Page 9: Historical Events In May - 16

1983  Lebanese parliament accept peace accord with Israel   

1983  Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52   

1984  In this year, Guinea-Bissau formally adopts constitution   

1984  In this year, Juventus claims 24th Europe Cup II in Basel   

1984  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.   

1985  Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year.   

1985  Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium.   

1985  In this year, Sinn Fein claims its inaugural seats in the Northern Ireland local elections   

1985  Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82.   

1986  "Top Gun" premieres.   

1986  Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas.   

1986  South African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela.   

1987  "Bobro 400", a barge carrying 3200 tons of garbage, set sail from New York, beginning an unsuccesful 8-week search for a dumping site   

1987  Rocker David Crosby weds Jan Dance in Los Angeles   

1987  Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show.   

1988  Surgeon General C Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin.   

1988  The U S Supreme Court rules that police can search discarded garbage without a search warrant   

1988  US Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant   

1988  Kay Baxter, best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42   

1989  Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping meet in Beijing, ending a 30-year rift between the two Communist powers.   

1989  Hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered   

1990  Sammy Davis, Jr. entertainer died on this day   

1990  St.-Amable Quebec, fire breaks out at Quebec's largest tire dump (3 million tires) near Montreal; rages for four days before being put out.   

1990  Dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian   

1991  Queen Elizabeth II is recorded as becoming the inaugural British monarch to address the U S Congress.   

1991  Prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies.   

1992  "Smells Like Nirvana" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35.   

1992  Polls show Perot, Bush and Clinton could be in a deadlock.   

1992  US space shuttle STS-49 lands (maiden voyage of Endeavour)   

1992  Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53.   

1993  Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull   

1993  Judd Nelson pleads no contest to kicking Kim Evans in the head   

1993  Marv Johnson, US soul singer (You Got What it Takes), dies at 54.   

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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  Saadiah gaon: Head of talmudic academy of sura,   

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

1434  Death of Pieter appelmans: Flemish architect/master builder,   

1569  Death of Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

1620  Death of William adams: English navigator (b. 1564)   

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

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

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