Page 5: Historical Events In September - 16

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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  On this day in history irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies   

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

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

1939  On September - 16 yanks clinch pennant #11   

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 this day in history.   

1940  Dutch SS forms on September - 16.   

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

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

1943  On this day in history australians capture Lae   

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

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

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  KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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 September - 16.   

1951  On September - 16 betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title   

1951  On this day in history 6th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls   

1953  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general   

1387  On this day in history birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)   

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

1547  On September - 16 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 September - 16 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 September - 16 martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies   

0827  On September - 16 death of pope Valentine   

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