Historical Events In April - 16

1949  On April - 16 toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup  

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  British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85  

1952  "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances on April - 16.  

1953  On April - 16 montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup  

1953  On this day in history british royal yacht Britannica taken out of service  

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  

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1955  The birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress on April - 16.  

1955  On April - 16 abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded  

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  On April - 16 arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament  

1958  French govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis on this day in history.  

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

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

1959  On April - 16 charles Halton, dies at 83  

1961  Chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup on April - 16.  

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

1962  On April - 16 walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News  

1966  Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain on April - 16.  

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

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

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

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  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  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.  

1495  On April - 16 birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)  

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.  

1635  On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter  

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.  

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on April - 16.  

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 April - 16.  

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

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

1113  On April - 16 death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)  

1115  On this day in history 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  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on April - 16.  

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