Page 5: Historical Events In August - 16

1934  US ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915) on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 16 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 August - 16.   

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

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

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 August - 16.   

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  On this day in history u.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere."   

1944  On this day in history 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy   

1944  Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 on August - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1946  Herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism) on this day in history.   

1947  Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history west Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England   

1951  Louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1955  Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor on August - 16.   

1956  On August - 16 adlai E Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate   

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  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.   

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on August - 16.   

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  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on August - 16.   

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

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  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 August - 16.   

1358  On August - 16 death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  On this day in history death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)   

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

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 August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41