Historical Events In September - 16

1903  On this day in history richard Hall, composer   

1906  Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history annie Hermes, Dutch singer   

1908  General Motors founded by William C Durant on this day in history.   

1908  Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp on September - 16.   

1908  Beecher Moore, sailor on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history john Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

1910  On this day in history joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury   

1911  Wilfred Burchett, Australia, communist/writer (Catapult to Freedom) on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history edward Whymper, English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn), dies   

1912  On this day in history jerry Wald, NYC, producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda)   

1913  1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage on September - 16.   

1914  On September - 16 allen Funt, Bkln NY, TV host & creator (Candid Camera)   

1915  On this day in history uS takes control of customs & finances of Haiti for 10 years   

1915  On September - 16 czar Nicolas II adjourns 4th Duma   

1915  On this day in history cy Walter, Minneapolis Mn, pianist (3's Company)   

1916  On this day in history prv. John Chipman Kerr (49 Cdn. Infantry Batt.( wins the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France   

1916  Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO (Intl Publishing House) on this day in history.   

1918  Baroness Pike, MP on September - 16.   

1919  On September - 16 american Legion incorporated by an act of Congress   

1919  Andy Russell, LA Calif, singer (Andy & Della Russell Show) on this day in history.   

1920  Bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30 on September - 16.   

1920  On this day in history franco Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1920  On this day in history daniel Andersson, Swedish poet/writer (Polar History), dies at 32   

1921  Dusty Hughers, playwright on this day in history.   

1922  42nd US Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W M Johnston (46 36 62 63 64) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history janis Paige, Tacoma Wash, actress (Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD)   

1923  Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister, Senior Minister and Minister Mentor of Singapore on September - 16.   

1924  Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game on this day in history.   

1924  The birth of Lauren Bacall, American film actress on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history lauren Bacall, Staten Island, actress (Dark Passage, Key Largo)   

1925  On September - 16 b[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Miss, blues singer (Thrill is Gone)   

1925  Leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies on this day in history.   

1926  St Louis Cards beat Phillies 23-3 on September - 16.   

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

1098  On September - 16 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  Henry V, king of England (1413-22) was born on this day in history.   

1507  Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567) was born on September - 16.   

1547  Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1574  On September - 16 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  On September - 16 victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1394  Clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies on September - 16.