Page 5: Historical Events In September - 16

1926  The birth of B.B King, American Blues singer on September - 16.   

1926  -22] Hurricane in Florida & Alabama, kills 372 on this day in history.   

1926  Rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1927  On September - 16 rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Assn title   

1927  On September - 16 the birth of Peter Falk, US television and film actor (TV's 'Columbo')   

1928  Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die on September - 16.   

1929  On this day in history police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed   

1930  On this day in history phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th, then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th, so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14   

1931  On September - 16 blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC)   

1932  30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record) on September - 16.   

1936  On this day in history irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies   

1938  George E.T. Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH on this day in history.   

1938  George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH on September - 16.   

1939  On September - 16 yanks clinch pennant #11   

1939  On this day in history 53rd US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64)   

1940  Samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House on this day in history.   

1940  On September - 16 dutch SS forms   

1941  German armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine on September - 16.   

1942  On September - 16 japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled   

1943  Australians capture Lae on September - 16.   

1943  On September - 16 montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion   

1945  Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) on this day in history.   

1945  Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) on September - 16.   

1945  John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1946  James Jeans, English physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 69 on September - 16.   

1947  On this day in history john Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH   

1948  On September - 16 "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater NYC for 12 performances   

1948  On September - 16 ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies   

1949  KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting on September - 16.   

1950  Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10) on September - 16.   

1950  On this day in history pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68   

1951  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title   

1951  On September - 16 6th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls   

1953  AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles on this day in history.   

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0016  Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38) was born on September - 16.   

1098  On this day in history birth of hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179)   

1386  On this day in history birth of traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general   

1387  On September - 16 birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)   

1507  Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.   

1547  Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet was born on this day in history.   

1557  Jacques Mauduit, composer was born on this day in history.   

1574  Samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena) was born on this day in history.   

0096  Death of Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45 on September - 16.   

0655  On this day in history martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies   

0827  Death of Pope Valentine on September - 16.   

1087  Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies on this day in history.   

1100  Death of Bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054) on September - 16.   

1345  On September - 16 death of john IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295)   

1380  Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies on September - 16.   

1394  On September - 16 clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies