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 October - 16.   

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

1946  On this day in history 10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials   

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  Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on October - 16.   

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 October - 16.   

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

1953  Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) on October - 16.   

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

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

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

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

1959  George C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 October - 16.   

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

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  Leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1973  Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize on October - 16.   

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

1976  Soyuz 23 (Russian) returns to Earth on October - 16.   

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

1978  On October - 16 polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II   

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1396  On this day in history 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  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 October - 16.   

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 this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on October - 16.   

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

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 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 October - 16.