Page 5: Historical Events In August - 16

1934  On August - 16 uS ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915)   

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

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

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

1938  Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27 on this day in history.   

1939  Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1940  45 German aircrafts shot down over England on August - 16.   

1940  On August - 16 billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries   

1941  On this day in history hMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opens at Leydene, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England.   

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  On August - 16 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy   

1944  On August - 16 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28   

1945  Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops on August - 16.   

1945  Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29 on August - 16.   

1946  Great Calcutta blood bath on this day in history.   

1946  Herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism) on this day in history.   

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

1948  On this day in history the Israeli pound becomes legal tender   

1948  On this day in history arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem   

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

1949  Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 on August - 16.   

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

1951  On August - 16 louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63   

1953  KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history sports Illustrated publishes it's first issue   

1954  On August - 16 "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing   

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 this day in history.   

1956  Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73 on August - 16.   

1958  On August - 16 paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85   

1959  USSR introduces installment buying on this day in history.   

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1355  On August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  On August - 16 birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1557  On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

1573  On August - 16 birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)   

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

1297  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  On August - 16 death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

1443  On August - 16 death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

1445  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on August - 16.