Historical Events In September - 16

1926  On this day in history the birth of B.B King, American Blues singer   

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

1926  On September - 16 rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80   

1927  On this day in history rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Assn title   

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

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

1929  Police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed on this day in history.   

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  Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC) on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history 30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record)   

1936  Irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies on this day in history.   

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

1938  On this day in history george E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH   

1939  On September - 16 yanks clinch pennant #11   

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

1940  On this day in history samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House   

1940  On this day in history dutch SS forms   

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

1942  Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled on September - 16.   

1943  On this day in history australians capture Lae   

1943  Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion on this day in history.   

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 September - 16.   

1946  James Jeans, English physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1947  John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH on this day in history.   

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

1948  On this day in history ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies   

1949  KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

1950  On September - 16 pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68   

1951  Betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history 6th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls   

1953  AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles on September - 16.   

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0016  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general   

1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22) was born on this day in history.   

1507  On September - 16 birth of jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)   

1547  On this day in history birth of abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet   

1557  On this day in history birth of jacques Mauduit, composer   

1574  On this day in history birth of samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena)   

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  On September - 16 death of pope Valentine   

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

1100  On this day in history death of bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054)   

1345  On this day in history death of john IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295)   

1380  On September - 16 charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies   

1394  Clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies on this day in history.