Page 6: Historical Events In April - 16

1949  Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

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

1951  On this day in history emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85   

1952  On this day in history "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  On April - 16 detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

1954  On April - 16 kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1955  The birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress on this day in history.   

1955  On April - 16 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  On April - 16 stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1   

1958  On April - 16 arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament   

1958  French govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis on this day in history.   

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  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 April - 16.   

1961  15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win on April - 16.   

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 April - 16.   

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

1972  2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China on April - 16.   

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 April - 16.   

1978  Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1980  L Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion on April - 16.   

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

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0778  On April - 16 birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on April - 16.   

1495  On April - 16 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  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

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

1648  On April - 16 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 April - 16.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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