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 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 September - 16.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  On September - 16 irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies   

1938  George E.T. Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH on September - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1940  On this day in history dutch SS forms   

1941  On this day in history german armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine   

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

1943  Australians capture Lae on September - 16.   

1943  On this day in history montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion   

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

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

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

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

1947  John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH on September - 16.   

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1547  Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0655  Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on this day in history.   

0827  On this day in history death of pope Valentine   

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

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

1345  On September - 16 death of john IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295)   

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 this day in history.