Historical Events In September - 16

1926  The birth of B.B King, American Blues singer on this day in history.  

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

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

1927  Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Assn title on September - 16.  

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  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  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 September - 16.  

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

1940  On September - 16 samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House  

1940  Dutch SS forms on September - 16.  

1941  German armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine on this day in history.  

1942  Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled on September - 16.  

1943  Australians capture Lae on September - 16.  

1943  Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion on September - 16.  

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

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

1945  On September - 16 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  John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH on this day in history.  

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

1948  Ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies on September - 16.  

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 September - 16.  

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

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

1953  AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles on September - 16.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 September - 16.  

1380  On this day in history charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies  

1394  Clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies on September - 16.