Page 6: Historical Events In April - 16

1949  Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup on April - 16.   

1949  On April - 16 stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games   

1949  On April - 16 sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54   

1951  On this day in history british submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75   

1951  Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1952  "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances on this day in history.   

1953  Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup on April - 16.   

1953  British royal yacht Britannica taken out of service on April - 16.   

1954  On April - 16 detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

1954  KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history the birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress   

1955  On this day in history abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded   

1956  On this day in history 1st solar powered radios go on sale   

1957  Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1957  Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 on April - 16.   

1958  Arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament on April - 16.   

1958  On April - 16 french govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis   

1959  On April - 16 helicopters from USS Edisto begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By 26 April they had carried 277 flood victims to safety.   

1959  "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs on this day in history.   

1959  Charles Halton, dies at 83 on April - 16.   

1961  On this day in history chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup   

1961  On April - 16 15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win   

1962  On this day in history walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News   

1966  On April - 16 rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain   

1968  On this day in history edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82   

1970  70 die in a snow crush (France) on this day in history.   

1972  2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China on April - 16.   

1972  On this day in history apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)   

1972  Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72 on April - 16.   

1974  On this day in history 200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif   

1977  Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia on April - 16.   

1978  Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 on April - 16.   

1980  L Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion on April - 16.   

1981  On this day in history columbia space shuttle returns [04/24]   

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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 this day in history.   

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.   

1628  On April - 16 birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history 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  On April - 16 death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

1113  Death of Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on April - 16.   

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on this day in history.   

1198  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria   

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on April - 16.