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 this day in history.   

1926  Rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80 on September - 16.   

1927  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 September - 16.   

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 September - 16.   

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

1938  On this day in history george E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH   

1939  On this day in history yanks clinch pennant #11   

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

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  On September - 16 australians capture Lae   

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

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

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

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

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

1951  Betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history 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 September - 16.   

1098  On September - 16 birth of hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179)   

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

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

0655  Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on September - 16.   

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