Page 4: Historical Events In May - 16

1875  Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000 on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history may 16, 1877 political crisis in France.   

1878  On this day in history 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  On May - 16 antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres   

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

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  On May - 16 world's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)   

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

1884  10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25 on May - 16.   

1887  On this day in history bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)   

1888  On May - 16 cPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia   

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

1889  On May - 16 joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft)   

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

1891  George A Hormel & Co introduce Spam on this day in history.   

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

1901  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School" (BG) on this day in history.   

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  Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie) on May - 16.   

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

1903  On this day in history 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  The birth of Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor on May - 16.   

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

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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 May - 16.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on May - 16.   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.   

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  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

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 this day in history.   

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on this day in history.   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

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

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on this day in history.   

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