Today in History for 16th May 2025
Historical Events
1984 – Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution
1990 – Dominican Republic President Joaquín Ricardo Balaguer re-elected
1997 – MLB Montreal Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13
1997 – Brandi Sherwood (Miss Idaho) replaces Brook Lee as Miss USA when Brook is crowned Miss Universe
2007 – Alex Salmond is elected First Minister of Scotland. He is first Scottish National Party leader to be elected First Minister after winning a historic victory at the Scottish general election on the 3rd May.
Famous Birthdays
1710 – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English peer and Whig politician, born in Worcester, England (d. 1782)
1918 – Aubrey Bowman, British pianist, composer, and conductor (Workman’s Music Association), born in Bournemouth, England (d. 2009)
1918 – Edward Thomas, British historian and intelligence expert (Bletchley Park), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1996)
1937 – Yvonne Craig, actress (Batgirl-Batman, Kissin Cousin), born in Taylorville, Illinois (d. 2015)
1945 – Nicky Chinn, British-American pop songwriter and producer (with Mike Chapman: Sweet – “The Ballroom Blitz”; Suzi Quatro; Toni Basel – “Mickey”; Tina Turner – “You Better Be Good To Me”), born in London, England
Famous Deaths
1657 – Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)
1762 – Ernst Christian Hesse, German composer, dies at 86
1924 – William “Candy” Cummings, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (credited with creating the curveball), dies at 75
1990 – Dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando’s boyfriend killed by her brother Christian
1996 – Jeremy Boorda, U.S. Navy admiral (25th Chief of Naval Operations), commits suicide at 56
