Page 5: Historical Events In September - 16

1926  On this day in history the birth of B.B King, American Blues singer   

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

1926  On this day in history rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80   

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

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

1928  Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die on September - 16.   

1929  On September - 16 police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed   

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  Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC) on September - 16.   

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 September - 16.   

1939  Yanks clinch pennant #11 on this day in history.   

1939  53rd US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64) on this day in history.   

1940  Samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House on September - 16.   

1940  On September - 16 dutch SS forms   

1941  German armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine on September - 16.   

1942  On this day in history japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled   

1943  Australians capture Lae on this day in history.   

1943  On September - 16 montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion   

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

1945  Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history john "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80   

1946  On this day in history 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  On this day in history "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater NYC for 12 performances   

1948  On this day in history ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies   

1949  KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting on September - 16.   

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

1950  Pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1951  On September - 16 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 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  On this day in history birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)   

1507  On September - 16 birth of jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)   

1547  Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet was born on September - 16.   

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

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  On this day in history 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 September - 16.   

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

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  On September - 16 clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies