Historical Events In May - 16

1974  On May - 16 uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1975  On this day in history india annexes Principality of Sikkim   

1975  On May - 16 japanese Junko Tabei became first woman to reach Mount Everest's summit   

1975  Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title on May - 16.   

1975  Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder   

1976  Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games on this day in history.   

1976  Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games on this day in history.   

1977  5 die as New York Airway helicopter topples on the Pan Am Building in NYC on May - 16.   

1977  On May - 16 muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title   

1979  FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel on May - 16.   

1979  Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90 on May - 16.   

1980  On May - 16 brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis   

1980  Former Buggles members Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman in Yes on this day in history.   

1980  On May - 16 paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album   

1981  "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson   

1982  On May - 16 columbia moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating in preparation for STS-4   

1982  On May - 16 salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Republic   

1983  Lebanese parliament accept peace accord with Israel on this day in history.   

1983  Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1984  Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1984  Juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site   

1984  On this day in history andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35   

1985  On May - 16 actress Margaret Hamilton, who portrayed the Wicked witch of the West in the MGM film The Wizard of Oz, dies of a heart attack at age 82   

1985  Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year on this day in history.   

1985  Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium on this day in history.   

1985  Sinn Fein wins its first seats in the Northern Ireland local elections on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82   

1986  "Top Gun" premieres on this day in history.   

1986  On May - 16 bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas   

1986  Joaquín Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Republic parliamentary election on May - 16.   

1986  South African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela on May - 16.   

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1558  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  On May - 16 birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on May - 16.   

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

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On May - 16 birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

0942  On May - 16 saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  On May - 16 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  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.   

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  On May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies