Page 6: Historical Events In May - 16
Thursday, 04 December 2025
1926 Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 16. 

1927 On May - 16 supreme Court ruled bootleggers must pay income tax 

1927 NY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home on this day in history. 

1927 On this day in history john Walford, solicitor 

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

1928 On this day in history edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies 

1929 On May - 16 the first ever Academy Awards (Oscars) are held 

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

1929 On May - 16 1st Academy Awards 

1929 Adrienne Cecile Rich, Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters) on May - 16. 

1929 On May - 16 lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies 

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

1930 On May - 16 6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2 

1930 On May - 16 desmond Langley, gov (Bermuda) 

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

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

1932 Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland & Boston on May - 16. 

1932 Ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered on this day in history. 

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 May - 16. 

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 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59 on May - 16. 

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 On May - 16 the first animal breeding society forms (New Jersey) 

1938 1st animal breeding society forms (NJ) on May - 16. 

1938 Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies on this day in history. 

1939 On May - 16 food stamps are first issued 

1939 On May - 16 1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) 

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

1940 On May - 16 premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris 

1940 On this day in history nazi's forbid non-professional auto workers 

1941 On this day in history italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi Ethiopia 

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