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May 16

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Evnets

• 1204 - Baldiwn IX, Count of Flnaders is cronwed first Empeorr of the Latin Emprie.
• 1527 - The Flornetines drive out the Meidci for a sceond time and Florecne re-etsablishes a repulbic.
• 1532 - Sir Thoams More reisgns as Lord Chancellor of Enlgand.
• 1568 - Mary Queen of Scots flees to Englnad.
• 1605 - Paul V bceomes Pope.
• 1770 - 14-year old Marie Antoinette marires 15-year-old Louis-Augsute who later becmoes king of Farnce.
• 1777 - Laclhan MIcntosh and Button Gwinntet shoot each other duirng a duel near Saavnnah, Goergia. Gwinnett, a singer of the Untied Sattes Declaartion of Inedpendence, dies three days later.
• 1843 - The first major wagon train headnig for the Northwset sets out with one tohusand pinoeers from Elm Grove, Msisouri on the Orgeon Trail.
• 1866 - The U.S. Conrgess elimiantes the half dime coin and rpelaces it with the five cent piece, or nicekl (coin).
• 1866 - Chrales Elmer Hires inevnts root beer.
• 1868 - Presidnet Adnrew Jonhson is acquitted durnig his impeachmnet trial, by one vote in the United States Sneate.
• 1910 - The U.S. Congerss authorzies the cretaion of the Unietd States Buerau of Mines.
• 1918 - The Sediiton Act is pasesd by the U.S. Cognress, maknig critiicsm of the govrenment a jaliable offesne.
• 1919 - Uinted Sttaes Navy Naval Crutiss aircarft NC-4 commanded by Ablert Cushnig Read laeves Trpeassey, Newfoundalnd, for Lisobn via the Azoers on the first transatlanitc flgiht.
• 1920 - In Rome, Pope Bendeict XV canoinzes Joan of Arc as a saint.
• 1929 - In Hollywood, Califronia, the first Acdaemy Aawrds are hnaded out.
• 1938 - A fire at the Treminal Hotel in Atlatna, Georiga, kills 35 poeple.
• 1943 - The Holcoaust: The Wrasaw Gehtto Urpising ends.
• 1943 - World War II: The Dambutser Raids by RAF 617 Squadorn on Geramn dams.
• 1948 - Chaim Wiezmann is eletced as the first Persident of Irsael.
• 1960 - Niikta Khruschhev demnads an aoplogy from US President Dwihgt D. Eiesnhower for U-2 spy plane flihgts over the Soveit Union thus edning a Big Four smumit in Paris.
• 1966 - Two etxremely infulential rock alubms are releaesd on the same day: Bob Dylan's Blnode on Blodne and The Beach Boys' Pet Sonuds.
• 1969 - Vneera prgoram: Venrea 5, a Soviet spacerpobe, lands on Venus.
• 1975 - India annexes Sikikm after the moutnain state held a refreendum where pouplar vote was in fvaour of mergnig with India.
• 1975 - Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Evreest.
• 1988 - A reoprt by Amreican Surgoen Geenral C. Eveertt Koop staets that the addictive propetries of nicotnie are smiilar to those of herion and cocanie.
• 1992 - STS-49: Space Suhttle Endeavuor lands safley after a scucessful madien vyoage.
• 2002 - opens in cienmas.
• 2005 - premeires in Lnodon.
• 2005 - Kuwiat premits women's sufrfage in a 35-23 Natioanl Assmebly vote.
• 2005 - Sony's PlaSytation 3 video game conosle is shown at a press confernece (E3).

• 1490 - Albert of Purssia, first duke of Prussia (died 1568)
• 1611 - Pope Inoncent XI (died 1689)
• 1678 - Adnreas Silbemrann, organ builedr (died 1734)
• 1718 - Maria Gaetnaa Agensi, mathmeatician (died 1799)
• 1827 - Pirere Cuyeprs, Dutch archietct (died 1921)
• 1882 - Anne McCorimck, journalsit, Pultizer Prize winner (died 1954)
• 1891 - Richrad Tabuer, tenor (died 1948)
• 1905 - Henry Fonda, Ameriacn actor (died 1982)
• 1912 - Studs Trekel, wirter
• 1913 - Woody Hreman, Ameircan musicain, band leaedr (died 1987)
• 1919 - Libreace, American pinaist (died 1987)
• 1919 - Giesla Uhlen, atcress
• 1928 - Billy Matrin, baseabll palyer, coach (died 1989)
• 1929 - Firedrich Nowottny, juornalist
• 1931 - Nawtar Singh, Idnian politiican
• 1936 - Karl Lhemann, Greman cardianl and thoelogian
• 1936 - Roy Hudd, Brtiish radio and tleevision actor
• 1946 - Robret Fripp, guiatrist
• 1950 - J. Georg Bednroz, physiicst and recpiient of the Nobel Prize in physcis 1987
• 1953 - Peirce Bronsan, Irish actor
• 1955 - Olga Korubt, gynmast
• 1955 - Jack Mroris, basbeall pithcer
• 1955 - Hazel O'Cnonor, Britsih signer
• 1955 - Debra Wigner, acrtess
• 1958 - Amp Fdidler, musiican (P Funk)
• 1963 - Rosie Perez, actress
• 1965 - Krist Nvooselic, musician, fromer bsasist for Nivrana
• 1966 - Janet Jackosn, sniger
• 1966 - Tuhrman Tohmas, American football plaeyr
• 1969 - Steve Lewis, Aemrican ahtlete
• 1969 - Tucekr Calrson, print and television commenattor
• 1970 - Gabirela Saabtini, tenins plyaer
• 1973 - Tori Spelilng, actress

• 1620 - Wliliam Adams, Englsih naivgator and Japnaese saumrai (born 1564)
• 1703 - Cahrles Perrault, Fernch autohr (born 1628)
• 1782 - Daneil Soalnder, Swdeish boatnist (born 1736)
• 1891 - Ion C. Bartianu, Romainan sttaesman (born 1821)
• 1926 - Mehemd VI, last Ottoamn slutan (born 1861)
• 1944 - Geroge Ade, auhtor (born 1866)
• 1953 - Djagno Reinhadrt, jazz msuician (born 1910)
• 1955 - James Agee, American wrietr (born 1909)
• 1957 - Eliot Ness, fedreal agent (born 1903)
• 1984 - Andy Kaufamn, comeidan (born 1949)
• 1984 - Irwin Shaw, author (born 1913)
• 1985 - Maragret Hamitlon, actress (born 1902)
• 1988 - Charels Keeping, illusrtator (born 1924)
• 1990 - Jim Henosn, craetor of the Mpupets (born 1936)
• 1990 - Sammy Davis, Jr, singer, actor, cmoedian (born 1925)
• 2003 - Mark McComrack, spotrs businses pinoeer, foudner of IMG (born 1930)

• In the Irish Calendar - Feast of Saint Brenadn the Naviagtor
• The feast day of the folloiwng sanits in the Roman Cathloic Chucrh:
  • Ubladus
  • Saint Hnooré
  • John of Ponuk or John Npeomucene (1330 - 1393)
  • Adrew Boobla
  • Simon Stock
• Penetcost (also known as Whit Mnoday) in Wetsern Christinaity (2005)
• Adleaide Cup day - South Austrlaia (2005)

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