Historical Events In May - 16

1941  On May - 16 last great German air attack on Great Britain (Birmingham)  

1941  Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT) on this day in history.  

1941  1st US/radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers" on this day in history.  

1942  The first transport of British/Dutch prisoners to South Burma on May - 16.  

1942  On this day in history 1st transport of British/Dutch prisoners to South Burma  

1942  Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history german troops destroy synagogue of Warsaw  

1943  Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto ends after 30 days of fighting on this day in history.  

1943  Nazi officer Jergen Stroop reports to his superiors that the Warsaw ghetto is no longer in existence. According to his calculations 7,000 Jews have been killed in street fighting, 30,000 have been deported to Treblinka and 5-6,000 have perished in flames on May - 16.  

1943  On this day in history rAF bombs Möhne & Eder (Battle of Ruhr)  

1943  -17th] RAF bombs Möhne & Eder (Battle of Ruhr) on May - 16.  

1944  Military police attack gypsies on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history rabbi Weissmandl sends out pleas to bomb camp and rail lines - based on his "Auschwitz Protocol" - a 31 page report from escapees' eyewitness accounts of Rudolph Verba and Alfred Wetzler.  

1944  The first of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz on May - 16.  

1944  1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz on May - 16.  

1944  George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1945  9th Division lands at Brunei on this day in history.  

1945  On May - 16 violent battles around Sugar Loaf/Half Moon Okinawa  

1946  On May - 16 the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun opens  

1948  CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece on May - 16.  

1948  On May - 16 chaim Weizmann elected first President of Israel  

1948  Egyptians enter the Gaza on May - 16.  

1948  Israel issues its first postage stamps on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history william Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies  

1952  Alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on May - 16.  

1954  Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61 on May - 16.  

1955  Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Don Cockell in 9 (San Fransisco) for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

1955  King Baudouin of Belgium visits Congo on this day in history.  

1955  On May - 16 ray Lindwall scores his 2nd Test Cricket century 118 at Bridgetown  

1955  On this day in history the birth of Debra Winger, American film actress  

1955  On May - 16 james Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY  

1956  Egypt recognizes People's Republic of China on May - 16.  

1956  Great Britain performs nuclear Test at Monte Bello Is Australia on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history major Irwin, USAF flies a Lockheed Starfighter to a record 1,404.18 MPH  

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

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.  

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

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.  

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

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.  

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

1748  On May - 16 birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch  

0942  On this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies  

1265  On this day in history death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)  

1434  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60  

1569  On this day in history death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr  

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

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on May - 16.  

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on this day in history.  

1669  On May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies