It happened one 16 May

1717 : Voltaire imprisoned in the Bastille


On May 16, 1717, because of his sarcastic criticism on politics and religion, Voltaire was imprisoned in the Bastille. He stayed there one year. On his release, he continued his critics and had to flee France several times to avoid returning to jail.

1929 : First Academy Awards ceremony


On 16 May 1929, the first awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, awarding the film industry, took place at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. Until 1942, the winners were known before the ceremony. The awards were renamed Oscars in 1939, apparently by the Director of the Academy, Margaret Herrick, who might have found a resemblance between the statuettes and her uncle Oscar.
The gold-plated statuette was designed by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, the model was the Mexican actor Emilio Fernandez (El Indio) and the original sculptor of the statue, George Stanley.

1943 : End of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising


On 16 May 1943, the uprising of the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto ended when units of the Wehrmacht and SS, armed with tanks and armored vehicles regained control of the ghetto after a month of fighting.

1965 : Accident at Bien Hoa


On 16 May 1965, the accidental explosion of a bomb killed 31 people and injured 95 others in the Bien Hoa U.S. air base n Vietnam. 40 American and South Vietnamese planes were also destroyed.

Quote of the day : 16 May

Voltaire
All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

Birthdays : 16 May

Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor (1891)
Tamara de Lempicka, Polish painter (1898)
Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director (1898)
Henry Fonda, American actor (1905)
Margaret Sullavan, American actress (1909)
Liberace, American pianist (1919)
Martine Carol, French actress (1920)
Harry Carey, Jr., American actor (1921)
Adrienne Rich, American poet (1929)
Yvonne Craig, American actress (1937)
Johannes Georg Bednorz, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1950)
Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer (1951)
Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor (1953)
Debra Winger, American actress (1955)
Debra Winger, American actress (1955)
Hazel O'Connor, English singer (1955)
Mare Winningham, American actress (1959)
Janet Jackson, American singer (1966)
David Boreanaz, American actor (1969)
Tracey Gold, American actress (1969)
Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player (1970)
Christian Califano, French rugby player (1972)
Tori Spelling, American actress (1973)
Laura Pausini, Italian singer (1974)
Megan Fox, American actress (1986)
Thomas Sangster, English actor (1990)

They left us one 16 May

Charles Perrault, French writer (1703)
Albert Londres, French journalist and writer (1932)
Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (1953)
Eliot Ness, American federal agent (1957)
Sammy Davis, Jr., American singer and dancer (1990)
Alain Cuny, French actor (1994)

Tip of the Day : 16 May

Stay awake during a boring class


When attending a boring class, it is very difficult to stay awake.
The goal is to find another activity to reduce boredom while assimilating the lesson, which eliminates the need to study it later at home.
If we have drawing skills, we can make caricatures and sketches that relate to the lesson, evolving gradually with the class.
We can also do exercises related to the material that pass the time while assimilating the lesson.
There is always the solution to send text messages to our friends. In this case, we should not forget to put our mobile phone in silent mode.
We also have the opportunity to do homework for another class. However, we should avoid taking out a book corresponding to another class : it is never very discreet.
If we are musicians, we can try to write a song with the lesson or the teacher: it gives the impression of being very focused while assimilating at least snatches of the lesson.
It is better to avoid playing on our mobile: we only risk confiscation; furthermore we would have more work to catch up at home.

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