Page 5: Historical Events In August - 16

1934  US ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915) on August - 16.   

1934  US explorer William Beebe descends 3,028' (1922 m) in Bathysphere on August - 16.   

1936  11th Olympic games close in Berlin on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 16 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin   

1938  Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27 on this day in history.   

1939  Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1940  45 German aircrafts shot down over England on August - 16.   

1940  Billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries on this day in history.   

1941  HMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opens at Leydene, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England on this day in history.   

1942  Premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow on August - 16.   

1943  1st Long Tom bombs on Italian mainland (from Sicily) on August - 16.   

1944  U.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere." on August - 16.   

1944  2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 16 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28   

1945  On this day in history puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops.   

1945  On August - 16 nico Richter, composer, dies at 29   

1946  Great Calcutta blood bath on this day in history.   

1946  Herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism) on this day in history.   

1947  On August - 16 ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs   

1948  On August - 16 the Israeli pound becomes legal tender   

1948  On August - 16 arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem   

1948  On August - 16 babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53   

1949  Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1950  On August - 16 west Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England   

1951  On this day in history louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63   

1953  On August - 16 kTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins   

1954  Sports Illustrated publishes it's first issue on this day in history.   

1954  "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing on August - 16.   

1955  Fiat Motors orders first private atomic reactor on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor   

1956  Adlai E Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate on August - 16.   

1956  Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73 on August - 16.   

1958  Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1959  USSR introduces installment buying on August - 16.   

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1355  On August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on this day in history.   

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on August - 16.   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.   

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.   

1445  On August - 16 death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on August - 16.