Page 5: 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 this day in history 11th Olympic games close in Berlin   

1936  11th Olympic games closes in Berlin on August - 16.   

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

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

1940  On this day in history 45 German aircrafts shot down over England   

1940  On August - 16 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  On August - 16 premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow   

1943  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1948  On August - 16 the Israeli pound becomes legal tender   

1948  On August - 16 arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem   

1948  Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53 on this day in history.   

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  On August - 16 louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63   

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

1954  On this day in history sports Illustrated publishes it's first issue   

1954  "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing on this day in history.   

1955  On August - 16 fiat Motors orders first private atomic reactor   

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 August - 16.   

1959  On this day in history uSSR introduces installment buying   

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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 August - 16.   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.   

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  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

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 this day in history.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on August - 16.   

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on August - 16.