Page 6: Historical Events In May - 16

1926  On May - 16 mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies   

1927  On this day in history supreme Court ruled bootleggers must pay income tax   

1927  NY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home on May - 16.   

1927  On this day in history john Walford, solicitor   

1928  Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman/manager (NY Yankees, Oakland A's) on this day in history.   

1928  Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies on this day in history.   

1929  The first ever Academy Awards (Oscars) are held on this day in history.   

1929  The first-ever Academy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May - 16.   

1929  On this day in history 1st Academy Awards   

1929  On this day in history adrienne Cecile Rich, Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters)   

1929  On May - 16 lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies   

1930  On May - 16 6th Walker Cup US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2   

1930  6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2 on this day in history.   

1930  Desmond Langley, gov (Bermuda) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history 6th Walker Cup: US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2   

1931  On May - 16 57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand wins 2:01.8   

1932  On May - 16 yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland & Boston   

1932  Ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered on May - 16.   

1933  On this day in history cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game   

1936  62nd Preakness George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1 59 on this day in history.   

1936  The first British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France on May - 16.   

1936  On May - 16 1st British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France   

1936  On this day in history 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59   

1938  On this day in history 38 die in Terminal Hotel fire (Atlanta GA)   

1938  In cricket Bradman scores 278 Australia vs MCC, 349 minutes, 35 fours 1 six on this day in history.   

1938  The first animal breeding society forms (New Jersey) on May - 16.   

1938  On this day in history 1st animal breeding society forms (NJ)   

1938  Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies on May - 16.   

1939  Food stamps are first issued on May - 16.   

1939  1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) on this day in history.   

1940  Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers on May - 16.   

1940  Premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris on this day in history.   

1940  Nazi's forbid non-professional auto workers on this day in history.   

1941  Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi Ethiopia on May - 16.   

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

1578  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

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

1641  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

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

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.   

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  On May - 16 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 this day in history pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies