Historical Events In May - 16

1974  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

1975  On May - 16 india annexes Principality of Sikkim  

1975  On this day in history 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  On this day in history wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK  

1975  Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder on this day in history.  

1976  Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games on May - 16.  

1976  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games  

1977  On May - 16 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 on May - 16.  

1979  On this day in history fC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel  

1979  On this day in history asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90  

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

1980  On this day in history former Buggles members Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman in Yes  

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

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

1981  Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson on May - 16.  

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

1982  Salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Republic on this day in history.  

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

1983  On May - 16 carel Brons, composer, dies at 52  

1984  On May - 16 guinea-Bissau adopts constitution  

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  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 on May - 16.  

1985  On May - 16 michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year  

1985  Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium on May - 16.  

1985  On May - 16 sinn Fein wins its first seats in the Northern Ireland local elections  

1985  Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history "Top Gun" premieres  

1986  Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas on this day in history.  

1986  Joaquín Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Republic parliamentary election on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history south African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela  

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

1578  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)  

1609  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands  

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.  

0942  On this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies  

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on this day in history.  

1434  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60  

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

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

1657  On May - 16 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 May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies