Historical Events In April - 16

1981  On April - 16 the first American space shutte, Columbia, returns safely to Earth   

1981  On this day in history eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies   

1983  On this day in history steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games   

1985  Scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60 on April - 16.   

1986  Henry and Luz get married in Phillipines on April - 16.   

1987  FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves on April - 16.   

1987  Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season on this day in history.   

1988  Abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered on April - 16.   

1989  Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup on April - 16.   

1989  Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies on April - 16.   

1990  Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week on April - 16.   

1991  On this day in history david Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83   

1992  "Metro" opens at Minskoff theater on Broadway on April - 16.   

1992  On this day in history andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72   

1993  John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1994  John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history arthur English, comedian, dies at 75   

1996  Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1997  On April - 16 emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66   

2005  President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolves the Supreme Court on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.   

2006  Ireland commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising for the first time since 1971 on April - 16.   

2012  At least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire on April - 16.   

2013  On April - 16 37 people are killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Khash country, Iran   

2014  Real Madrid defeat Barcelona to win its 19th Copa del Rey trophy on this day in history.   

2016  On April - 16 ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people   

2017  World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland on April - 16.   

2017  Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan wins referundum on 18-article constitutional reform package on this day in history.   

2018  Desiree Linden becomes the first American to win the women's Boston marathon title since 1985 on this day in history.   

2018  Kendrick Lamar is the first rapper and non classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn" on April - 16.   

2019  The Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley on April - 16.   

2021  Raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decade leadership of Cuba on this day in history.   

2023  Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13,981 performances and 7 Tony Award wins [1] [2] on this day in history.   

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0778  On April - 16 birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on April - 16.   

1495  On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on this day in history.   

1635  On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  On April - 16 birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)   

0069  On April - 16 death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on April - 16.   

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on April - 16.   

1113  Death of Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050) on April - 16.   

1115  On this day in history svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on April - 16.   

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.   

1446  On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies