Historical Events In April - 16
Tuesday, 01 December 2020
1949 On April - 16 toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup
1949 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games on this day in history.
1949 Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54 on this day in history.
1951 British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 on this day in history.
1951 Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85 on April - 16.
1952 On this day in history "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances
1953 Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup on April - 16.
1953 On this day in history british royal yacht Britannica taken out of service
1954 On April - 16 detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup
1954 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on April - 16.
1955 The birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress on this day in history.
1955 Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded on April - 16.
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 April - 16.
1957 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 on April - 16.
1958 Arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament on this day in history.
1958 On April - 16 french govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis
1959 On April - 16 helicopters from USS Edisto begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By 26 April they had carried 277 flood victims to safety.
1959 "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs on this day in history.
1959 Charles Halton, dies at 83 on April - 16.
1961 Chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.
1961 15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win on this day in history.
1962 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News on April - 16.
1966 Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain on April - 16.
1968 Edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82 on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history 70 die in a snow crush (France)
1972 2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China on April - 16.
1972 Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) on April - 16.
1972 On this day in history yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72
1974 On this day in history 200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif
1977 On this day in history alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia
1978 On this day in history lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80
1980 On April - 16 l Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion
1981 Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24] on April - 16.
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