Historical Events In May - 16

1875  Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000 on May - 16.  

1877  May 16, 1877 political crisis in France on May - 16.  

1878  Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely) on May - 16.  

1879  On May - 16 treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English  

1879  Antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres on this day in history.  

1880  On May - 16 julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)  

1880  Karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76 on May - 16.  

1881  On this day in history world's first elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)  

1881  On this day in history world's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)  

1882  8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.00 on May - 16.  

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1884  On this day in history 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25  

1887  On May - 16 bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)  

1888  CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia on this day in history.  

1888  On this day in history cPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC  

1889  On this day in history joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft)  

1891  George A Hormel & Company introduce Spam on May - 16.  

1891  On May - 16 george A Hormel & Co introduce Spam  

1892  On this day in history coenraad B van Haeringen, linguist/etymologist (Dutch Dictionary)  

1892  On this day in history john Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies  

1893  On this day in history jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30)  

1894  Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings on May - 16.  

1897  On this day in history walther Geiser, composer  

1898  August de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP) on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School" (BG)  

1902  2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 on May - 16.  

1902  On May - 16 jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie)  

1903  1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann) on May - 16.  

1903  Eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928)  

1904  N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies on May - 16.  

1905  On this day in history the birth of Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor  

1905  H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia) on May - 16.  

1906  On this day in history arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas)  

1907  Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932) on May - 16.  

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1558  On May - 16 birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)  

1578  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)  

1609  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands  

1641  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist  

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.  

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.  

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.  

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on May - 16.  

1265  On this day in history death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)  

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on May - 16.  

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.  

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.  

1657  On May - 16 death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)  

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on May - 16.  

1669  On May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies