Page 6: Historical Events In October - 16

1943  Anti Jewish riot in Rome on October - 16.   

1944  Hungary: Horthy govt falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier on October - 16.   

1944  On October - 16 eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52   

1945  On this day in history uN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence   

1946  10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials on this day in history.   

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  Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history wDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1949  On October - 16 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  Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar on October - 16.   

1952  On this day in history woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street   

1952  On October - 16 pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi   

1953  Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) on October - 16.   

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

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

1957  On October - 16 queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia   

1958  On October - 16 benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres   

1959  On this day in history george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1960  NL votes to admit Houston & NY to league on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba   

1962  Byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice on this day in history.   

1962  Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1969  Soyuz 6 (Russian) returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1970  Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Nasser on October - 16.   

1972  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 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80   

1973  On this day in history kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize   

1973  Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history soyuz 23 (Russian) returns to Earth   

1977  On October - 16 michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

1978  Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II on this day in history.   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1535  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.   

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

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

0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on October - 16.   

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 October - 16.   

1553  On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  On this day in history death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on October - 16.