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  Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60   

1986  Henry and Luz get married in Phillipines on this day in history.   

1987  FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves on this day in history.   

1987  Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season on April - 16.   

1988  On April - 16 abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered   

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

1989  On this day in history tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies   

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

1991  David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1992  On April - 16 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  On this day in history lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73   

1997  On this day in history 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  Albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so on April - 16.   

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

2012  On April - 16 at least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire   

2013  37 people are killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Khash country, Iran on this day in history.   

2014  On April - 16 real Madrid defeat Barcelona to win its 19th Copa del Rey trophy   

2016  Ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people on April - 16.   

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  On this day in history desiree Linden becomes the first American to win the women's Boston marathon title since 1985   

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 this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history the Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley.   

2021  Raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decade leadership of Cuba on April - 16.   

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  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on this day in history.   

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.   

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

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

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies