Page 9: Historical Events In May - 16

1974  On May - 16 uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1975  On this day in history india annexes Principality of Sikkim   

1975  On this day in history japanese Junko Tabei became first woman to reach Mount Everest's summit   

1975  On this day in history muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1975  Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK on May - 16.   

1975  On May - 16 michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder   

1976  Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games on May - 16.   

1976  Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games on May - 16.   

1977  On this day in history 5 die as New York Airway helicopter topples on the Pan Am Building in NYC   

1977  Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title on May - 16.   

1979  FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel on May - 16.   

1979  Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis   

1980  On this day in history former Buggles members Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman in Yes   

1980  Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album on May - 16.   

1981  On this day in history "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks   

1981  On this day in history pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson   

1982  Columbia moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating in preparation for STS-4 on May - 16.   

1982  Salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Republic on May - 16.   

1983  Lebanese parliament accept peace accord with Israel on May - 16.   

1983  On May - 16 carel Brons, composer, dies at 52   

1984  Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1984  On May - 16 juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel   

1984  On this day in history uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site   

1984  On May - 16 andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35   

1985  Actress Margaret Hamilton, who portrayed the Wicked witch of the West in the MGM film The Wizard of Oz, dies of a heart attack at age 82 on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 16 michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year   

1985  Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium on this day in history.   

1985  Sinn Fein wins its first seats in the Northern Ireland local elections on this day in history.   

1985  Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1986  "Top Gun" premieres on this day in history.   

1986  Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas on this day in history.   

1986  On May - 16 joaquín Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Republic parliamentary election   

1986  On May - 16 south African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela   

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

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 May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

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

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on May - 16.   

1265  On this day in history death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

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

1620  On May - 16 death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on this day in history.   

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