Historical Events In September - 16

1926  The birth of B.B King, American Blues singer on September - 16.   

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

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 September - 16 the birth of Peter Falk, US television and film actor (TV's 'Columbo')   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1938  On September - 16 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  Yanks clinch pennant #11 on this day in history.   

1939  On September - 16 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  Dutch SS forms on this day in history.   

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

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

1943  Australians capture Lae on September - 16.   

1943  On this day in history montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion   

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

1948  On this day in history "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 this day in history kABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1950  On September - 16 cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10)   

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 September - 16.   

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

1953  On September - 16 aL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles   

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

1098  Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179) was born on September - 16.   

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 September - 16.   

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

1547  On September - 16 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 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 this day in history.   

0655  On September - 16 martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies   

0827  Death of Pope Valentine on this day in history.   

1087  Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies on this day in history.   

1100  On September - 16 death of bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054)   

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 September - 16 clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies