Historical Events In May - 16

1957  On May - 16 uS launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton CT   

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

1958  Walter Irwin flies 2,259 KPH in F-104A Starfighter on May - 16.   

1958  On May - 16 jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49   

1959  Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on May - 16.   

1960  On May - 16 big 4 summit in Paris collapses as USSR levels spy charges against US   

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

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

1963  On this day in history 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  On this day in history verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champion   

1965  On May - 16 bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam   

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

1966  Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is released on May - 16.   

1966  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium   

1968  On May - 16 battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam   

1968  Earthquake kills 47 in Japan on this day in history.   

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

1969  Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history students occupies Magden House Amsterdam   

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

1969  USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 16.   

1969  On this day in history venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere   

1969  Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1970  "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" by Bill Cosby hits #70 on this day in history.   

1971  Bulgaria adopts it's constitution on May - 16.   

1971  First class postage now costs 8¢ (was 6¢) on this day in history.   

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

1974  Helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor 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  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

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 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 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  On May - 16 death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

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 this day in history.