Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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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