Page 6: Historical Events In October - 16

1943  Anti Jewish riot in Rome on this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52   

1945  On October - 16 uN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence   

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

1946  On this day in history 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  On October - 16 henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

1949  On this day in history wDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting   

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

1951  On October - 16 the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.   

1951  Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar on this day in history.   

1952  Woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street on this day in history.   

1952  On October - 16 pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi   

1953  Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 16 "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley premieres   

1957  Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visit Williamsburg Virginia on October - 16.   

1957  Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia on October - 16.   

1958  On October - 16 benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres   

1959  George C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78 on October - 16.   

1960  NL votes to admit Houston & NY to league on October - 16.   

1962  On this day in history cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba   

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

1962  Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78 on October - 16.   

1964  On this day in history china becomes world's 5th nuclear power   

1969  Soyuz 6 (Russian) returns to Earth on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history 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 this day in history leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80   

1973  On October - 16 kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize   

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

1976  Soyuz 23 (Russian) returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1977  On October - 16 michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

1978  Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II on this day in history.   

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

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on October - 16.   

1483  On October - 16 birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.   

1605  On this day in history birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

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

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on this day in history.   

1355  On October - 16 death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on October - 16.   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on October - 16.   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on October - 16.   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.