Historical Events In April - 16
Sunday, 26 September 2021
1949 Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1949 On April - 16 sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54
1951 On April - 16 british submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75
1951 On April - 16 emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85
1952 On April - 16 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances
1953 Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup on April - 16.
1953 British royal yacht Britannica taken out of service on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup
1954 On this day in history kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 On April - 16 "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs
1959 On this day in history charles Halton, dies at 83
1961 On April - 16 chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup
1961 On April - 16 15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win
1962 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News on this day in history.
1966 Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82
1970 On April - 16 70 die in a snow crush (France)
1972 2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China on April - 16.
1972 On this day in history apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)
1972 On this day in history yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72
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 this day in history.
1980 On this day in history l Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion
1981 Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24] on this day in history.
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