Historical Events In April - 16

1981  The first American space shutte, Columbia, returns safely to Earth on April - 16.  

1981  On this day in history eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies  

1983  Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games on April - 16.  

1985  On April - 16 scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60  

1986  On April - 16 henry and Luz get married in Phillipines  

1987  On April - 16 fCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves  

1987  Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season on this day in history.  

1988  On April - 16 abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered  

1989  On April - 16 costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup  

1989  On this day in history tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies  

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1990  On this day in history maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week  

1991  David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83 on this day in history.  

1992  "Metro" opens at Minskoff theater on Broadway on this day in history.  

1992  Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72 on this day in history.  

1993  John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1994  On April - 16 john McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75  

1995  On April - 16 arthur English, comedian, dies at 75  

1996  Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1997  On April - 16 emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66  

2005  On April - 16 president Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolves the Supreme Court.  

2006  On April - 16 albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.  

2006  Ireland commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising for the first time since 1971 on this day in history.  

2012  On this day in history at least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire  

2013  37 people are killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Khash country, Iran on this day in history.  

2014  On this day in history real Madrid defeat Barcelona to win its 19th Copa del Rey trophy  

2016  Ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people on this day in history.  

2017  World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland on this day in history.  

2017  On April - 16 turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan wins referundum on 18-article constitutional reform package  

2018  On this day in history desiree Linden becomes the first American to win the women's Boston marathon title since 1985  

2018  On April - 16 kendrick Lamar is the first rapper and non classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn"  

2019  The Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley on April - 16.  

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.  

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)  

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1628  On April - 16 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  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on this day in history.  

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

1113  On April - 16 death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)  

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

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