Page 8: 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On May - 16 verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champion   

1965  Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam on May - 16.   

1965  Spaghetti-O's first sold on May - 16.   

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

1966  On May - 16 national Welfare Rights Organization begins   

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

1966  Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium   

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

1968  Earthquake kills 47 in Japan on May - 16.   

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 this day in history barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute   

1969  Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam on May - 16.   

1969  On May - 16 the Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault   

1969  USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

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

1971  On May - 16 bulgaria adopts it's constitution   

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

1972  On this day in history maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79   

1973  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor   

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

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 16.   

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

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

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on this day in history.   

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on May - 16.   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

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 May - 16.   

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 this day in history.