Historical Events In September - 16

1903  Richard Hall, composer on September - 16.   

1906  On September - 16 kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon   

1906  Annie Hermes, Dutch singer on this day in history.   

1908  General Motors founded by William C Durant on September - 16.   

1908  Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp on this day in history.   

1908  Beecher Moore, sailor on September - 16.   

1909  John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.   

1910  On September - 16 joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury   

1911  On September - 16 wilfred Burchett, Australia, communist/writer (Catapult to Freedom)   

1911  On September - 16 edward Whymper, English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn), dies   

1912  Jerry Wald, NYC, producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda) on September - 16.   

1913  1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage on this day in history.   

1914  Allen Funt, Bkln NY, TV host & creator (Candid Camera) on September - 16.   

1915  On September - 16 uS takes control of customs & finances of Haiti for 10 years   

1915  On this day in history czar Nicolas II adjourns 4th Duma   

1915  On September - 16 cy Walter, Minneapolis Mn, pianist (3's Company)   

1916  Prv. John Chipman Kerr (49 Cdn. Infantry Batt.( wins the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France on this day in history.   

1916  Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO (Intl Publishing House) on September - 16.   

1918  On September - 16 baroness Pike, MP   

1919  On September - 16 american Legion incorporated by an act of Congress   

1919  On September - 16 andy Russell, LA Calif, singer (Andy & Della Russell Show)   

1920  On September - 16 bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30   

1920  Franco Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1920  Daniel Andersson, Swedish poet/writer (Polar History), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history dusty Hughers, playwright   

1922  42nd US Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W M Johnston (46 36 62 63 64) on September - 16.   

1922  Janis Paige, Tacoma Wash, actress (Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD) on this day in history.   

1923  Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister, Senior Minister and Minister Mentor of Singapore on this day in history.   

1924  Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game on September - 16.   

1924  On September - 16 the birth of Lauren Bacall, American film actress   

1924  On this day in history lauren Bacall, Staten Island, actress (Dark Passage, Key Largo)   

1925  On September - 16 b[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Miss, blues singer (Thrill is Gone)   

1925  On this day in history leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies   

1926  On September - 16 st Louis Cards beat Phillies 23-3   

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0016  Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38) was born on this day in history.   

1098  On September - 16 birth of hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179)   

1386  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general was born on this day in history.   

1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22) was born on this day in history.   

1507  Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567) was born on September - 16.   

1547  On September - 16 birth of abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet   

1557  On September - 16 birth of jacques Mauduit, composer   

1574  On this day in history birth of samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena)   

0096  Death of Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45 on this day in history.   

0655  Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on September - 16.   

0827  On this day in history death of pope Valentine   

1087  Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies on September - 16.   

1100  Death of Bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054) on September - 16.   

1345  On September - 16 death of john IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295)   

1380  On September - 16 charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies   

1394  Clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies on September - 16.