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Date: May 15 07:52 2015

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Total Eclipse of the Moon 1696 May 16-17 http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/eclipse/1211696/L1696May16.pdf (PDF) A total lunar eclipse took place on May 16, 2003, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2003_lunar_eclipse The last total solar eclipse over Madison was May 16, 1379 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_September_14,_2099 http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=13790516 Title: solar Eclipse, May 16-17, 1882, observed at the Herény Observatory, Hungary http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1883MNRAS..43R.424D __________________

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The first demonstration of the laser was carried out by Theodore Maiman on the 16th May 1960.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser#Laser

The Earth Star Diamond was found at the Jagersfontein Mine on May 16, 1967.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Star_Diamond#earth

On May 16, 1930, prospector Gilbert LaBine discovered high-grade pitchblende and silver at Eldorado Mine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Mine_(Northwest_Territories)

The Chañarcillo silver mine was discovered on May 16, 1832 by Juan Godoy, sparking the Chilean silver rush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha%C3%B1arcillo

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In May 1919, the NC-4 became the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NC-4#The_transatlantic_flight Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on 16-17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dambuster_Raids __________________

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On May 16, 1959, the first mail-rockets were launched in the area of Cuxhaven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_experiments_in_the_area_of_Cuxhaven

The Soviet spacecraft Venera 5 landed on Venus on the 16th May, 1969.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42863108/venera-5/

Amos-1, the first satellite in the series, was launched on May 16, 1996
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos-1

STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6) was the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t30062432/sts-134/

Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 16, 1975.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42863128/junko-tabei/

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Dafydd Rhys "Dave" Williams (born May 16, 1954) is a Canadian physician and a retired CSA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dafydd_Williams

Brewster Hopkinson Shaw, Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is a former NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_H._Shaw

Vice Admiral Forrest S. Petersen (May 16, 1922 - December 8, 1990) was a United States Navy aviator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_S._Petersen

Maria Gaetana Agnesi (May 16, 1718 - January 9, 1799) was an Italian linguist, mathematician,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Gaetana_Agnesi

Roy Patrick Kerr (born 16 May 1934) is a New Zealand mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Kerr

Johannes Georg Bednorz (born May 16, 1950) is a German physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Georg_Bednorz

Honoré Flaugergues (May 16, 1755 - November 26, 1835 or November 20, 1830) was a French astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_Flaugergues

John Francis Skjellerup (16 May 1875 - 6 January 1952) was an Australian astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Skjellerup

Nancy Grace Roman (born May 16, 1925) is an American astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Roman

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Mozart's String Quintet No. 4 was completed on May 16, 1787 Spoiler The Tree of Life is a 2011 American fantasy drama film that premièred at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577056/the-tree-of-life/ __________________

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NGC 5351 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 16th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577034/ngc-5351/

NGC 5361 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 16th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577032/ngc-5361/

NGC 5380 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 16th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577029/ngc-5380/

NGC 5394 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 16th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577025/ngc-5394/

NGC 5395 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 16th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577020/ngc-5395/

NGC 5396 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 16th May 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577019/ngc-5396/

NGC 5752 was discovered by William Herschel on the 16th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63349088/ngc-5754/

NGC 6104 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 16th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577014/ngc-6104/

NGC 6207 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 16th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57577013/ngc-6207/

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The discovery of WASP-44b was reported by the Royal Astronomical Society in May 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP-44b

Asteroid (87) Sylvia was discovered by N. R. Pogson on May 16, 1866 from Madras (Chennai)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/87_Sylvia

Asteroid (278) Paulina was discovered by Johann Palisa on May 16, 1888 in Vienna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/278_Paulina

Asteroid (310) Margarita was discovered by Auguste Charlois on May 16, 1891 in Nice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/310_Margarita

Daytime May Arietids meteor shower
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33173233/arietid-meteor-shower/

Alpha-Scorpiids meteor shower
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35910679/alpha-scorpiids-meteor-shower/

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Meteorites The Omolon (Pallasite) meteorite fell in Magadanskaya oblast', Russia, on the 16th May, 1981. http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49170428/omolon-meteorite/ __________________

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