Page 7: Historical Events In April - 16

1981  On this day in history 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  On April - 16 steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games   

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  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 this day in history.   

1988  Abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered on this day in history.   

1989  Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup on April - 16.   

1989  On April - 16 tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies   

1990  On April - 16 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 April - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

2014  Real Madrid defeat Barcelona to win its 19th Copa del Rey trophy on April - 16.   

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

2021  Raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decade leadership of Cuba on April - 16.   

2023  On April - 16 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  On this day in history 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.   

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

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

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

1628  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

1635  On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

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 this day in history.   

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

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

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on this day in history.