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  On May - 16 eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico   

1958  Walter Irwin flies 2,259 KPH in F-104A Starfighter on May - 16.   

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

1959  On this day in history joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69   

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

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

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

1963  Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury on May - 16.   

1964  USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history national Welfare Rights Organization begins   

1966  Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history 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  On this day in history battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam   

1968  Earthquake kills 47 in Japan on May - 16.   

1968  Honshu, Japan a7.0 quake killed 47 people, 281 injured, and $131 million property damage was sustained on this day in history.   

1969  On May - 16 barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute   

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

1969  Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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  First class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢) on May - 16.   

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

1973  On this day in history 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  Helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

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  On this day in history 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 May - 16.   

1620  On this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

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

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 this day in history.