Page 6: Historical Events In October - 16

1943  Anti Jewish riot in Rome on October - 16.   

1944  On this day in history hungary: Horthy govt falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier   

1944  Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1945  UN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence on October - 16.   

1946  10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials on October - 16.   

1946  On October - 16 alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged   

1948  "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances on this day in history.   

1948  Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on this day in history.   

1949  WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting on October - 16.   

1949  On October - 16 hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85   

1951  The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi on this day in history.   

1951  Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar on October - 16.   

1952  On October - 16 woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street   

1952  On this day in history pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi   

1953  On October - 16 fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana)   

1956  On this day in history "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley premieres   

1957  On this day in history queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visit Williamsburg Virginia   

1957  Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres   

1959  On October - 16 george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1960  On October - 16 nL votes to admit Houston & NY to league   

1962  Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba on October - 16.   

1962  Byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 16 gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78   

1964  China becomes world's 5th nuclear power on October - 16.   

1969  Soyuz 6 (Russian) returns to Earth on October - 16.   

1970  On this day in history anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Nasser   

1972  On October - 16 the Commission of Inquiry in the Matter of the Employment Practices Relating to the Running-Trades' Employees in the Railway Industry, the Gallagher Commission publishes its report. This looked at the employment practices, particularly hours of work.   

1972  On October - 16 leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80   

1973  Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize on this day in history.   

1973  Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 on October - 16.   

1976  On this day in history soyuz 23 (Russian) returns to Earth   

1977  Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81 on October - 16.   

1978  On this day in history polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II   

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1396  On October - 16 birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.   

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.   

0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On October - 16 amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on this day in history.   

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  On this day in history death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered