Historical Events In August - 16

1934  US ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915) on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 16 uS explorer William Beebe descends 3,028' (1922 m) in Bathysphere   

1936  11th Olympic games close in Berlin on August - 16.   

1936  11th Olympic games closes in Berlin on this day in history.   

1938  On August - 16 robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27   

1939  Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies on August - 16.   

1940  On August - 16 45 German aircrafts shot down over England   

1940  Billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries on this day in history.   

1941  HMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opens at Leydene, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England on August - 16.   

1942  Premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow on August - 16.   

1943  1st Long Tom bombs on Italian mainland (from Sicily) on August - 16.   

1944  U.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere." on this day in history.   

1944  2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy on this day in history.   

1944  Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 on August - 16.   

1945  On this day in history puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops.   

1945  Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1946  Great Calcutta blood bath on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism)   

1947  On August - 16 ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs   

1948  The Israeli pound becomes legal tender on August - 16.   

1948  Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem on August - 16.   

1948  Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48   

1950  On this day in history west Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England   

1951  On this day in history louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63   

1953  On August - 16 kTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins   

1954  Sports Illustrated publishes it's first issue on this day in history.   

1954  "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing on August - 16.   

1955  Fiat Motors orders first private atomic reactor on August - 16.   

1955  Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor on this day in history.   

1956  Adlai E Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate on August - 16.   

1956  On this day in history bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73   

1958  Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history uSSR introduces installment buying   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.   

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on August - 16.   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.   

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.   

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on August - 16.   

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on August - 16.   

1297  On August - 16 death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.   

1419  On this day in history death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on this day in history.   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on this day in history.   

1508  On this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41