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  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 this day in history.  

1953  Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

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  

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

1957  On April - 16 stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1  

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 this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs  

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

1961  Chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history 15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win  

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

1966  On April - 16 rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain  

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

1970  On April - 16 70 die in a snow crush (France)  

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

1972  On this day in history apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)  

1972  On April - 16 yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72  

1974  On this day in history 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 April - 16.  

1980  L Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion on this day in history.  

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

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 April - 16.  

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

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

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

0069  On April - 16 death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)  

0744  On this day in history death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph  

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

1113  On this day in history 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 April - 16.  

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.  

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