Historical Events In May - 16

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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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  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  On May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

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

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1718  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.   

0942  On May - 16 saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

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

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

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

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.   

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  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on this day in history.