Today in History for 16th May 2022:
Historical Events
1860 – -18] Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln as candidate
1916 – 41st Preakness: Linus McAtee aboard Damrosch wins in 1:54.8
1932 – Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston
1938 – 1st animal breeding society forms (NJ)
1941 – Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi, Ethiopia
1981 – 106th Preakness: Jorge Velásquez aboard Pleasant Colony wins in 1:54.6
Famous Birthdays
1659 – Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist
1917 – Geraint Jones, Welsh conductor and organist, born in Porth, Wales (d. 1998)
1949 – Rick Reuschel, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1961 – Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
1969 – Tucker Carlson, American television commentator (Tucker Carlson Tonight), born in San Francisco, California
1974 – Adam Richman, American TV personality (Man v Food), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Deaths
1669 – Reyer Anslo, writer/poet, dies at about 42
1768 – Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81
1910 – Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53
1944 – Leone Sinigaglia, Italian composer, dies at 75
2000 – William Ferris, American composer and conductor (William Ferris Chorale, 1971-2000), dies while conducting a rehearsal of Verdi’s Requiem at 63
2021 – Rildo da Costa Menezes, Brazilian soccer defender (38 caps; Santos, CEUB, New York Cosmos), dies at 79