Page 5: Historical Events In September - 16

1926  The birth of B.B King, American Blues singer on this day in history.   

1926  On September - 16 -22] Hurricane in Florida & Alabama, kills 372   

1926  Rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1927  Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Assn title on September - 16.   

1927  The birth of Peter Falk, US television and film actor (TV's 'Columbo') on this day in history.   

1928  Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die on September - 16.   

1929  Police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th, then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th, so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14   

1931  Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC) on September - 16.   

1932  30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record) on this day in history.   

1936  Irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM), dies on September - 16.   

1938  On this day in history george E.T. Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH   

1938  George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH on September - 16.   

1939  Yanks clinch pennant #11 on September - 16.   

1939  53rd US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64) on September - 16.   

1940  On September - 16 samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House   

1940  On September - 16 dutch SS forms   

1941  German armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine on this day in history.   

1942  Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled on this day in history.   

1943  Australians capture Lae on September - 16.   

1943  Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion on this day in history.   

1945  Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low)   

1945  John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80 on September - 16.   

1946  On September - 16 james Jeans, English physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 69   

1947  On September - 16 john Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH   

1948  On September - 16 "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater NYC for 12 performances   

1948  On September - 16 ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies   

1949  On September - 16 kABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1950  On this day in history cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10)   

1950  On this day in history pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68   

1951  Betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title on September - 16.   

1951  6th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history aL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles   

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0016  Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38) was born on September - 16.   

1098  On September - 16 birth of hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179)   

1386  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general was born on this day in history.   

1387  On September - 16 birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)   

1507  On this day in history birth of jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)   

1547  Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet was born on this day in history.   

1557  Jacques Mauduit, composer was born on this day in history.   

1574  Samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena) was born on September - 16.   

0096  Death of Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45 on September - 16.   

0655  Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on this day in history.   

0827  Death of Pope Valentine on this day in history.   

1087  Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies on this day in history.   

1100  On September - 16 death of bernold of Constance, German chronicler (b. 1054)   

1345  Death of John IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1380  Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies on this day in history.   

1394  On September - 16 clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies