Page 5: Historical Events In September - 16

1926  The birth of B.B King, American Blues singer on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1928  On this day in history hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die   

1929  Police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed on September - 16.   

1930  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 on September - 16.   

1931  On this day in history blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC)   

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

1936  Irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies on September - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history yanks clinch pennant #11   

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 this day in history dutch SS forms   

1941  On this day in history german armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine   

1942  On September - 16 japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled   

1943  Australians capture Lae on this day in history.   

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  On September - 16 john "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80   

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

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 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  On September - 16 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 this day in history.   

1951  On September - 16 betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title   

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

1098  On September - 16 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 this day in history birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)   

1507  On this day in history birth of jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)   

1547  Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet was born on September - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

0827  On this day in history death of pope Valentine   

1087  Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies on September - 16.   

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

1345  Death of John IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

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

1394  On this day in history clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies