Historical Events In May - 16

1974  On May - 16 uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1975  On May - 16 india annexes Principality of Sikkim   

1975  On this day in history japanese Junko Tabei became first woman to reach Mount Everest's summit   

1975  On May - 16 muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1975  Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK on this day in history.   

1975  Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder on May - 16.   

1976  On this day in history stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games   

1976  Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games on May - 16.   

1977  5 die as New York Airway helicopter topples on the Pan Am Building in NYC on this day in history.   

1977  Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title on May - 16.   

1979  FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90   

1980  On this day in history brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis   

1980  Former Buggles members Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman in Yes on May - 16.   

1980  On May - 16 paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album   

1981  "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks on this day in history.   

1981  Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson on May - 16.   

1982  On May - 16 columbia moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating in preparation for STS-4   

1982  On this day in history salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Republic   

1983  On May - 16 lebanese parliament accept peace accord with Israel   

1983  On May - 16 carel Brons, composer, dies at 52   

1984  Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution on May - 16.   

1984  On this day in history juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel   

1984  US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site on May - 16.   

1984  Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history actress Margaret Hamilton, who portrayed the Wicked witch of the West in the MGM film The Wizard of Oz, dies of a heart attack at age 82   

1985  On May - 16 michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year   

1985  On this day in history pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium   

1985  On this day in history sinn Fein wins its first seats in the Northern Ireland local elections   

1985  Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history "Top Gun" premieres   

1986  On May - 16 bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas   

1986  On May - 16 joaquín Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Republic parliamentary election   

1986  South African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela on May - 16.   

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1558  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

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  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On May - 16 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  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.   

1620  On May - 16 death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on this day in history.   

1667  On May - 16 death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  On May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies