Historical Events In September - 16

1953  Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies on September - 16.  

1954  On this day in history cKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting  

1955  On September - 16 bauer & Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st  

1955  Leopold C M S Amery, Brit minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81 on September - 16.  

1956  Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open on this day in history.  

1957  On September - 16 coup in Thailand (Premier Songgram deposed)  

1957  On September - 16 ch'i Pai-shih, traditional Chinese painter, dies at 93  

1959  President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination on September - 16.  

1961  On September - 16 a P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies  

1962  Public TV channel 13 begins in NYC on September - 16.  

1962  On September - 16 saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71  

1963  "Outer Limits" premiers on TV on this day in history.  

1963  On September - 16 malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br. N. Borneo & Sarawak  

1963  On September - 16 malaysian independence  

1964  "Shindig" premiers on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history leo Weismantel, German writer (Das Totenliebespar), dies at 76  

1966  Metropolitan Opera opens at NY's Lincoln Center on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-in"  

1971  On this day in history six Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses  

1971  Ferdinand LR Sassen, priest/philosopher (Descartes), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history first TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie  

1972  Penny Marshall appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Fly Unfriendly Skies" on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history buff Bill OJ Simpson rushes 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Pats 31-13  

1973  On September - 16 frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at 63  

1974  BART begins regular transbay service on this day in history.  

1974  Pres Ford announces conditional amnesty for US, Vietnam War deserters on this day in history.  

1975  Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day) on this day in history.  

1975  Papua New Guinea independence on this day in history.  

1976  On September - 16 episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests & bishop  

1977  On this day in history 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premiers on TV  

1977  On this day in history ringo releases "Drowning in the Sea of Love"  

1977  On September - 16 marc Bolan, rock vocalist/guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29  

1978  25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Iran on this day in history.  

1979  Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed 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 September - 16.  

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

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  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 September - 16.  

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

0827  On this day in history death of pope Valentine  

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

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  Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies on September - 16.  

1394  On this day in history clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies