Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16

1957  US launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT on this day in history.   

1958  Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history walter Irwin flies 2,259 KPH in F-104A Starfighter   

1958  Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49 on May - 16.   

1959  On May - 16 joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69   

1960  On May - 16 big 4 summit in Paris collapses as USSR levels spy charges against US   

1961  On this day in history 13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck   

1961  13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck on May - 16.   

1963  Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury on May - 16.   

1964  USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 16.   

1964  Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champion on this day in history.   

1965  On May - 16 bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam   

1965  On this day in history spaghetti-O's first sold   

1966  On this day in history beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is released   

1966  On this day in history national Welfare Rights Organization begins   

1966  Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on May - 16.   

1966  Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home on this day in history.   

1967  Philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium on May - 16.   

1968  Battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam on May - 16.   

1968  On this day in history earthquake kills 47 in Japan   

1968  Honshu, Japan a7.0 quake killed 47 people, 281 injured, and $131 million property damage was sustained on this day in history.   

1969  Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history students occupies Magden House Amsterdam   

1969  The Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault on this day in history.   

1969  On May - 16 uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1969  Venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere on this day in history.   

1969  Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 on May - 16.   

1970  "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" by Bill Cosby hits #70 on this day in history.   

1971  Bulgaria adopts it's constitution on this day in history.   

1971  First class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢) on May - 16.   

1972  Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 16 aC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki   

1973  Zimbian troops kill two Canadian women at Rhodesian (Zimbabwe) border; believed they were saboteurs on May - 16.   

1974  Helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor on this day in history.   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.   

1578  On May - 16 birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

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

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

1659  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 May - 16.   

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

1620  On this day in history 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 May - 16.   

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