Page 6: Historical Events In May - 16

1926  Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1927  On May - 16 supreme Court ruled bootleggers must pay income tax   

1927  NY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history john Walford, solicitor   

1928  Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman/manager (NY Yankees, Oakland A's) on May - 16.   

1928  Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies on this day in history.   

1929  The first ever Academy Awards (Oscars) are held on May - 16.   

1929  The first-ever Academy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May - 16.   

1929  On this day in history 1st Academy Awards   

1929  Adrienne Cecile Rich, Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters) on May - 16.   

1929  Lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies on this day in history.   

1930  6th Walker Cup US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2 on this day in history.   

1930  6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2 on this day in history.   

1930  Desmond Langley, gov (Bermuda) on May - 16.   

1930  On this day in history 6th Walker Cup: US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2   

1931  On this day in history 57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand wins 2:01.8   

1932  Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland & Boston on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered   

1933  Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game on May - 16.   

1936  62nd Preakness George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1 59 on May - 16.   

1936  On May - 16 the first British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France   

1936  On this day in history 1st British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France   

1936  On May - 16 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59   

1938  On this day in history 38 die in Terminal Hotel fire (Atlanta GA)   

1938  In cricket Bradman scores 278 Australia vs MCC, 349 minutes, 35 fours 1 six on May - 16.   

1938  The first animal breeding society forms (New Jersey) on May - 16.   

1938  1st animal breeding society forms (NJ) on May - 16.   

1938  Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies on this day in history.   

1939  Food stamps are first issued on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 16 1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10)   

1940  On this day in history nazis forbid non-professional auto workers   

1940  On May - 16 premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris   

1940  Nazi's forbid non-professional auto workers on May - 16.   

1941  Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi Ethiopia 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  On May - 16 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  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1718  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

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

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

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

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.   

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  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

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