Today is May 16

Here is what happened today.

1999	125th Preakness
1998	124th Preakness
1997	Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13
1997	St Louis Cards Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hits
1997	St. Louis Cardinals Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hits
1997	Expos trailing SF Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13
1997	Brook Mehealani Lee, 26, of US crowned 46th Miss Universe
1997	Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) replaces Brook Lee (Miss Univ) as Miss USA
1997	Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings
1997	Brook Mehealani Lee, 26, of U.S. crowned 46th Miss Universe
1997	Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings
1996	Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 HRS in 1 inning
1996	Sammy Sosa is 1st Chic Cub to hit 2 HRS in 1 inning
1995	Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara and charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier
1995	Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara & charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier
1994	Tennis star Jennifer Capriati arrested on possession of marijuana
1994	Joaqu¡n Balaguer (86) elected president of Dominican Republic
1994	Jacqueline Onassis admitted to the hospital for cancer treatment
1994	Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Orlando FL on WTKS 104.1 FM
1994	Joaquin Balaguer (86) elected president of Dominican Republic
1994	Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Orlando Florida on WTKS 104.1 FM
1993	"Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 30 performances
1993	Suleyman Demirel elected president of Turkey
1993	"3 Men on a Horse" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 40 performances
1993	"Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" closes at Circle in Sq NYC after 30 perfs
1993	Sleyman Demirel elected president of Turkey
1993	Laura Davies wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
1993	Judd Nelson pleads no contest to kicking Kim Evans in the head
1993	Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull
1993	"3 Men on a Horse" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 40 performances
1992	US space shuttle STS-49 lands (maiden voyage of Endeavour)
1992	Polls show Perot, Bush & Clinton could be in a deadlock
1992	118th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Pine Bluff wins in 1:55.6
1992	Polls show Perot, Bush and Clinton could be in a deadlock
1992	"Smells Like Nirvana," by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35
1992	U.S. space shuttle STS-49 lands (maiden voyage of Endeavour)
1991	Queen Elizabeth becomes 1st British monarch to address U.S. congress
1991	Queen Elizabeth becomes 1st British monarch to address US congress
1991	Daily Planet fires cub reporter Jimmy Olson (Superman character)
1990	Juventus wins 19th UEFA Cup in Avellino
1990	Dominican Republic President Joaquin Ricardo Balaguer re-elected
1990	Dominican Republic President Joaqu¡n Ricardo Balaguer re-elected
1989	Soviet president Mikhail S. Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing
1989	Soviet president Mikhail S Gorbachev & Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing
1988	Surgeon Gen C Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin
1988	Surgeon General C. Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin
1988	US Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant
1988	U.S. Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant
1987	Rocker David Crosby weds Jan Dance in Los Angeles
1987	"Mystery of Edwin Drood" closes at Imperial NYC after 608 perfs
1987	"Bobro 400," a barge carrying 3,200 tons of garbage, set sail from NY, beginning an unsuccesful 8-week search for a dumping site
1987	Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show
1987	Rocker David Crosby weds Jan Dance in LA
1987	"Mystery of Edwin Drood" closes at Imperial New York City after 608 performances
1987	113th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 1:55.8
1986	Joaqu¡n Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Rep parliamentary election
1986	"Top Gun," premieres
1986	Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas
1986	South African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela
1986	South African Pres P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela
1986	Joaquin Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Rep parliamentary election
1985	Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium
1985	Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year
1984	Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer
1984	Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution
1984	Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets to keep Twins in Minn Twins sell 51,863 tickets but only 6,346 fans show up for the game
1984	US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
1984	Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets to keep Twins in Minnesota Twins sell 51,863 tickets but only 6,346 fans show up for the game
1984	U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
1984	Juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel
1983	Lebanese parliament accept peace accord with Israel
1982	Salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Rep
1982	Stanley Cup: NY Islanders sweep Vancouver Canucks in 4 games
1982	Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation for STS-4
1982	Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament
1982	Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Vancouver Canucks in 4 games
1982	"Is There Life after High School?" closes at Barrymore after 12 performances
1982	"Barnum" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 854 performances
1982	"Barnum" closes at St James Theater NYC after 854 performances
1982	"Is There Life after High School?" closes at Barrymore after 12 perfs
1981	Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
1981	"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks
1981	107th Preakness: Jorge Velasquez aboard Pleasant Colony wins in 1:54.6
1981	Houston Astro Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples beating Cubs 6-1
1980	Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album
1980	34th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Phila 76ers, 4 games to 2
1980	Former Buggles members Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman in Yes
1980	Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis
1980	34th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
1980	Former Buggles members Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in Yes
1979	NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M
1979	FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel
1977	5 die as New York Airway helicopter topples on Pan Am bldg in New York City
1977	5 die as NY Airway helicopter topples on Pan Am bldg in NYC
1977	Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title
1976	Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games
1976	Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Phila Flyers in 4 games
1976	Sue Roberts wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic
1975	Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mt Everest's summit
1975	Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1975	Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK
1975	India annexes Principality of Sikkim
1974	USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1974	U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
1974	Helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor
1973	AC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki
1973	ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Dave Soutar
1972	Jane Blalock wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationale
1972	"Don't Play Us Cheap" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 164 perfs
1972	Greg Luzinski's 500' HR hits Liberty Bell monument in Phila Vet
1972	Greg Luzinski's 500' HR hits Liberty Bell monument in Philadelphia Vet
1972	"Don't Play Us Cheap" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 164 performances
1971	1st class postage now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents)
1971	1st class postage now costs 8› (was 6›)
1971	Benjamin Britten's opera "Owen Wingrave," premieres in Aldwych
1971	Bulgaria adopts it's constitution
1970	96th Preakness: Eddie Belmonte aboard Personality wins in 1:56.2
1970	Grover Henson Feels Forgotten by Bill Cosby hits #70
1969	U.S. nuclear sub Guitarro sinks off San Francisco
1969	Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam
1969	US nuclear sub Guitarro sinks off SF
1969	Venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere
1969	Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault
1969	U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
1969	Who's Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey charged with assault
1969	USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1969	Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute
1968	Earthquake kills 47 in Japan
1967	Philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium
1967	Phila voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium
1966	Beach Boys' "Pets Sounds" is released
1966	National Welfare Rights Organization organizes
1966	Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating
1965	Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open
1965	Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers
1965	"Roar of the Greasepaint" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 232 performances
1965	WNJU TV channel 47 in NY-Linden, New York (TEL) begins broadcasting
1965	"Roar of the Greasepaint" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 perfs
1965	Balt Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 & homers
1965	Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam
1965	Spaghetti-O's 1st sold
1965	WNJU TV channel 47 in NY-Linden, NY (TEL) begins broadcasting
1964	U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
1964	90th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8
1964	USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1964	Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ
1963	"Beast in Me" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 4 performances
1963	"Beast in Me" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 4 performances
1963	Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends U.S. Proj Mercury
1963	Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Proj Mercury
1961	13rd Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr and Barbara Stanwyck
1961	13rd Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck
1960	Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as USSR levels spy charges against US
1960	Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as U.S.S.R. levels spy charges against US
1959	85th Preakness: William Harmatz aboard Royal Orbit wins in 1:57
1959	WTOM TV channel 4 in Cheboygan, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1959	WTOM TV channel 4 in Cheboygan, Michigan (NBC) begins broadcasting
1958	Walter Irwin flies 2,259 KPH in F-104A Starfighter
1958	Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mex
1957	U.S. launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton, Connecticut
1957	Yanks involved in Copacabana Incident, leads to Billy Martin trade
1957	Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Invicti Athletae
1957	Maj Irwin, USAAF flies a Lockheed Starfight to a record 1,404.18 MPH
1957	US launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton Conn
1956	Egypt recognizes People's Republic of China
1956	Great Britain performs nuclear Test at Monte Bello Is Australia
1956	Kraft Theater presents an act from "Profiles in Courage"
1956	Laker takes 10-88 for Surrey v Australians at the Oval
1956	Laker takes 10-88 for Surrey vs. Australians at the Oval
1955	Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Don Cockell in SF
1955	Ray Lindwall scores his 2nd Test Cricket century 118 at Bridgetown
1955	Rocky Marciano TKOs Don Cockell in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
1955	King Baudouin of Belgium visits Congo
1954	Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone
1954	WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast
1954	Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA National Capital Golf Open
1953	Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row
1952	"New Faces (of 1952)" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 365 performances
1952	"New Faces (of 1952)" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 365 performances
1948	Botvinnik wins 5-player tournament to determine world chess champion
1948	CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece
1948	Chaim Weizmann elected 1st president of Israel
1948	Egyptians enter the Gaza
1948	George Polk, CBS news correspondant, body found
1948	Israel issues its 1st postage stamps
1946	Musical "Annie Get Your Gun," starring Ethel Merman premieres in New York City
1946	Musical "Annie Get Your Gun," starring Ethel Merman premieres in NYC
1945	Violent battles around Sugar Loaf/Half Moon Okinawa
1944	1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz
1944	Milt police attack gypsies
1943	RAF bombs Mohne and Eder (Battle of Ruhr)
1943	German troops destroy synagogue of Warsaw
1943	-17th] RAF bombs M”hne & Eder (Battle of Ruhr)
1943	Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto ends after 30 days of fighting
1942	1st transport of British/Dutch prisoners to South Burma
1941	Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT)
1941	Last great German air attack on Great Britain (Birmingham)
1941	Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi Ethiopia
1941	Germans made their last major air attack on Britain
1941	1st US/radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers"
1941	1st U.S. radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers"
1940	Nazi's forbid non-professional auto workers
1940	Premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris
1939	1st AL night game, Philadelphia Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10)
1939	1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10)
1939	Food stamps are 1st issued
1938	38 die in Terminal Hotel fire (Atlanta Ga)
1938	1st animal breeding society forms (NJ)
1938	In cricket Bradman scores 278 Aust v MCC, 349 mins, 35 fours 1 six
1938	In cricket Bradman scores 278 Aust vs. MCC, 349 mins, 35 fours 1 six
1938	38 die in Terminal Hotel fire in Atlanta, Georgia
1938	1st animal breeding society forms in New Jersey
1936	1st British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France
1936	62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59
1933	Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game
1932	Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland & Boston
1932	Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston
1931	57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand wins 2:01.8
1930	6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2
1929	1st Academy Awards - "Wings," Emil Jennings & Janet Gaynor wins
1929	1st Academy Awards - "Wings," Emil Jennings and Janet Gaynor wins
1927	New York Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd and home
1927	NY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home
1927	Supreme Court ruled bootleggers must pay income tax
1925	51st Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Flying Ebony wins in 2:07.6
1924	108øF (42øC) in Blitzen Oregon
1924	108 degrees F (42 degrees C) in Blitzen Oregon
1922	White Star Line Majestic completes 5« day maiden voyage
1922	White Star Line Majestic completes 5 day maiden voyage
1921	47th Preakness: F Coltiletti aboard Broomspun wins in 1:54.2
1920	Spanish bullfighter Joselito is fatally gored fighting his last bull
1920	Joan of Arc (Jean D'arc) canonized a saint
1916	41st Preakness: Linus McAtee aboard Damrosch wins in 1:54.8
1914	American Horseshoe Pitchers Assn organizes in Kansas City
1914	Ewing Field, near Masonic Street, opens
1914	American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City
1911	Remains of a neanderthal man found in Jersey UK
1911	Zeppelin "Deutscheland" wrecked at Dusseldorf
1910	US Bureau of Mines forms
1903	George Wyman makes 1st motorcycle trip across the US
1903	1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at SF (George Wymann)
1903	1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at San Francisco (George Wymann)
1902	2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3
1901	Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School" (BG)
1901	Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School"
1894	Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium and 170 other buildings
1894	Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings
1891	George A Hormel & Co introduce Spam
1891	George A Hormel and Co introduce Spam
1888	CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
1884	10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40¬
1884	10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40
1882	8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40¬
1882	8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40
1881	World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)
1879	Antonin Dvorak's "Slavic Dancing," premieres
1879	Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia and English
1879	Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English
1879	Antonin Dvor k's "Slavic Dancing," premieres
1875	Quake in Venezuela and Colombia kills 16,000
1875	Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000
1874	1st recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg Mass)
1874	1st recorded dam disaster in U.S. (Williamsburg Mass)
1872	Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time
1869	Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7
1868	By one vote, Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson
1868	Bedrich Smetana's opera "Dalibor," premieres in Prague
1866	Congress authorizes nickel 5› piece (replaces silver half-dime)
1866	Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer
1866	US Treasury Dept authorizes nickel
1866	Congress authorizes nickel 5 cents piece (replaces silver half-dime)
1866	US Treasury Department authorizes nickel
1864	Last battles at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (6,666 casualties)
1864	Battle of Bermuda Hundred, VA
1864	Atlanta Campaign-battle of Resaca, ends (since May 13)
1863	Battle of Champion's Hill, MS-bloodiest action of Vicksburg Campaign
1862	Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir builds 1st automobile
1861	Kentucky proclaims its neutrality
1861	Confederate govt offers war volunteers $10 premium
1861	Confederate government offers war volunteers $10 premium
1860	-18] Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln candidate
1860	Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln candidate
1817	Mississippi River steamboat service begins
1811	Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera
1804	Senate and Tribune declare Napolean leader of France
1804	Senate & Tribune declare Napolean leader of France
1803	Peace of Amiens ends
1796	Lombardije Republic forms
1795	Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state
1792	Denmark abolishes slave trade
1770	Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France
1763	James Boswell's 1st meeting with Samuel Johnson
1763	Samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London
1747	Prince Willem V sworn in as admiral-general of Neth
1648	Battle at Zolty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir
1648	Battle at Z¢lty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir
1606	2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia
1605	Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V
1584	7 Westfriese towns divide monasteries of Egmond/Blokker/St-Pietersdal
1571	Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM
1568	Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England
1547	Protestant German monarch surrenders to Karel in Wittenberg
1532	Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor
1527	Florence becomes a republic
1165	Ramjbam and his family reach Acre Palestine
1165	Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine
955	Alberich II, (bastard?) son of Octavianus elected pope
955	Alberich II, son of Octavianus elected pope

These people died on May 16

1996	Pierre Debizet, resistance fighter/special agent, dies at 72
1996	Mike Jeremy Boorda, commandant (NATO), commits suicide at 57
1996	Edward McInnes, German scholar, dies at 60
1995	Ragnhild Marie Hatton, historian, dies at 82
1995	Lola Flores, singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona), dies at 70
1994	Alain Cuny, actor (Lovers, Emanuelle, Camille Claudel), dies
1994	Barbara Jean Jones, fictional character on General Hospital, dies at 7
1994	Phani Majumdar, film director, dies at 82
1994	Vasek Simek, Czech/US actor (Green Card, Mistress), dies at 66
1993	Marv Johnson, US soul singer (You Got What it Takes), dies at 54
1992	Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53
1991	Prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies
1990	Dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian
1990	Jim Henson, puppeteer (Sesame Street, Muppet Show), dies at 53
1990	Sammy Davis Jr, singer/actor (Golden Boy), dies at 64
1989	Hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered
1988	Carrie Baxter, Best Bodybuilder (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42
1988	Kay Baxter, Best Bodybuilder in the World (1983-85), dies at 42
1988	Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72), dies at 78
1985	Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82
1984	Irwin Shaw, US writer (Rich Man, Poor Man), dies at 71
1984	Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35
1983	Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52
1979	Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90
1975	Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder
1973	A P Gtersloh, writer, dies at 86
1972	Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79
1969	Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44
1966	Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home
1959	Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69
1958	Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49
1955	James Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY
1954	Werner Bischof, Swiss photographer, dies accidentally at 38
1954	Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61
1952	Alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies
1949	William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies
1944	Max Brand, [Frederick Schiller Faust], western author, dies
1944	Leone Sinigaglia, composer, dies at 75
1944	George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78
1942	Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies
1938	Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies
1932	William Pember Reeves, politician/poet, dies
1932	Ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered
1929	Lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies
1928	Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies
1926	Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies
1918	Eusapia Palladino, Napolitan, dies at 64
1910	Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53
1904	N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies
1903	Eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72
1892	Theodoor J Canneel, Flemish painter, dies at 74
1892	John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies
1880	Karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76
1864	Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered
1863	Lloyd Tilghman, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 47
1862	Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40
1847	Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59
1835	Felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies
1830	Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies
1829	William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56
1819	Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75
1805	Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68
1782	Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies
1777	Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds
1768	Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81
1762	Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86
1754	Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76
1703	Charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies
1691	Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason
1669	Reyer Anslo, writer/poet, dies at about 42
1669	Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies
1434	Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60
942	Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies

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