Page 7: Historical Events In April - 16

1981  The first American space shutte, Columbia, returns safely to Earth on this day in history.   

1981  Eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1983  Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games on this day in history.   

1985  On April - 16 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 April - 16.   

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

1988  On this day in history abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered   

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

1989  On April - 16 tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies   

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

1991  On April - 16 david Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83   

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

1992  Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72 on this day in history.   

1993  John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 on April - 16.   

1994  On this day in history john McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75   

1995  Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 on April - 16.   

1996  On April - 16 lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73   

1997  Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.   

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

2012  On this day in history 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 this day in history real Madrid defeat Barcelona to win its 19th Copa del Rey trophy   

2016  On this day in history ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people   

2017  World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland on April - 16.   

2017  On this day in history turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan wins referundum on 18-article constitutional reform package   

2018  On April - 16 desiree Linden becomes the first American to win the women's Boston marathon title since 1985   

2018  On this day in history kendrick Lamar is the first rapper and non classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn"   

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

2023  On this day in history 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]   

2024  Persian Gulf floods: At least 32 people are killed when heavy rainfall strikes the Middle East, causing flash flooding. This caused many disruptions for Emirates Airlines at Dubai International Airport on this day in history.   

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

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on April - 16.   

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

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 April - 16.   

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

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 April - 16.   

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

0924  On this day in history 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 April - 16.   

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies