Historical Events In September - 16

1903  Richard Hall, composer on September - 16.  

1906  Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon on this day in history.  

1906  Annie Hermes, Dutch singer on September - 16.  

1908  General Motors founded by William C Durant on September - 16.  

1908  On September - 16 carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp  

1908  On September - 16 beecher Moore, sailor  

1909  On this day in history john Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal  

1910  Joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury on September - 16.  

1911  Wilfred Burchett, Australia, communist/writer (Catapult to Freedom) on September - 16.  

1911  On September - 16 edward Whymper, English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn), dies  

1912  On September - 16 jerry Wald, NYC, producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda)  

1913  On this day in history 1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage  

1914  Allen Funt, Bkln NY, TV host & creator (Candid Camera) on September - 16.  

1915  US takes control of customs & finances of Haiti for 10 years on September - 16.  

1915  On September - 16 czar Nicolas II adjourns 4th Duma  

1915  On September - 16 cy Walter, Minneapolis Mn, pianist (3's Company)  

1916  On this day in history prv. John Chipman Kerr (49 Cdn. Infantry Batt.( wins the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France  

1916  On September - 16 lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO (Intl Publishing House)  

1918  On September - 16 baroness Pike, MP  

1919  American Legion incorporated by an act of Congress on this day in history.  

1919  Andy Russell, LA Calif, singer (Andy & Della Russell Show) on this day in history.  

1920  On September - 16 bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30  

1920  Franco Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.  

1920  Daniel Andersson, Swedish poet/writer (Polar History), dies at 32 on this day in history.  

1921  Dusty Hughers, playwright on this day in history.  

1922  42nd US Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W M Johnston (46 36 62 63 64) on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history janis Paige, Tacoma Wash, actress (Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD)  

1923  Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister, Senior Minister and Minister Mentor of Singapore on September - 16.  

1924  Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game on September - 16.  

1924  The birth of Lauren Bacall, American film actress on September - 16.  

1924  Lauren Bacall, Staten Island, actress (Dark Passage, Key Largo) on this day in history.  

1925  B[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Miss, blues singer (Thrill is Gone) on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies  

1926  St Louis Cards beat Phillies 23-3 on this day in history.  

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0016  On September - 16 birth of drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38)  

1098  Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179) was born on September - 16.  

1386  On September - 16 birth of traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general  

1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22) was born on this day in history.  

1507  On this day in history birth of jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)  

1547  On this day in history birth of abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet  

1557  Jacques Mauduit, composer was born on September - 16.  

1574  Samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena) was born on this day in history.  

0096  Death of Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45 on this day in history.  

0655  Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on September - 16.  

0827  Death of Pope Valentine on September - 16.  

1087  Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies on this day in history.  

1100  Death of Bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054) on this day in history.  

1345  Death of John IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295) on this day in history.  

1380  Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies on this day in history.  

1394  Clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies on this day in history.