Page 6: Historical Events In April - 16

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

1949  Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games on April - 16.   

1949  On this day in history sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54   

1951  British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 on April - 16.   

1951  Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85 on April - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 16.   

1955  On April - 16 the birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress   

1955  Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded on April - 16.   

1956  1st solar powered radios go on sale on April - 16.   

1957  On April - 16 montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup   

1957  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1   

1958  Arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament on this day in history.   

1958  French govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis on this day in history.   

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

1959  On April - 16 "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs   

1959  On April - 16 charles Halton, dies at 83   

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

1961  On this day in history 15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win   

1962  Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News on this day in history.   

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

1968  Edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1970  70 die in a snow crush (France) on April - 16.   

1972  2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China on this day in history.   

1972  Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) on this day in history.   

1972  On April - 16 yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72   

1974  On April - 16 200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif   

1977  On this day in history alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia   

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

1980  On April - 16 l Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion   

1981  On April - 16 columbia space shuttle returns [04/24]   

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0778  On this day in history birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

1495  On April - 16 birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.   

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  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.   

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on this day in history.   

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

1118  On April - 16 death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

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

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies