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  On April - 16 steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games  

1985  Scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history henry and Luz get married in Phillipines  

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

1987  On April - 16 michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season  

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  Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies on April - 16.  

1990  Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week on April - 16.  

1991  On April - 16 david Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83  

1992  On April - 16 "Metro" opens at Minskoff theater on Broadway  

1992  On April - 16 andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72  

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

1994  John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75 on April - 16.  

1995  Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 on April - 16.  

1996  On this day in history lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73  

1997  Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

2006  On April - 16 ireland commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising for the first time since 1971.  

2012  At least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire on April - 16.  

2013  On April - 16 37 people are killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Khash country, Iran  

2014  Real Madrid defeat Barcelona to win its 19th Copa del Rey trophy on this day in history.  

2016  On April - 16 ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people  

2017  World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland on April - 16.  

2017  Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan wins referundum on 18-article constitutional reform package on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On April - 16 raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decade leadership of Cuba  

2023  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] on this day in history.  

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0778  On this day in history birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)  

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

1495  On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)  

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.  

1635  On this day in history 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  On April - 16 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  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 April - 16.  

1198  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria  

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies