Page 5: Historical Events In September - 16

1926  The birth of B.B King, American Blues singer on September - 16.   

1926  -22] Hurricane in Florida & Alabama, kills 372 on September - 16.   

1926  Rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1927  On September - 16 rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Assn title   

1927  On this day in history the birth of Peter Falk, US television and film actor (TV's 'Columbo')   

1928  Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed   

1930  Phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th, then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th, so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14 on September - 16.   

1931  Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC) on this day in history.   

1932  30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record) on this day in history.   

1936  Irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On September - 16 george E.T. Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH   

1938  George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH on this day in history.   

1939  Yanks clinch pennant #11 on September - 16.   

1939  On September - 16 53rd US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64)   

1940  On this day in history samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House   

1940  Dutch SS forms on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history german armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine   

1942  Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history australians capture Lae   

1943  Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion on this day in history.   

1945  On September - 16 barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low)   

1945  On this day in history barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low)   

1945  John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80 on September - 16.   

1946  James Jeans, English physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 69 on September - 16.   

1947  John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH on this day in history.   

1948  "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater NYC for 12 performances on September - 16.   

1948  Ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies on this day in history.   

1949  On September - 16 kABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1950  Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10) on this day in history.   

1950  On September - 16 pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68   

1951  Betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title on September - 16.   

1951  6th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls on September - 16.   

1953  AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles 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  Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179) was born on this day in history.   

1386  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general was born on September - 16.   

1387  On September - 16 birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)   

1507  Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567) was born on September - 16.   

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

1557  On this day in history birth of jacques Mauduit, composer   

1574  On this day in history birth of samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena)   

0096  Death of Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45 on September - 16.   

0655  On this day in history martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies   

0827  Death of Pope Valentine on this day in history.   

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

1100  On this day in history death of bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054)   

1345  On this day in history death of john IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295)   

1380  On September - 16 charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies   

1394  On this day in history clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies