Historical Events In October - 16

1943  Anti Jewish riot in Rome on October - 16.   

1944  On October - 16 hungary: Horthy govt falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier   

1944  On this day in history eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52   

1945  On this day in history uN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence   

1946  10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials on this day in history.   

1946  Alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged on October - 16.   

1948  On October - 16 "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances   

1948  On October - 16 henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

1949  On October - 16 wDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1949  Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on October - 16.   

1951  On this day in history the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.   

1951  On this day in history liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar   

1952  Woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street on this day in history.   

1952  On October - 16 pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi   

1953  Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) on this day in history.   

1956  "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley premieres on this day in history.   

1957  Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visit Williamsburg Virginia on October - 16.   

1957  On this day in history queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia   

1958  Benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres on October - 16.   

1959  On this day in history george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1960  NL votes to admit Houston & NY to league on October - 16.   

1962  On this day in history cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba   

1962  On this day in history byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice   

1962  Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history china becomes world's 5th nuclear power   

1969  On this day in history soyuz 6 (Russian) returns to Earth   

1970  Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Nasser on October - 16.   

1972  The Commission of Inquiry in the Matter of the Employment Practices Relating to the Running-Trades' Employees in the Railway Industry, the Gallagher Commission publishes its report. This looked at the employment practices, particularly hours of work on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80   

1973  Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize on October - 16.   

1973  Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1976  Soyuz 23 (Russian) returns to Earth on October - 16.   

1977  On this day in history michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

1978  Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II on this day in history.   

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1396  On October - 16 birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on October - 16.   

1483  On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On October - 16 birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.   

0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  On this day in history death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on October - 16.   

1553  On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on this day in history.   

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered