Page 6: 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  On this day in history sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54   

1951  On this day in history british submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75   

1951  Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85 on April - 16.   

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

1953  On April - 16 montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup   

1953  British royal yacht Britannica taken out of service on this day in history.   

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  The birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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  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  Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 on April - 16.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1635  On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

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

1648  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.   

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on this day in history.   

0744  On April - 16 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  On April - 16 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 April - 16.   

1446  On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies