Page 6: Historical Events In April - 16
Thursday, 18 December 2025
1949 Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup on April - 16. 

1949 On April - 16 stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 

1949 On April - 16 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 this day in history. 

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

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 April - 16. 

1954 On this day in history kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 

1955 On April - 16 the birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress 

1955 On this day in history abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded 

1956 On April - 16 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 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 on this day in history. 

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 On April - 16 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 this day in history. 

1961 On this day in history 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 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News on this day in history. 

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

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

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

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

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

1977 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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

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