Page 6: Historical Events In April - 16

1949  Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup on April - 16.   

1949  On this day in history stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games   

1949  Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54 on April - 16.   

1951  On April - 16 british submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75   

1951  Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85 on April - 16.   

1952  On April - 16 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances   

1953  Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup on April - 16.   

1953  On April - 16 british royal yacht Britannica taken out of service   

1954  Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1954  KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1955  On April - 16 the birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress   

1955  Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded on April - 16.   

1956  On April - 16 1st solar powered radios go on sale   

1957  On April - 16 montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup   

1957  Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 on April - 16.   

1958  Arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament on this day in history.   

1958  French govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis on this day in history.   

1959  On April - 16 helicopters from USS Edisto begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By 26 April they had carried 277 flood victims to safety.   

1959  "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs on April - 16.   

1959  Charles Halton, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1961  On April - 16 chic Black Hawks beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup   

1961  15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win on April - 16.   

1962  Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain   

1968  On this day in history edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82   

1970  On April - 16 70 die in a snow crush (France)   

1972  2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China on April - 16.   

1972  Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) on this day in history.   

1972  Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72 on April - 16.   

1974  200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia   

1978  Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1980  L Brozek discovers asteroid #2696 Magion on this day in history.   

1981  Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24] on April - 16.   

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

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

1495  On April - 16 birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

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

1652  On this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)   

0069  On April - 16 death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

0744  On April - 16 death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  On April - 16 death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

1113  Death of Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050) on April - 16.   

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on April - 16.   

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  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on April - 16.