Historical Events In April - 16

1981  On April - 16 the first American space shutte, Columbia, returns safely to Earth   

1981  On April - 16 eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies   

1983  On April - 16 steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games   

1985  On this day in history scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60   

1986  Henry and Luz get married in Phillipines on this day in history.   

1987  On April - 16 fCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves   

1987  Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered   

1989  On this day in history costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup   

1989  On this day in history tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies   

1990  Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week on April - 16.   

1991  David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83 on this day in history.   

1992  On April - 16 "Metro" opens at Minskoff theater on Broadway   

1992  Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72 on this day in history.   

1993  John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 on April - 16.   

1994  John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75 on April - 16.   

1995  Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 on April - 16.   

1996  On this day in history lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73   

1997  On April - 16 emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66   

2005  President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolves the Supreme Court on April - 16.   

2006  On this day in history albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.   

2006  Ireland commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising for the first time since 1971 on this day in history.   

2012  At least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire on April - 16.   

2013  On this day in history 37 people are killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Khash country, Iran   

2014  On this day in history real Madrid defeat Barcelona to win its 19th Copa del Rey trophy   

2016  Ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people on April - 16.   

2017  World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland on this day in history.   

2017  On April - 16 turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan wins referundum on 18-article constitutional reform package   

2018  Desiree Linden becomes the first American to win the women's Boston marathon title since 1985 on this day in history.   

2018  Kendrick Lamar is the first rapper and non classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn" on this day in history.   

2019  On April - 16 the Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley.   

2021  On April - 16 raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decade leadership of Cuba   

2023  On April - 16 broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13,981 performances and 7 Tony Award wins [1] [2]   

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.   

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

1495  On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on this day in history.   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.   

1646  On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.   

0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on this day in history.   

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.   

1113  On this day in history death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)   

1115  On this day in history svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on this day in history.   

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on April - 16.   

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies