Page 7: Historical Events In May - 16

1941  Last great German air attack on Great Britain (Birmingham) on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT)   

1941  1st US/radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers" on May - 16.   

1942  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1943  RAF bombs Möhne & Eder (Battle of Ruhr) on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history -17th] RAF bombs Möhne & Eder (Battle of Ruhr)   

1944  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 the first of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz   

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  On May - 16 9th Division lands at Brunei   

1945  On this day in history violent battles around Sugar Loaf/Half Moon Okinawa   

1946  The Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun opens on May - 16.   

1948  On May - 16 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 this day in history egyptians enter the Gaza   

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  On this day in history alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

1954  On this day in history clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61   

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

1955  On this day in history king Baudouin of Belgium visits Congo   

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

1955  The birth of Debra Winger, American film actress on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

1957  On May - 16 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 May - 16.   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.   

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

1718  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

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  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 this day in history 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 May - 16.   

1667  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

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