moves into the Kabin flat.
 * 1983 - Bet Lynch finds out that Jack Duckworth is one of the clients on offer at the "Bill & Coo Video Dating Agency". Hilda Ogden's brother Archie Crabtree dies.
 * 1984 - Albert Tatlock's funeral takes place. Linda Cheveski moves back to the Street.
 * 1997 - Jack and Vera Duckworth win a crooked raffle set up by Alec Gilroy for a holiday in Las Vegas (the holiday events are chronicled in the spin-off video Viva Las Vegas!).
 * 1999 - Greg Kelly is cornered by the police and arrested after he tries to hold Sally Webster and the girls hostage (Final appearance of the character).
 * 2003 - The Harris family come off their witness protection scheme and stop using the false name of Nelson.
 * 2004 - Fred Elliott is set up in a scam to "buy" a Thai bride, Orchid Pattaya.
 * 2005 - Diggory Compton opens up his baker's shop at 18 Victoria Street.

Real world

 * 1936 - Roy Hudd (Archie Shuttleworth) born.
 * 2004 - Harry Elton, Coronation Street 's first (uncredited) Executive Producer died.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 16th May on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1962, 1966
 * 1970s - 1973, 1977, 1979
 * 1980s - 1983, 1984, 1988
 * 1990s - 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (I) (II), 2007, 2008 (I) (II)
 * Pardon the Expression - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Frying (1966)