Historical Events In September - 16

1903  Richard Hall, composer on September - 16.   

1906  On this day in history kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon   

1906  Annie Hermes, Dutch singer on September - 16.   

1908  On September - 16 general Motors founded by William C Durant   

1908  Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp on September - 16.   

1908  Beecher Moore, sailor on September - 16.   

1909  John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal on September - 16.   

1910  On this day in history joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury   

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

1911  On this day in history edward Whymper, English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn), dies   

1912  Jerry Wald, NYC, producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda) on September - 16.   

1913  1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage on September - 16.   

1914  Allen Funt, Bkln NY, TV host & creator (Candid Camera) on this day in history.   

1915  US takes control of customs & finances of Haiti for 10 years on this day in history.   

1915  Czar Nicolas II adjourns 4th Duma on September - 16.   

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 this day in history lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO (Intl Publishing House)   

1918  On this day in history baroness Pike, MP   

1919  On this day in history american Legion incorporated by an act of Congress   

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

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

1920  Franco Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948) on September - 16.   

1920  On September - 16 daniel Andersson, Swedish poet/writer (Polar History), dies at 32   

1921  Dusty Hughers, playwright on September - 16.   

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

1922  Janis Paige, Tacoma Wash, actress (Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD) on this day in history.   

1923  On September - 16 lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister, Senior Minister and Minister Mentor of Singapore   

1924  On September - 16 cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game   

1924  On September - 16 the birth of Lauren Bacall, American film actress   

1924  Lauren Bacall, Staten Island, actress (Dark Passage, Key Largo) on September - 16.   

1925  B[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Miss, blues singer (Thrill is Gone) on September - 16.   

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  Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38) was born on September - 16.   

1098  On this day in history birth of hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179)   

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  Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567) was born on September - 16.   

1547  Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet was born on this day in history.   

1557  Jacques Mauduit, composer was born on this day in history.   

1574  Samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena) was born on September - 16.   

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

0655  On September - 16 martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies   

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  On this day in history death of john IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295)   

1380  Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies on September - 16.   

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