Historical Events In April - 16

1949  On this day in history 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  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 April - 16.  

1951  On April - 16 emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85  

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

1953  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1954  KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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  1st solar powered radios go on sale on this day in history.  

1957  Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup on April - 16.  

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

1958  On this day in history arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament  

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

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  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  Edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

1972  2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China on this day in history.  

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

1980  On this day in history l Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion  

1981  Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24] on this day in history.  

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0778  On this day in history birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)  

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)  

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

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

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1646  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph  

0924  On this day in history death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy  

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

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on this day in history.  

1118  On this day in history death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily  

1198  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria  

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