Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16

1957  On this day in history uS launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT   

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

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

1958  Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49 on May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 May - 16.   

1964  On May - 16 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  Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam on May - 16.   

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

1966  On this day in history beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is released   

1966  National Welfare Rights Organization begins on this day in history.   

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

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

1967  Philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium on this day in history.   

1968  Battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam on May - 16.   

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

1968  On this day in history 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 May - 16 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  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  On this day in history "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" by Bill Cosby hits #70   

1971  On this day in history bulgaria adopts it's constitution   

1971  On May - 16 first class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢)   

1972  On May - 16 maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79   

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

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

1974  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

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

1641  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

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  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

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

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

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

1657  On this day in history death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on May - 16.   

1669  On this day in history pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies