Page 6: Historical Events In April - 16

1949  Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1949  On April - 16 stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games   

1949  Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54 on April - 16.   

1951  On April - 16 british submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75   

1951  Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85 on April - 16.   

1952  "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances on this day in history.   

1953  On April - 16 montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup   

1953  British royal yacht Britannica taken out of service on April - 16.   

1954  Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on April - 16.   

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  On this day in history abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded   

1956  1st solar powered radios go on sale on April - 16.   

1957  On this day in history montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup   

1957  Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 on this day in history.   

1958  Arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament on this day in history.   

1958  French govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis on April - 16.   

1959  On this day in history helicopters from USS Edisto begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By 26 April they had carried 277 flood victims to safety.   

1959  On April - 16 "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs   

1959  Charles Halton, dies at 83 on April - 16.   

1961  On April - 16 chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup   

1961  15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win on April - 16.   

1962  Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News on April - 16.   

1966  On this day in history rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain   

1968  On April - 16 edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82   

1970  On this day in history 70 die in a snow crush (France)   

1972  On April - 16 2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China   

1972  Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) on this day in history.   

1972  Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72 on April - 16.   

1974  200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif on this day in history.   

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 April - 16.   

1980  On April - 16 l Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion   

1981  On April - 16 columbia space shuttle returns [04/24]   

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

1319  On April - 16 birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

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 April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.   

0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

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

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.   

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

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on April - 16.