Top Historical Events That Happened on May 16 Natural Disasters & Epidemics

1881  World's inaugural elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)   

1881  World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)   

1882  In this year, 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo claims in 2:40.00   

1884  In this year, 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan claims in 2:40.25.   

1887  Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory).   

1888  CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia   

1888  CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC.   

1889  Joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft).   

1891  George A Hormel and Company introduce Spam.   

1891  George A Hormel and Co introduce Spam   

1892  Coenraad B van Haeringen, linguist/etymologist (Dutch Dictionary)   

1892  John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies.   

1893  Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30)   

1894  Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium and 170 other buildings.   

1897  Walther Geiser, composer   

1898  August de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP).   

1901  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   

1902  Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie)   

1903  1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann)   

1903  Eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72   

1904  Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1904  N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies   

1905  Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor is born   

1905  H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia)   

1906  Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas)   

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

1908  Hilary Preston, editor.   

1909  In North Dakota a 5.5 quake occurred, the largest historical earthquake in the state.   

1909  Charles Wislon, principal (Glasgow University).   

1910  US Bureau of Mines forms.   

1910  Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53   

1911  Zeppelin "Deutscheland" wrecked at Dusseldorf   

1911  Remains of a neanderthal man are discovered in Jersey UK.   

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