Historical Events In May - 16
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
1926 On May - 16 mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies
1927 On May - 16 supreme Court ruled bootleggers must pay income tax
1927 On this day in history nY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home
1927 On this day in history john Walford, solicitor
1928 On May - 16 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 this day in history the first ever Academy Awards (Oscars) are held
1929 On May - 16 the first-ever Academy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
1929 On this day in history 1st Academy Awards
1929 Adrienne Cecile Rich, Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters) on May - 16.
1929 Lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies on this day in history.
1930 On this day in history 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 May - 16.
1930 6th Walker Cup: US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2 on May - 16.
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 On May - 16 ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered
1933 Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game on May - 16.
1936 62nd Preakness George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1 59 on May - 16.
1936 On this day in history the first British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France
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 May - 16 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 On this day in history stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies
1939 On May - 16 food stamps are first issued
1939 1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) on this day in history.
1940 On this day in history nazis forbid non-professional auto workers
1940 On this day in history premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris
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 this day in history.
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