Spouse
1901
May 12
| 1901 • The 1,282 foot (390 m) covered bridge crossing the St. John River at Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada opens. It is the longest covered bridge in the world. |
1998
May 16
Age: 97y
| 1998 • The last former Soviet Union radar station, Skrunda-1, is closed down in Latvia. |