Historical Events In August - 16

1934  On August - 16 uS ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915)  

1934  US explorer William Beebe descends 3,028' (1922 m) in Bathysphere on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 August - 16.  

1942  Premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow on August - 16.  

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

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  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 August - 16.  

1946  On this day in history 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  Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem on this day in history.  

1948  On August - 16 babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53  

1949  On August - 16 margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48  

1950  West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England on August - 16.  

1951  On this day in history louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63  

1953  KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins on August - 16.  

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

1954  On this day in history "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing  

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

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

1956  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)  

1550  On this day in history birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar  

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

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

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

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  On August - 16 death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)  

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

1419  On August - 16 death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)  

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

1445  On August - 16 death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)  

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