Page 7: Historical Events In May - 16

1941  On this day in history last great German air attack on Great Britain (Birmingham)   

1941  Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT) on this day in history.   

1941  1st US/radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers" on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 16 the first transport of British/Dutch prisoners to South Burma   

1942  1st transport of British/Dutch prisoners to South Burma on May - 16.   

1942  On this day in history bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies   

1943  German troops destroy synagogue of Warsaw on this day in history.   

1943  On May - 16 jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto ends after 30 days of fighting   

1943  On May - 16 nazi officer Jergen Stroop reports to his superiors that the Warsaw ghetto is no longer in existence. According to his calculations 7,000 Jews have been killed in street fighting, 30,000 have been deported to Treblinka and 5-6,000 have perished in flames.   

1943  RAF bombs Möhne & Eder (Battle of Ruhr) on May - 16.   

1943  On this day in history -17th] RAF bombs Möhne & Eder (Battle of Ruhr)   

1944  Military police attack gypsies on May - 16.   

1944  Rabbi Weissmandl sends out pleas to bomb camp and rail lines - based on his "Auschwitz Protocol" - a 31 page report from escapees' eyewitness accounts of Rudolph Verba and Alfred Wetzler on May - 16.   

1944  On May - 16 the first of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz   

1944  1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz on May - 16.   

1944  George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1945  9th Division lands at Brunei on this day in history.   

1945  Violent battles around Sugar Loaf/Half Moon Okinawa on May - 16.   

1946  The Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun opens on May - 16.   

1948  On May - 16 cBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece   

1948  Chaim Weizmann elected first President of Israel on this day in history.   

1948  On May - 16 egyptians enter the Gaza   

1948  Israel issues its first postage stamps on this day in history.   

1949  William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies on May - 16.   

1952  Alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on May - 16.   

1954  Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 16 heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Don Cockell in 9 (San Fransisco) for heavyweight boxing title   

1955  On this day in history king Baudouin of Belgium visits Congo   

1955  Ray Lindwall scores his 2nd Test Cricket century 118 at Bridgetown on May - 16.   

1955  On this day in history the birth of Debra Winger, American film actress   

1955  On this day in history james Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY   

1956  On May - 16 egypt recognizes People's Republic of China   

1956  On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear Test at Monte Bello Is Australia   

1957  On May - 16 major Irwin, USAF flies a Lockheed Starfighter to a record 1,404.18 MPH   

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

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  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  On May - 16 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 May - 16.   

1657  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies