Page 5: Historical Events In September - 16

1926  On September - 16 the birth of B.B King, American Blues singer   

1926  On September - 16 -22] Hurricane in Florida & Alabama, kills 372   

1926  On this day in history rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80   

1927  Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Assn title on September - 16.   

1927  The birth of Peter Falk, US television and film actor (TV's 'Columbo') on this day in history.   

1928  Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die on this day in history.   

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

1930  On September - 16 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history george E.T. Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH   

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

1939  Yanks clinch pennant #11 on this day in history.   

1939  53rd US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64) on September - 16.   

1940  Samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House on September - 16.   

1940  On September - 16 dutch SS forms   

1941  On September - 16 german armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine   

1942  On this day in history japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled   

1943  On September - 16 australians capture Lae   

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  On September - 16 barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low)   

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 this day in history.   

1947  On September - 16 john Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH   

1948  "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater NYC for 12 performances on this day in history.   

1948  Ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies on this day in history.   

1949  On September - 16 kABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1950  On this day in history cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10)   

1950  Pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68 on September - 16.   

1951  Betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title on September - 16.   

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

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

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0016  On September - 16 birth of drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38)   

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

1386  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general was born on this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45   

0655  Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on this day in history.   

0827  Death of Pope Valentine on September - 16.   

1087  On September - 16 victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies   

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

1345  Death of John IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295) on September - 16.   

1380  Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies on this day in history.   

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