Page 6: 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  Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54 on this day in history.   

1951  British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 on this day in history.   

1951  On April - 16 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  Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup on April - 16.   

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  On April - 16 kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting   

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

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  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  French govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis on April - 16.   

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

1959  On this day in history charles Halton, dies at 83   

1961  On April - 16 chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup   

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 this day in history rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain   

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif   

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

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 April - 16.   

1981  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  On April - 16 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 April - 16 death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

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

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  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on April - 16.   

1198  On this day in history death of duke Frederick I of Austria   

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on April - 16.