Page 6: Historical Events In April - 16

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

1949  Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54   

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 this day in history.   

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

1953  Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup on April - 16.   

1953  On April - 16 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  KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on April - 16.   

1955  On this day in history the birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress   

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 April - 16.   

1957  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1   

1958  Arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament on April - 16.   

1958  On this day in history french govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis   

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 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  15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News   

1966  Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1974  200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif on April - 16.   

1977  On April - 16 alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia   

1978  On April - 16 lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80   

1980  L Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion on April - 16.   

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

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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  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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on April - 16.   

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  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on April - 16.