Page 3: Historical Events In August - 07
Saturday, 16 May 2026
1882 Hatfields of south WV and McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die 

1883 J Ringelnatz, writer 

1884 Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa). 

1885 5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar. 

1885 Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz). 

1885 Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46. 

1886 Louis Hazeltine, inventor (neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible). 

1887 Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician. 

1888 Patent for revolving door granted 

1888 Theophilus Van Kannel of Phila patents revolving door 

1893 53rd Congress (1893-95) convenes. 

1893 Alfredo Catalani, composer, dies at 39. 

1895 Edward Gill, baseball player 

1897 Franz J Weinrich, [Heinrich Lerse], German writer (Himmlisches). 

1899 Ricci Riano, England. 

1900 Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike. 

1900 Taylor Caldwell, novelist 

1903 Louis Leakey, British archaeologist is born 

1903 Louis Leakey, anthropologist (1964 Richard Hooper Medal). 

1904 Train derailed on bridge in Eden Colo during a flash flood, results in the deaths of 96 

1904 Ralph J Bunche, founder/diplomat (UN) (Nobel 1950) 

1906 Gerhard Frommel, composer. 

1907 In this year, Walter Johnson claims 1st of his 416 claims, 7-2 over Cleveland 

1907 Ben Carter, NYC, actor (Dark Alibi, Dressed to Kill) 

1909 US issues 1st Lincoln penny. 

1911 R Nicholas Ray, Galesville WI, director (Rebel Without a Cause) 

1912 Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for pres 

1913 David Popper, composer, dies at 70 

1914 British Gloucester vs German Breslau/Goeben off Greece 

1914 Ted Moore, South Africa, cinematographer (James Bond). 

1914 B B (Bransby) Cooper, cricketer (Test for Australia), dies 

1915 Charge of Australian Light Horse Brigade at the Nek, Gallipoli. 

1915 Crpl. Cyril Royston Guyton BASSETT, NZ Divisional Signals, NZ Engineers won the Victoria Cross at Chunuk Bair, on the Gallipoli Peninsula 

1915 Assault up Russell's Top at Gallipolis, 232 Australians die 

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