Page 9: Historical Events In May - 16

1974  USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 16.   

1975  India annexes Principality of Sikkim on May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1975  Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK on May - 16.   

1975  Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder on May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1977  Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title on May - 16.   

1979  On May - 16 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  Former Buggles members Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman in Yes on May - 16.   

1980  Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album on May - 16.   

1981  "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks on May - 16.   

1981  On May - 16 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  Salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Republic on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history lebanese parliament accept peace accord with Israel   

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

1984  On May - 16 guinea-Bissau adopts constitution   

1984  On May - 16 juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel   

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

1984  On May - 16 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 this day in history.   

1985  Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year on May - 16.   

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

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

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

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1558  On May - 16 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 this day in history birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

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  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.   

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

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

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  On May - 16 death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  On this day in history death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on this day in history.   

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