Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
1957 On this day in history uS launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT 

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 On this day in history joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 

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

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

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

1963 On this day in history gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury 

1964 On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR 

1964 On this day in history verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champion 

1965 Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam on May - 16. 

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

1966 Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is released on this day in history. 

1966 National Welfare Rights Organization begins on this day in history. 

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 On May - 16 battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam 

1968 On May - 16 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 On this day in history barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute 

1969 On May - 16 students occupies Magden House Amsterdam 

1969 On May - 16 the Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault 

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

1969 On this day in history venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere 

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

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 First class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢) on this day in history. 

1972 On this day in history maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79 

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 this day in history. 

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

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