Page 4: Historical Events In May - 16

1875  Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000 on this day in history.   

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

1878  On this day in history taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

1879  Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English on May - 16.   

1879  On May - 16 antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres   

1880  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) on this day in history.   

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

1881  World's first elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin) on this day in history.   

1881  World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin) on May - 16.   

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

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

1887  On May - 16 bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)   

1888  On May - 16 cPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia   

1888  On May - 16 cPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC   

1889  Joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft) on this day in history.   

1891  George A Hormel & Company introduce Spam on May - 16.   

1891  George A Hormel & Co introduce Spam on May - 16.   

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

1892  On May - 16 john Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies   

1893  Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30) on May - 16.   

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

1897  On May - 16 walther Geiser, composer   

1898  On May - 16 august de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP)   

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

1902  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 on May - 16.   

1902  On this day in history jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie)   

1903  1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann) on this day in history.   

1903  On May - 16 eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72   

1904  On this day in history hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1904  N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies on May - 16.   

1905  The birth of Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor on May - 16.   

1905  H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia) on this day in history.   

1906  Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas) on this day in history.   

1907  On May - 16 robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932)   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

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

0942  On May - 16 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 May - 16 pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.   

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

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on May - 16.   

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