Historical Events In May - 16

1875  Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000 on May - 16.  

1877  On May - 16 may 16, 1877 political crisis in France.  

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

1879  Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English on May - 16.  

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

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

1880  Karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.00  

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

1887  On May - 16 bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)  

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

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

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

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

1891  On this day in history 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 May - 16.  

1893  Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30) on May - 16.  

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

1897  On May - 16 walther Geiser, composer  

1898  On this day in history august de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP)  

1901  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School" (BG)  

1902  On May - 16 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 this day in history.  

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  Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928) on May - 16.  

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 May - 16.  

1905  H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia) on this day in history.  

1906  Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas) on May - 16.  

1907  Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932) on May - 16.  

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.  

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  On May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist  

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

1710  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)  

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on May - 16.  

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.  

0942  On May - 16 saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies  

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on May - 16.  

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

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.  

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  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.