Page 4: Historical Events In May - 16

1875  Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000 on this day in history.   

1877  May 16, 1877 political crisis in France on May - 16.   

1878  On this day in history taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

1879  On this day in history treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English   

1879  On May - 16 antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres   

1880  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) on this day in history.   

1880  On May - 16 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  World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin) on this day in history.   

1882  8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.00 on this day in history.   

1884  10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25 on May - 16.   

1887  On this day in history bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)   

1888  CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia on this day in history.   

1888  On May - 16 cPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC   

1889  Joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft) on this day in history.   

1891  On May - 16 george A Hormel & Company introduce Spam   

1891  On May - 16 george A Hormel & Co introduce Spam   

1892  On May - 16 coenraad B van Haeringen, linguist/etymologist (Dutch Dictionary)   

1892  John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies on May - 16.   

1893  Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30) on May - 16.   

1894  On this day in history fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings   

1897  On May - 16 walther Geiser, composer   

1898  August de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP) on May - 16.   

1901  On May - 16 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School" (BG)   

1902  On May - 16 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   

1902  Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie) on May - 16.   

1903  1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72   

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 May - 16.   

1905  On May - 16 the birth of Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor   

1905  H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia) on this day in history.   

1906  Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas) on this day in history.   

1907  Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932) on this day in history.   

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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  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

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

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 this day in history.   

0942  On this day in history 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 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  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.