Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16

1957  US launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT on this day in history.   

1958  Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico on May - 16.   

1958  Walter Irwin flies 2,259 KPH in F-104A Starfighter on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49   

1959  Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1960  Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as USSR levels spy charges against US on May - 16.   

1961  On May - 16 13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck   

1961  13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck on May - 16.   

1963  Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1964  On May - 16 verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champion   

1965  On this day in history bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam   

1965  On this day in history spaghetti-O's first sold   

1966  Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is released on May - 16.   

1966  On this day in history national Welfare Rights Organization begins   

1966  On this day in history stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee   

1966  On May - 16 randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home   

1967  On this day in history philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium   

1968  Battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1968  Earthquake kills 47 in Japan on May - 16.   

1968  On May - 16 honshu, Japan a7.0 quake killed 47 people, 281 injured, and $131 million property damage was sustained.   

1969  Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute on this day in history.   

1969  Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1969  The Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault on May - 16.   

1969  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1969  On this day in history venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere   

1969  On this day in history johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44   

1970  "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" by Bill Cosby hits #70 on this day in history.   

1971  On May - 16 bulgaria adopts it's constitution   

1971  First class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢) on this day in history.   

1972  Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1973  AC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history zimbian troops kill two Canadian women at Rhodesian (Zimbabwe) border; believed they were saboteurs.   

1974  On this day in history helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor   

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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 May - 16.   

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

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.   

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

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on May - 16.   

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

0942  On May - 16 saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  On May - 16 death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  On May - 16 pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.   

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on this day in history.