Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16

1957  US launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT on May - 16.   

1958  Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico on May - 16.   

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

1958  On May - 16 jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49   

1959  Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on May - 16.   

1960  Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as USSR levels spy charges against US on this day in history.   

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

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

1963  On May - 16 gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury   

1964  USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1964  Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champion on May - 16.   

1965  Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1965  Spaghetti-O's first sold on this day in history.   

1966  Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is released on May - 16.   

1966  On May - 16 national Welfare Rights Organization begins   

1966  On this day in history stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee   

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 this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history earthquake kills 47 in Japan   

1968  On May - 16 honshu, Japan a7.0 quake killed 47 people, 281 injured, and $131 million property damage was sustained.   

1969  Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute on May - 16.   

1969  On May - 16 students occupies Magden House Amsterdam   

1969  The Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault on May - 16.   

1969  USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

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

1969  On May - 16 johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44   

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

1971  On May - 16 bulgaria adopts it's constitution   

1971  On this day in history first class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢)   

1972  Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79 on May - 16.   

1973  On this day in history aC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki   

1973  On this day in history zimbian troops kill two Canadian women at Rhodesian (Zimbabwe) border; believed they were saboteurs.   

1974  On this day in history helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor   

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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  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

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

1710  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on May - 16.   

1569  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

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