Page 6: Historical Events In April - 16

1949  Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

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

1951  On this day in history emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85   

1952  "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances on April - 16.   

1953  Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history british royal yacht Britannica taken out of service   

1954  Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1955  The birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress on April - 16.   

1955  Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1961  Chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

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  Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain on this day in history.   

1968  On April - 16 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 this day in history.   

1972  On April - 16 apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)   

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 this day in history l Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion   

1981  Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24] on April - 16.   

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

1628  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

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  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  On this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)   

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on April - 16.   

0744  On April - 16 death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  On April - 16 death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

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

1115  On April - 16 svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

1118  On this day in history death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

1198  On this day in history death of duke Frederick I of Austria   

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