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 April - 16.   

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  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 April - 16.   

1953  On this day in history montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup   

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

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 April - 16.   

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

1955  Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded on this day in history.   

1956  1st solar powered radios go on sale on this day in history.   

1957  On April - 16 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  On April - 16 arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament   

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  On this day in history charles Halton, dies at 83   

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

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

1968  On this day in history 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  On April - 16 apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)   

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

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 this day in history lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80   

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

1981  Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24] on April - 16.   

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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 this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

1635  On this day in history birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

1646  On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

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

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.   

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

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on April - 16.   

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

1113  Death of Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

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  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on April - 16.