Historical Events In October - 16

1943  On this day in history anti Jewish riot in Rome   

1944  Hungary: Horthy govt falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52   

1945  UN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence on this day in history.   

1946  On October - 16 10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials   

1946  On October - 16 alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged   

1948  On October - 16 "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances   

1948  On this day in history henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

1949  WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting on October - 16.   

1949  On this day in history hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85   

1951  On October - 16 the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.   

1951  On this day in history liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar   

1952  On October - 16 woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street   

1952  Pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi on October - 16.   

1953  On this day in history fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana)   

1956  "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley premieres on October - 16.   

1957  Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visit Williamsburg Virginia on October - 16.   

1957  Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia on October - 16.   

1958  Benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres on this day in history.   

1959  On October - 16 george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1960  On October - 16 nL votes to admit Houston & NY to league   

1962  Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba on October - 16.   

1962  Byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice on October - 16.   

1962  On this day in history gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78   

1964  On October - 16 china becomes world's 5th nuclear power   

1969  On this day in history soyuz 6 (Russian) returns to Earth   

1970  On October - 16 anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Nasser   

1972  On this day in history the Commission of Inquiry in the Matter of the Employment Practices Relating to the Running-Trades' Employees in the Railway Industry, the Gallagher Commission publishes its report. This looked at the employment practices, particularly hours of work.   

1972  Leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1973  On October - 16 kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize   

1973  On this day in history gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64   

1976  Soyuz 23 (Russian) returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1977  Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1978  On October - 16 polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II   

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1396  On October - 16 birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On October - 16 birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on October - 16.   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.   

0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 16.   

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1553  On October - 16 lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on October - 16.   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.