Page 4: Historical Events In May - 16

1875  Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000 on May - 16.   

1877  May 16, 1877 political crisis in France on May - 16.   

1878  Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely) on this day in history.   

1879  Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres   

1880  On May - 16 julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)   

1880  On May - 16 karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76   

1881  On this day in history world's first elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)   

1881  On May - 16 world's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)   

1882  8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.00 on May - 16.   

1884  On May - 16 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25   

1887  On this day in history bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)   

1888  CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia on May - 16.   

1888  CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC on this day in history.   

1889  On May - 16 joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft)   

1891  George A Hormel & Company introduce Spam on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history george A Hormel & Co introduce Spam   

1892  Coenraad B van Haeringen, linguist/etymologist (Dutch Dictionary) on this day in history.   

1892  John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies on May - 16.   

1893  On May - 16 jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30)   

1894  Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings on May - 16.   

1897  On this day in history walther Geiser, composer   

1898  August de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP) on this day in history.   

1901  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School" (BG) on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 16 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3   

1902  Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie) on May - 16.   

1903  On May - 16 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann)   

1903  On this day in history eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72   

1904  On May - 16 hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1904  On May - 16 n I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies   

1905  On this day in history the birth of Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor   

1905  H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia) on May - 16.   

1906  On this day in history arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas)   

1907  Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932) on this day in history.   

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1558  On May - 16 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 May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

1748  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

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

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

1669  On this day in history pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies