Historical Events In August - 16

1934  US ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915) on August - 16.  

1934  On August - 16 uS explorer William Beebe descends 3,028' (1922 m) in Bathysphere  

1936  On August - 16 11th Olympic games close in Berlin  

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

1938  Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27 on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies  

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 August - 16.  

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

1943  1st Long Tom bombs on Italian mainland (from Sicily) on this day in history.  

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

1944  2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy on August - 16.  

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 August - 16.  

1945  On August - 16 nico Richter, composer, dies at 29  

1946  On this day in history great Calcutta blood bath  

1946  On this day in history herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism)  

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

1948  The Israeli pound becomes legal tender on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem  

1948  On this day in history babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53  

1949  On this day in history margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48  

1950  On August - 16 west Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England  

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

1953  On August - 16 kTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins  

1954  Sports Illustrated publishes it's first issue on this day in history.  

1954  "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing on August - 16.  

1955  Fiat Motors orders first private atomic reactor on this day in history.  

1955  Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor on this day in history.  

1956  Adlai E Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate on August - 16.  

1956  Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history.  

1958  Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1959  USSR introduces installment buying on August - 16.  

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1355  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1401  On August - 16 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 August - 16 birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)  

1596  On August - 16 birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)  

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.  

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on August - 16.  

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on this day in history.  

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

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on this day in history.  

1445  On this day in history 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