Page 6: Historical Events In October - 16

1943  On this day in history anti Jewish riot in Rome   

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

1944  Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 on October - 16.   

1945  On this day in history uN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence   

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

1946  Alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged on this day in history.   

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  Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on October - 16.   

1951  On this day in history 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 October - 16.   

1952  Pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi on this day in history.   

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  On October - 16 queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia   

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

1959  On this day in history george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1960  NL votes to admit Houston & NY to league on this day in history.   

1962  Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba on this day in history.   

1962  Byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice on October - 16.   

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

1964  China becomes world's 5th nuclear power on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 16 soyuz 6 (Russian) returns to Earth   

1970  On October - 16 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  On October - 16 kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize   

1973  On October - 16 gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64   

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  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

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

1483  On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

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

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on October - 16.   

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

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

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

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

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on this day in history.   

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