Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16

1966  National Welfare Rights Organization begins   

1966  Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee   

1966  Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home   

1967  Philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium   

1968  Battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam   

1968  Earthquake results in the deaths of 47 in Japan.   

1968  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   

1969  Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam.   

1969  The Who's Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey charged with assault   

1969  Venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere   

1969  Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44.   

1970  "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" by Bill Cosby hits #70   

1971  In this year, Bulgaria formally adopts it's constitution.   

1972  Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79.   

1973  In this year, AC Milan claims 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki.   

1973  Zimbian troops kill two Canadian women at Rhodesian (Zimbabwe) border; believed they were saboteurs.   

1974  Helmut Schmidt is recorded as becoming West German chancellor   

1975  India annexes Principality of Sikkim.   

1975  Japanese Junko Tabei became inaugural woman to reach Mount Everest's summit   

1975  Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title.   

1975  Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK.   

1975  Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder   

1977  5 die as New York Airway helicopter topples on the Pan Am Building in NYC.   

1977  Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title.   

1979  In this year, FC Barcelona claims 19th Europe Cup II in Basel   

1979  Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader and civil rights pioneer, dies at 90   

1980  Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis.   

1980  Former Buggles members Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in Yes.   

1980  In this year, Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album.   

1981  "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks   

1981  Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson.   

1982  Columbia moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating in preparation for STS-4.   

1982  In this year, Salvador Jorge Blanco claims presidential election in Dominican Republic   

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1558  Andreas of austria: Bohemia cardinal/gov of netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard digby: English conspirator   

1609  Ferdinand: Austria, cardinal of spain/governor of netherlands   

1641  Dudley north: Financier/economist   

1659  Campegius vitringa: Dutch theologist   

1710  William talbot: 1st earl talbot, english politician   

1718  Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian mathematician   

1748  Antonius van alphen: Apostolic vicar of de bosch   

0942  Death of Saadiah gaon: Head of talmudic academy of sura,   

1265  Saint simon stock: English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter appelmans: Flemish architect/master builder,   

1569  Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

1620  William adams: English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Andrzej bobola: Polish jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Thomas wriothesley: 4th earl of southampton, english statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Death of Pietro da cortona: [berrettini], painter/architect,