Historical Events In October - 16

1943  Anti Jewish riot in Rome on this day in history.   

1944  On October - 16 hungary: Horthy govt falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier   

1944  Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1945  UN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history 10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials   

1946  On this day in history alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged   

1948  "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances on October - 16.   

1948  Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on October - 16.   

1949  On this day in history wDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1949  Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on October - 16.   

1951  The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi on this day in history.   

1951  Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar on October - 16.   

1952  Woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street on October - 16.   

1952  Pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi on this day in history.   

1953  On October - 16 fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana)   

1956  "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley premieres on October - 16.   

1957  On October - 16 queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visit Williamsburg Virginia   

1957  On October - 16 queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia   

1958  On this day in history benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres   

1959  On October - 16 george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1960  NL votes to admit Houston & NY to league on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 16 cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba   

1962  On October - 16 byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice   

1962  Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1964  China becomes world's 5th nuclear power on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history soyuz 6 (Russian) returns to Earth   

1970  Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Nasser on October - 16.   

1972  The Commission of Inquiry in the Matter of the Employment Practices Relating to the Running-Trades' Employees in the Railway Industry, the Gallagher Commission publishes its report. This looked at the employment practices, particularly hours of work on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 16 leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80   

1973  On October - 16 kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize   

1973  On October - 16 gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64   

1976  On October - 16 soyuz 23 (Russian) returns to Earth   

1977  Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81 on October - 16.   

1978  Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II on October - 16.   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.   

1430  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  On October - 16 birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  On October - 16 birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on October - 16.   

1333  On this day in history nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1553  On October - 16 lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on October - 16.