Today in History for 16th May 2023

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Historical Events

1571 - German astronomer Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM
1605 - Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI, becomes Pope Paul V
1914 - Ewing Field baseball park opens near Masonic Street, San Francisco. Relocated a year later.
1940 - Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers
1968 - Earthquake kills 47 in Japan
1983 - Chinese American architect I. M. Pei is awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in New York

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Famous Birthdays

1824 - Levi Parsons Morton, American ambassador and politician (R) (Vice President of the United States 1889-93, Governor of New York 1895-96), born in Shoreham, New York (d. 1920)
1904 - Hugh Plaxton, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 1928; Montreal Maroons) and politician (House of Commons of Canada 1935-40), born in Barrie, Ontario (d. 1982)
1916 - Adriana Caselotti, voice of Snow White in Disney's animated film, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1997)
1946 - Roger Earl, British drummer (Foghat - "Slow Ride"), born in Hampton Court Palace, London, England
1972 - Keith Burns, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Greeleyville, South Carolina
1975 - Tonéx, American singer

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Famous Deaths

1265 - Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)
1835 - Felicia Dorothea Hemans, English-Welsh poet ("The boy stood on the burning deck", "The stately homes of England"), dies of dropsy at 41
1971 - Barney Stanley, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame forward (Stanley Cup 1915, Vancouver Millionaires; coach Chicago Black Hawks 1927-28), dies at 77
1983 - Carel Brons, Dutch composer, dies at 52
2001 - Brian Pendleton, English musician (The Pretty Things) (b. 1944)
2020 - Tony Yates, American college basketball point guard (National C'ship 1961, 62; Cincinnati Bearcats) and head coach (Cincinnati 1983-89), dies at 82

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