Page 5: Historical Events In August - 16

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

1934  On this day in history uS explorer William Beebe descends 3,028' (1922 m) in Bathysphere   

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

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

1938  Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27 on August - 16.   

1939  On August - 16 ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies   

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

1940  Billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries on this day in history.   

1941  On August - 16 hMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opens at Leydene, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England.   

1942  On August - 16 premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 16.   

1945  Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1946  Great Calcutta blood bath on this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs   

1948  The Israeli pound becomes legal tender on August - 16.   

1948  Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem on August - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1950  West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England on this day in history.   

1951  On August - 16 louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63   

1953  On this day in history kTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins   

1954  Sports Illustrated publishes it's first issue on August - 16.   

1954  On August - 16 "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing   

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

1955  On August - 16 fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor   

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 August - 16 uSSR introduces installment buying   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on this day in history.   

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

1397  On August - 16 birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1401  On August - 16 birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  On August - 16 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1557  On August - 16 birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

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  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

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  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.