Historical Events In August - 16

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

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 August - 16.  

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

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 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  Premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow on August - 16.  

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  On this day in history puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops.  

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

1946  On August - 16 great Calcutta blood bath  

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

1947  On August - 16 ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs  

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

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

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

1951  On this day in history 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  "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing on August - 16.  

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

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

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

1956  On this day in history bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73  

1958  On this day in history paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85  

1959  USSR introduces installment buying on this day in history.  

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1355  On this day in history birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster  

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

1397  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany  

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.  

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

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

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.  

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

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)  

1297  On August - 16 death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)  

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

1358  On this day in history death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)  

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 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.