Page 6: Historical Events In October - 16

1943  On this day in history anti Jewish riot in Rome   

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

1944  Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 on October - 16.   

1945  On this day in history uN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence   

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

1946  Alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged on October - 16.   

1948  "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85   

1951  On October - 16 the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.   

1951  On this day in history liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar   

1952  On October - 16 woolworth's opens in San Francisco at Powell & Market street   

1952  On October - 16 pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi   

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

1956  "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley premieres on this day in history.   

1957  Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visit Williamsburg Virginia on October - 16.   

1957  On this day in history queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia   

1958  On October - 16 benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres   

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

1960  On this day in history nL votes to admit Houston & NY to league   

1962  Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba on this day in history.   

1962  Byron R White becomes a Supreme Court Justice on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 16 gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78   

1964  On this day in history china becomes world's 5th nuclear power   

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

1970  Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Nasser on this day in history.   

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 October - 16.   

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

1973  Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize on October - 16.   

1973  Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1976  Soyuz 23 (Russian) returns to Earth on October - 16.   

1977  On October - 16 michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

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 October - 16 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  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.   

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  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  On October - 16 death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  On this day in history reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1555  On this day in history 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 this day in history.