Historical Events In April - 16

1921  On April - 16 liberal Freedom League forms in The Hague  

1921  On this day in history peter Ustinov, London, actor (Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd)  

1922  Annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, a women's record on this day in history.  

1922  On April - 16 annie Oakley sets women's record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row  

1922  On April - 16 christopher Samuel Youd, UK, sci-fi author (Tripods Trilogy)  

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

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

1924  Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies on April - 16.  

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

1926  Book of the Month Club sends out its first selections "Lolly Willowes" & "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner on this day in history.  

1926  Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" & "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner on this day in history.  

1929  On April - 16 cleve Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a HR on 1st at bat  

1929  Abraham van Stolk Jzn, art collector, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

1935  On this day in history 1st radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee & Molly"  

1938  On April - 16 great-Britain recognizes Italian annexation of Abyssinia  

1938  On April - 16 bertram Wagstaff Mills, circus proprietor, dies  

1939  Stalin requests British, French & Russian anti-nazi pact on April - 16.  

1940  On April - 16 1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition)  

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  Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship on this day in history.  

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

1946  On April - 16 1st US launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt  

1947  On this day in history act of Congress gives Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank  

1947  HMCS Esquimalt (RCN- minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax on this day in history.  

1947  Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated (NYC) on April - 16.  

1947  On this day in history massive explosion & fire kills 500 in Texas City, Tx  

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

1948  On April - 16 organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris  

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

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on April - 16.  

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on April - 16.  

1495  On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)  

1628  On April - 16 birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand  

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.  

1646  On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)  

1648  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)  

1652  On this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)  

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

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on this day in history.  

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on April - 16.  

1113  On April - 16 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 this day in history.  

1198  On this day in history death of duke Frederick I of Austria  

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on this day in history.