Page 8: Historical Events In May - 16

1957  On this day in history uS launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT   

1958  On May - 16 eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico   

1958  On this day in history walter Irwin flies 2,259 KPH in F-104A Starfighter   

1958  On this day in history jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49   

1959  On this day in history joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69   

1960  Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as USSR levels spy charges against US on this day in history.   

1961  13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck on May - 16.   

1961  On this day in history 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck   

1963  On May - 16 gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury   

1964  USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 16.   

1964  Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champion on May - 16.   

1965  Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history spaghetti-O's first sold   

1966  On May - 16 beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is released   

1966  On this day in history national Welfare Rights Organization begins   

1966  Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on May - 16.   

1966  On this day in history randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home   

1967  Philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium on this day in history.   

1968  Battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam on May - 16.   

1968  On this day in history earthquake kills 47 in Japan   

1968  On this day in history honshu, Japan a7.0 quake killed 47 people, 281 injured, and $131 million property damage was sustained.   

1969  On May - 16 barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute   

1969  On May - 16 students occupies Magden House Amsterdam   

1969  On this day in history the Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault   

1969  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1969  On May - 16 venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere   

1969  Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 on May - 16.   

1970  "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" by Bill Cosby hits #70 on May - 16.   

1971  Bulgaria adopts it's constitution on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history first class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢)   

1972  On May - 16 maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79   

1973  On this day in history aC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki   

1973  Zimbian troops kill two Canadian women at Rhodesian (Zimbabwe) border; believed they were saboteurs on this day in history.   

1974  Helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor on May - 16.   

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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  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 May - 16 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  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

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  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

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