Historical Events In April - 16

1981  On April - 16 the first American space shutte, Columbia, returns safely to Earth  

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 this day in history scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60  

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

1987  FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves on April - 16.  

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

1988  On this day in history 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  

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

1991  David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83 on April - 16.  

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

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 this day in history john McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75  

1995  Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1996  Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73 on April - 16.  

1997  Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66 on April - 16.  

2005  President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolves the Supreme Court on this day in history.  

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

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

2012  On April - 16 at least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire  

2013  On April - 16 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  On this day in history ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people  

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

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

2018  Desiree Linden becomes the first American to win the women's Boston marathon title since 1985 on April - 16.  

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  The Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley on this day in history.  

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.  

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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  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.  

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 April - 16.  

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

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on April - 16.  

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

0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)  

0744  On April - 16 death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph  

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

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 this day in history.  

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on April - 16.  

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