Page 7: Historical Events In March - 16

1945  US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima on March - 16.   

1945  Allies secure Iwo Jima on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52   

1946  On March - 16 john Dick's headless, armless and legless torso found on Hamilton Mountain, leading to sensational trial of his wife Evelyn, later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.   

1946  On March - 16 "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 77 performances   

1946  On this day in history marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch Nazi propagandist, executed at 61   

1947  Convair Liner, first US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested on March - 16.   

1947  Convair Liner, 1st US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested on this day in history.   

1949  KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history 1st annual National Book Awards   

1952  1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Réunion (world record) on March - 16.   

1952  1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record) on this day in history.   

1953  AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore on March - 16.   

1955  Josephine Kroesen appointed as first Dutch female judge on March - 16.   

1955  President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war on March - 16.   

1955  On this day in history josephine Kroesen appointed as 1st Dutch female judge   

1955  Mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1956  On March - 16 in Lebanon, two 6.0 eathquakes approximately 9 minutes apart. 136 killed, 6,000 houses destroyed and 17,000 damaged in 400 villages in the Chouf region.   

1956  On March - 16 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins   

1956  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on March - 16.   

1956  Joseph John Richards, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history 9th Emmy Awards Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young &Loretta Young   

1957  On this day in history andreanof Islands, Alaska a 7.0 earthquake occured One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States   

1957  Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian MP (communist), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1957  On March - 16 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young &Loretta Young   

1958  In Beirut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnap American journalist Terry Anderson, and take him to the southern suburbs of the war-torn city where other Western hostages are being held in scattered dungeons under ruined building on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in 1958 the Ford Motor Company produced its 50,000,000th car, a Thunderbird on March - 16.   

1958  On this day in history leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65   

1959  Iraq &USSR sign economic/technical treaty on March - 16.   

1959  John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111 on March - 16.   

1961  On this day in history jaguar Cars Ltd. introduced the XK-E, or E-Type, at the Geneva Auto Show. Th E-Type was the successor to the C- and D-Type Jaguar that had earned the company’s reputation for racing excellenc   

1962  The first launching of Titan 2-rocket on March - 16.   

1962  US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history john Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85   

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1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On March - 16 birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  On this day in history birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on this day in history.   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on this day in history.   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.   

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  On March - 16 death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  On this day in history death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  On March - 16 death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45