Page 4: 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 this day in history.   

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

1879  On this day in history treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English   

1879  On this day in history antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres   

1880  On this day in history julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)   

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  World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin) on May - 16.   

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

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

1887  Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) on this day in history.   

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  Joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft) on May - 16.   

1891  On this day in history george A Hormel & Company introduce Spam   

1891  On this day in history 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  Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30) on this day in history.   

1894  On May - 16 fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings   

1897  Walther Geiser, composer on May - 16.   

1898  On May - 16 august de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP)   

1901  On May - 16 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  Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann)   

1903  On May - 16 eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72   

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 May - 16 the birth of Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor   

1905  On May - 16 h[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia)   

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

1907  On this day in history robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932)   

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1558  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

0942  On this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  On May - 16 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 May - 16.   

1620  On May - 16 death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  On this day in history 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