Page 7: 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 May - 16.   

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

1942  On May - 16 the first transport of British/Dutch prisoners to South Burma   

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

1942  Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies on May - 16.   

1943  German troops destroy synagogue of Warsaw on this day in history.   

1943  On May - 16 jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto ends after 30 days of fighting   

1943  On May - 16 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.   

1943  On May - 16 rAF bombs Möhne & Eder (Battle of Ruhr)   

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

1944  On this day in history military police attack gypsies   

1944  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 on May - 16.   

1944  The first of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz   

1944  On May - 16 george Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78   

1945  On May - 16 9th Division lands at Brunei   

1945  Violent battles around Sugar Loaf/Half Moon Okinawa on May - 16.   

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

1948  On this day in history cBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece   

1948  On this day in history chaim Weizmann elected first President of Israel   

1948  On May - 16 egyptians enter the Gaza   

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

1949  On May - 16 william Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies   

1952  Alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1955  King Baudouin of Belgium visits Congo on May - 16.   

1955  Ray Lindwall scores his 2nd Test Cricket century 118 at Bridgetown on May - 16.   

1955  The birth of Debra Winger, American film actress on this day in history.   

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

1956  On May - 16 egypt recognizes People's Republic of China   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on May - 16.   

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on this day in history.   

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

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  On May - 16 death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

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.