Page 5: Historical Events In August - 16

1934  On August - 16 uS ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915)   

1934  US explorer William Beebe descends 3,028' (1922 m) in Bathysphere on this day in history.   

1936  11th Olympic games close in Berlin on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin   

1938  On this day in history robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27   

1939  Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies on August - 16.   

1940  On August - 16 45 German aircrafts shot down over England   

1940  On this day in history billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries   

1941  HMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opens at Leydene, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England on this day in history.   

1942  Premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 16 1st Long Tom bombs on Italian mainland (from Sicily)   

1944  U.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere." on August - 16.   

1944  On August - 16 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy   

1944  On August - 16 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28   

1945  Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history nico Richter, composer, dies at 29   

1946  Great Calcutta blood bath on August - 16.   

1946  On August - 16 herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism)   

1947  Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs on August - 16.   

1948  On this day in history the Israeli pound becomes legal tender   

1948  Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1948  On August - 16 babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53   

1949  Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 on August - 16.   

1950  West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England on August - 16.   

1951  Louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63 on August - 16.   

1953  KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins on this day in history.   

1954  On August - 16 sports Illustrated publishes it's first issue   

1954  On this day in history "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing   

1955  On this day in history fiat Motors orders first private atomic reactor   

1955  On this day in history fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor   

1956  Adlai E Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate on this day in history.   

1956  On August - 16 bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73   

1958  Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85 on August - 16.   

1959  USSR introduces installment buying on this day in history.   

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1355  On August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1378  On this day in history birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.   

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on August - 16.   

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on this day in history.   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

1443  On August - 16 death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

1445  On August - 16 death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

1508  On this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41