Historical Events In May - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1875 Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000 on this day in history.
1877 On May - 16 may 16, 1877 political crisis in France.
1878 On this day in history taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)
1879 Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English on this day in history.
1879 On this day in history antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres
1880 Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) on May - 16.
1880 On this day in history karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76
1881 On this day in history world's first elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)
1881 On this day in history world's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)
1882 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.00 on May - 16.
1884 On May - 16 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25
1887 On this day in history bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)
1888 CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia on May - 16.
1888 CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC on this day in history.
1889 On May - 16 joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft)
1891 George A Hormel & Company introduce Spam on May - 16.
1891 On May - 16 george A Hormel & Co introduce Spam
1892 On this day in history coenraad B van Haeringen, linguist/etymologist (Dutch Dictionary)
1892 John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies on this day in history.
1893 Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30) on May - 16.
1894 On May - 16 fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings
1897 Walther Geiser, composer on this day in history.
1898 On May - 16 august de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP)
1901 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School" (BG) on May - 16.
1902 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 on this day in history.
1902 On this day in history jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie)
1903 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann) on May - 16.
1903 Eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1904 Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928) on this day in history.
1904 N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies on this day in history.
1905 The birth of Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor on this day in history.
1905 On May - 16 h[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia)
1906 On May - 16 arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas)
1907 Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932) on May - 16.
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