Historical Events In April - 16

1949  On this day in history toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup  

1949  On this day in history stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games  

1949  On this day in history sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54  

1951  On this day in history british submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75  

1951  On April - 16 emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85  

1952  "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup  

1953  On April - 16 british royal yacht Britannica taken out of service  

1954  Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

1954  KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1955  On April - 16 the birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress  

1955  On April - 16 abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded  

1956  On this day in history 1st solar powered radios go on sale  

1957  Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1  

1958  On this day in history arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament  

1958  On April - 16 french govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis  

1959  Helicopters from USS Edisto begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By 26 April they had carried 277 flood victims to safety on April - 16.  

1959  "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs on April - 16.  

1959  Charles Halton, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1961  On April - 16 chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup  

1961  15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News  

1966  On this day in history rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain  

1968  On this day in history edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82  

1970  On this day in history 70 die in a snow crush (France)  

1972  On this day in history 2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China  

1972  Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) on April - 16.  

1972  Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1974  On April - 16 200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif  

1977  Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia on this day in history.  

1978  Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 on April - 16.  

1980  L Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion on this day in history.  

1981  Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24] on April - 16.  

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on April - 16.  

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.  

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.  

1635  On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter  

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1648  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)  

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.  

0069  On April - 16 death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)  

0744  On this day in history death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph  

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.  

1113  On April - 16 death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)  

1115  On April - 16 svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]  

1118  On April - 16 death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily  

1198  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria  

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies