Page 7: Historical Events In March - 25
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
1947 In this year, Coal mine explosion in Centralia IL, claims 111 lives 

1947 Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (v New Zealand, Christchurch). 

1947 Singer/songwriter/pianist Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) born this day. 

1947 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Okla 58-47. 

1948 Warren Hymer, actor (Show Them No Mercy), dies at 42. 

1949 SS police chief Rauter request for a pardon, denied. 

1949 Hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54. 

1951 Edward Collins, Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's), dies at 63 

1954 26th Academy Awards "From Here to Eternity", William Holden and Audrey Hepburn win 

1954 RCA manufactures inaugural color TV set (12½" screen at $1000). 

1955 East Germany granted full sovereignty by occupying power, USSR. 

1956 George Luther Foote, composer, dies at 70. 

1957 NBA modifies the free-throw rule 

1957 Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community (Common Market) 

1957 Treaty of Rome signed by six nations, to establish the European Economic Community 

1957 Fud Livingston, composer, dies at 50 

1958 Sugar Ray Robinson is inaugural boxing champion to win 5 times. 

1958 West German parliament desires German atomic weapons. 

1958 Emerson Whithorne, composer, dies at 73. 

1959 French President De Gaulle acknowledges Oder-Neisse boundary. 

1959 Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 

1960 DH Lawrence' "Lady Chatterley's Lover" ruled not obscene (New York NY). 

1960 Italian government Tambroni forms 

1960 The inaugural guided missile launched from nuclear powered sub (Halibut). 

1961 Elvis Presley performs live on the USS Arizona 

1961 Explorer 10 launched into elongated Earth orbit (177/181000 km). 

1961 Sputnik 10 carries a dog into Earth orbit; later recovered. 

1962 French OAS-leader ex-General Jouhaud arrested. 

1962 Auguste Piccard, Swiss explorer/balloonist, dies at 78. 

1963 David Moore, US feather weight boxer, dies at 29. 

1964 Britain sets memorial for the late President John F Kennedy. 

1965 Actor Sarah Jessica Parker born this day 

1965 Martin Luther King Jr led 25000 to state capitol in Montgomery AL. 

1965 West German Bondsdag extends war crimes retribution 

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