Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In April - 16
Tuesday, 04 November 2025
1981 The first American space shutte, Columbia, returns safely to Earth on this day in history. 
1981 On April - 16 eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies
1983 On April - 16 steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games
1985 On April - 16 scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60
1986 Henry and Luz get married in Phillipines on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history fCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves
1987 Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season on April - 16.
1988 On April - 16 abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered
1989 Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup on this day in history.
1989 Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies on April - 16.
1990 On April - 16 maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week
1991 On this day in history david Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83
1992 "Metro" opens at Minskoff theater on Broadway on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72
1993 On April - 16 john P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77
1994 John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75 on April - 16.
1995 Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 on April - 16.
1996 Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73 on April - 16.
1997 On this day in history emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66
2005 On this day in history president Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolves the Supreme Court.
2006 Albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so on this day in history.
2006 Ireland commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising for the first time since 1971 on this day in history.
2012 On April - 16 at least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire
2013 On this day in history 37 people are killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Khash country, Iran
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 April - 16.
2017 World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland on April - 16.
2017 On April - 16 turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan wins referundum on 18-article constitutional reform package
2018 On April - 16 desiree Linden becomes the first American to win the women's Boston marathon title since 1985
2018 Kendrick Lamar is the first rapper and non classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn" on April - 16.
2019 On this day in history the Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley.
2021 Raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decade leadership of Cuba on this day in history.
2023 On this day in history broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13,981 performances and 7 Tony Award wins [1] [2]
2024 Persian Gulf floods: At least 32 people are killed when heavy rainfall strikes the Middle East, causing flash flooding. This caused many disruptions for Emirates Airlines at Dubai International Airport on this day in history.