Page 4: Historical Events In May - 16

1875  On May - 16 quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000   

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

1878  On this day in history taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

1879  Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English on this day in history.   

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

1880  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76   

1881  On May - 16 world's first elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)   

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 this day in history.   

1884  On May - 16 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 May - 16.   

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

1889  Joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft) on this day in history.   

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

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

1892  Coenraad B van Haeringen, linguist/etymologist (Dutch Dictionary) on May - 16.   

1892  John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies on this day in history.   

1893  On May - 16 jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30)   

1894  Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings on this day in history.   

1897  Walther Geiser, composer on May - 16.   

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie)   

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

1903  Eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72 on May - 16.   

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

1904  On this day in history n I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies   

1905  On this day in history 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 May - 16 arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas)   

1907  Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932) on this day in history.   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On May - 16 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  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  On May - 16 birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

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

1748  On May - 16 birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

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

1265  On May - 16 death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  On May - 16 pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

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 this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies