Page 5: Historical Events In April - 16

1921  Liberal Freedom League forms in The Hague on April - 16.   

1921  Peter Ustinov, London, actor (Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd) on April - 16.   

1922  On April - 16 annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, a women's record   

1922  Annie Oakley sets women's record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row on April - 16.   

1922  Christopher Samuel Youd, UK, sci-fi author (Tripods Trilogy) on this day in history.   

1924  Navy commences relief operations in Mississippi Valley floods, lasting until 16 June on this day in history.   

1924  1st radio-transmission of wireless: Mattheus Passion on this day in history.   

1924  Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies on this day in history.   

1925  On April - 16 during the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.   

1926  On April - 16 book of the Month Club sends out its first selections "Lolly Willowes" & "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner   

1926  On April - 16 book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" & "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner   

1929  On this day in history cleve Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a HR on 1st at bat   

1929  On this day in history abraham van Stolk Jzn, art collector, dies at 57   

1935  On April - 16 the first radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee & Molly"   

1935  On April - 16 1st radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee & Molly"   

1938  Great-Britain recognizes Italian annexation of Abyssinia on this day in history.   

1938  Bertram Wagstaff Mills, circus proprietor, dies on April - 16.   

1939  On April - 16 stalin requests British, French & Russian anti-nazi pact   

1940  1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition) on this day in history.   

1941  Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes on this day in history.   

1941  Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies on this day in history.   

1942  On April - 16 japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship   

1943  On this day in history 40 NZ bombers attack Haarlem Neth (85 killed)   

1945  On April - 16 uS troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II   

1945  German troops in Groningen surrender on April - 16.   

1946  On this day in history uS launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt   

1946  1st US launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt on this day in history.   

1947  Act of Congress gives Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank on this day in history.   

1947  HMCS Esquimalt (RCN- minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax on April - 16.   

1947  On this day in history lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated (NYC)   

1947  On April - 16 massive explosion & fire kills 500 in Texas City, Tx   

1947  On this day in history -17] Explosions & fire on French ship Grandcamp   

1948  Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris on this day in history.   

1948  Babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies on this day in history.   

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0778  On this day in history birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

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 April - 16.   

1628  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.   

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

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on this day in history.   

0744  On April - 16 death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  On this day in history death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

1113  On this day in history death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)   

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

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on April - 16.   

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on April - 16.   

1446  On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies