Historical Events In October - 16

1943  Anti Jewish riot in Rome on this day in history.  

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

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

1945  UN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence on October - 16.  

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

1946  Alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged on this day in history.  

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 October - 16.  

1949  On October - 16 wDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting  

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

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

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

1952  Woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street on this day in history.  

1952  Pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi on this day in history.  

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

1956  "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley premieres on this day in history.  

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

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

1958  On this day in history benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres  

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

1960  On this day in history nL votes to admit Houston & NY to league  

1962  On October - 16 cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba  

1962  On October - 16 byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice  

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

1964  China becomes world's 5th nuclear power on October - 16.  

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

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

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 October - 16.  

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

1973  Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize on this day in history.  

1973  On October - 16 gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64  

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

1977  Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81 on October - 16.  

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

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.  

1430  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)  

1483  On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)  

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

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.  

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.  

1679  On October - 16 birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer  

1708  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)  

0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies  

1323  On October - 16 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 this day in history.  

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  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80  

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered