Historical Events In March - 16
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
1945 US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima on March - 16.
1945 On this day in history allies secure Iwo Jima
1945 Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52 on March - 16.
1946 On March - 16 john Dick's headless, armless and legless torso found on Hamilton Mountain, leading to sensational trial of his wife Evelyn, later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
1946 On March - 16 "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 77 performances
1946 On March - 16 marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch Nazi propagandist, executed at 61
1947 Convair Liner, first US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history convair Liner, 1st US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested
1949 On March - 16 kFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 On this day in history 1st annual National Book Awards
1952 On March - 16 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Réunion (world record)
1952 On this day in history 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record)
1953 On this day in history aL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore
1955 Josephine Kroesen appointed as first Dutch female judge on March - 16.
1955 President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war on this day in history.
1955 On March - 16 josephine Kroesen appointed as 1st Dutch female judge
1955 On March - 16 mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75
1956 On this day in history in Lebanon, two 6.0 eathquakes approximately 9 minutes apart. 136 killed, 6,000 houses destroyed and 17,000 damaged in 400 villages in the Chouf region.
1956 On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
1956 On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright
1956 Joseph John Richards, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history 9th Emmy Awards Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young &Loretta Young
1957 Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 7.0 earthquake occured One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian MP (communist), dies at 67
1957 On March - 16 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young &Loretta Young
1958 In Beirut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnap American journalist Terry Anderson, and take him to the southern suburbs of the war-torn city where other Western hostages are being held in scattered dungeons under ruined building on this day in history.
1958 On this day in 1958 the Ford Motor Company produced its 50,000,000th car, a Thunderbird on this day in history.
1958 Leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65 on March - 16.
1959 Iraq &USSR sign economic/technical treaty on March - 16.
1959 John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111 on March - 16.
1961 On this day in history jaguar Cars Ltd. introduced the XK-E, or E-Type, at the Geneva Auto Show. Th E-Type was the successor to the C- and D-Type Jaguar that had earned the company’s reputation for racing excellenc
1962 On March - 16 the first launching of Titan 2-rocket
1962 US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167 on March - 16.
1962 On March - 16 john Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85
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