Historical Events In September - 16

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

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

1926  Rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80 on September - 16.   

1927  Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Assn title on this day in history.   

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

1928  On September - 16 hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die   

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

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 this day in history.   

1931  Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC) on September - 16.   

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

1936  On September - 16 irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies   

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

1938  On September - 16 george E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH   

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  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  On this day in history german armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine   

1942  Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1947  On September - 16 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  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  Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 September - 16.   

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

1557  Jacques Mauduit, composer was born on September - 16.   

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  Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on September - 16.   

0827  Death of Pope Valentine on this day in history.   

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

1100  Death of Bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054) on this day in history.   

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

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 September - 16.