Historical Events In May - 16

1926  Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 16.   

1927  Supreme Court ruled bootleggers must pay income tax on May - 16.   

1927  On May - 16 nY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home   

1927  John Walford, solicitor on this day in history.   

1928  Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman/manager (NY Yankees, Oakland A's) on May - 16.   

1928  Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies on May - 16.   

1929  On May - 16 the first ever Academy Awards (Oscars) are held   

1929  On this day in history the first-ever Academy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel   

1929  On this day in history 1st Academy Awards   

1929  Adrienne Cecile Rich, Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters) on May - 16.   

1929  On this day in history lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies   

1930  6th Walker Cup US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2 on May - 16.   

1930  On this day in history 6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2   

1930  Desmond Langley, gov (Bermuda) on May - 16.   

1930  On May - 16 6th Walker Cup: US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2   

1931  57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand wins 2:01.8 on May - 16.   

1932  Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland & Boston on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered   

1933  On this day in history cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game   

1936  62nd Preakness George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1 59 on May - 16.   

1936  The first British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history 1st British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France   

1936  On this day in history 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59   

1938  On May - 16 38 die in Terminal Hotel fire (Atlanta GA)   

1938  On this day in history in cricket Bradman scores 278 Australia vs MCC, 349 minutes, 35 fours 1 six   

1938  On May - 16 the first animal breeding society forms (New Jersey)   

1938  On May - 16 1st animal breeding society forms (NJ)   

1938  Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies on May - 16.   

1939  On May - 16 food stamps are first issued   

1939  1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) on May - 16.   

1940  Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers on this day in history.   

1940  On May - 16 premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris   

1940  Nazi's forbid non-professional auto workers on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 16 italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi Ethiopia   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on May - 16.   

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

1659  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  On May - 16 birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

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  On May - 16 pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

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  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.