Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16

1957  US launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT on May - 16.   

1958  Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history walter Irwin flies 2,259 KPH in F-104A Starfighter   

1958  Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history big 4 summit in Paris collapses as USSR levels spy charges against US   

1961  On this day in history 13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck   

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

1963  On May - 16 gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury   

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

1964  Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champion on this day in history.   

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

1965  Spaghetti-O's first sold on May - 16.   

1966  Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is released on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history national Welfare Rights Organization begins   

1966  On May - 16 stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee   

1966  Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home on May - 16.   

1967  On May - 16 philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium   

1968  On this day in history battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam   

1968  Earthquake kills 47 in Japan on this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

1969  On this day in history students occupies Magden House Amsterdam   

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

1969  On May - 16 uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1969  Venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere on May - 16.   

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

1970  On May - 16 "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" by Bill Cosby hits #70   

1971  On May - 16 bulgaria adopts it's constitution   

1971  On this day in history first class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢)   

1972  On this day in history maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79   

1973  On May - 16 aC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki   

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 May - 16.   

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

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1641  On May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

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

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.   

0942  On May - 16 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  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

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

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 this day in history.   

1667  On May - 16 death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.