Historical Events In January - 16
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
1900 The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands on January - 16.
1901 On this day in history fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59)
1901 On this day in history hiram Revels, dies at 73
1902 On this day in history eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924)
1904 On January - 16 max Vredenburg, composer
1905 On January - 16 stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals
1905 Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months on this day in history.
1905 On this day in history ernesto Halffter, composer
1906 Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco) on this day in history.
1906 -13] Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco) on January - 16.
1906 On January - 16 clement Greenberg, art critic
1907 On this day in history alexander Knox, Canada, actor (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind)
1907 On January - 16 alfred Shaw, cricketer (seven Tests for England 1877-82), dies
1908 On this day in history pinnacles National Monument, California established
1908 On January - 16 pinnacles National Monument, Calif established
1908 On January - 16 ethel Merman, stage & screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam)
1909 On this day in history british explorer Ernest Shackleton finds magnetic south pole
1909 On January - 16 the birth of Ethel Merman, American singer and actress
1910 David McCampbell, US pilot/capt (WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Japanese planes) on January - 16.
1911 Pandora becomes first 2-man sailboat to round Cape Horn west to east on this day in history.
1911 On this day in history pandora becomes 1st 2-man sailboat to round Cape Horn west to east
1911 On this day in history gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar
1912 On this day in history franz Tumler, Austria, author/novelist (Cloak, Aufruf)
1912 On this day in history georg Heym, writer, dies at 24
1913 On January - 16 british House of Commons accepts Home-Rule for Ireland
1914 On January - 16 writer Maksim Gorki returns to Russia
1914 Roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX) on January - 16.
1915 On this day in history congress authorizes $1 & $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin
1915 Congress authorizes $1 & $50 Panama-Pacific Intl Expo gold coin on this day in history.
1916 Frederick Stewart, British geologist on January - 16.
1916 Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 on this day in history.
1917 Buddy Lester, Chicago Ill, actor (Nick-Phil Silvers Show) on this day in history.
1918 Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter on this day in history.
1919 On this day in history missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming ratify the Prohibition Amendment, adding it to the Constitution.
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