Page 7: Historical Events In March - 16

1945  US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima on March - 16.   

1945  Allies secure Iwo Jima on March - 16.   

1945  On March - 16 pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52   

1946  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 on March - 16.   

1946  "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 77 performances on March - 16.   

1946  Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch Nazi propagandist, executed at 61 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history convair Liner, first US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested   

1947  Convair Liner, 1st US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested on March - 16.   

1949  On March - 16 kFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1950  1st annual National Book Awards on March - 16.   

1952  1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Réunion (world record) on March - 16.   

1952  1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record) on this day in history.   

1953  AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore on this day in history.   

1955  Josephine Kroesen appointed as first Dutch female judge on this day in history.   

1955  On March - 16 president Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war   

1955  Josephine Kroesen appointed as 1st Dutch female judge on March - 16.   

1955  On this day in history mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75   

1956  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 on this day in history.   

1956  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins on March - 16.   

1956  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on March - 16.   

1956  On March - 16 joseph John Richards, composer, dies at 77   

1957  On this day in history 9th Emmy Awards Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young &Loretta Young   

1957  On this day in history andreanof Islands, Alaska a 7.0 earthquake occured One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States   

1957  On March - 16 mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian MP (communist), dies at 67   

1957  9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young &Loretta Young on this day in history.   

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  On March - 16 leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65   

1959  Iraq &USSR sign economic/technical treaty on this day in history.   

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  The first launching of Titan 2-rocket on this day in history.   

1962  US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167 on this day in history.   

1962  On March - 16 john Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85   

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1338  On March - 16 birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  On March - 16 birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on this day in history.   

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on March - 16.   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on this day in history.   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on March - 16.   

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on March - 16.   

1410  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  On March - 16 death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on March - 16.