Page 4: Historical Events In May - 16
Friday, 11 July 2025
1875 On this day in history quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000
1877 On May - 16 may 16, 1877 political crisis in France.
1878 On May - 16 taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)
1879 On May - 16 treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English
1879 Antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres on May - 16.
1880 Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) on May - 16.
1880 On this day in history karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76
1881 World's first elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin) on May - 16.
1881 On May - 16 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 this day in history.
1884 On May - 16 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25
1887 Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) on May - 16.
1888 On May - 16 cPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia
1888 On May - 16 cPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
1889 Joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft) on May - 16.
1891 On this day in history george A Hormel & Company introduce Spam
1891 George A Hormel & Co introduce Spam on May - 16.
1892 On May - 16 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 May - 16 jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30)
1894 On this day in history fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings
1897 Walther Geiser, composer on this day in history.
1898 August de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP) on May - 16.
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 this day in history.
1902 Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie) on this day in history.
1903 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann) on this day in history.
1903 On this day in history eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72
1904 On May - 16 hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928)
1904 On May - 16 n I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies
1905 The birth of Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor on this day in history.
1905 On May - 16 h[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia)
1906 Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas) on May - 16.
1907 On this day in history robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932)
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