Historical Events In September - 16

1926  On September - 16 the birth of B.B King, American Blues singer   

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

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

1927  On this day in history rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Assn title   

1927  On September - 16 the birth of Peter Falk, US television and film actor (TV's 'Columbo')   

1928  On this day in history hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die   

1929  Police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed on this day in history.   

1930  On September - 16 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   

1931  On this day in history blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC)   

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

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

1939  Yanks clinch pennant #11 on September - 16.   

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

1940  Samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history dutch SS forms   

1941  On September - 16 german armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine   

1942  On September - 16 japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled   

1943  Australians capture Lae on this day in history.   

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

1945  Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) on September - 16.   

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

1945  John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1946  On September - 16 james Jeans, English physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 69   

1947  On September - 16 john Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH   

1948  "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater NYC for 12 performances on this day in history.   

1948  On September - 16 ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies   

1949  On this day in history kABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1950  On September - 16 cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10)   

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

1951  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title   

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

1953  On September - 16 aL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles   

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0016  Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38) was born on this day in history.   

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 September - 16.   

1507  Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.   

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

1557  On September - 16 birth of jacques Mauduit, composer   

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

0096  On this day in history death of titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45   

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

0827  Death of Pope Valentine on September - 16.   

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

1100  Death of Bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054) on September - 16.   

1345  Death of John IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295) on September - 16.   

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