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January 16 Events in History - January 16 Birthdays - January 16 Deaths
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January 16, 2005 Adriana Iliescu becomes the oldest woman in the world to give birth at 66 January 16, 2005 George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States January 16, 1997 Anthony Stuart takes ODI hat-trick, Aus vs. Pakistan, MCG January 16, 1995 UPN (Universal-Parmount Network) begins telecasting (WWOR in New York City) January 16, 1994 Scott skates world record 1000m (1:12.54) January 16, 1992 "2 Shakespearean Actors" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 29 performances January 16, 1991 7th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins January 16, 1991 US and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (US time) January 16, 1990 2 Bank of Credit and Commerce members plea guilty to money laundering January 16, 1989 Police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague January 16, 1989 U.S.S.R. announces plan for 2-yr manned mission to Mars January 16, 1988 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins January 16, 1988 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks January 16, 1988 NFL St. Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix January 16, 1986 Police arrested 3 IRA-terrorists in Amsterdam January 16, 1985 "Playboy" announces end of stapling centerfolds January 16, 1984 11th American Music Award: Michael Jackson January 16, 1984 Paul and Linda McCartney arrested in Barbados for possession of cannabis January 16, 1981 Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even took his gold teeth January 16, 1981 John Lennon releases "Woman" in UK January 16, 1981 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and husband January 16, 1981 Ivan Lendl intentionally loses a match in Volvo Masters in order to avoid having to play Bjorn Borg January 16, 1980 Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession January 16, 1979 Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt January 16, 1978 5th American Music Award: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and C Twitty January 16, 1978 Soyuz 27 returns to Earth January 16, 1977 Cap's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders January 16, 1976 "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV January 16, 1976 Peter Frampton released platinum live album "Frampton Comes Alive" January 16, 1974 "Jaws" by Peter Benchley is published January 16, 1974 L A Landslide kills 9, Canyonville, Oregon January 16, 1974 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame January 16, 1973 NBC presents 440th and final showing of "Bonanza" January 16, 1973 U.S.S.R.'s Lunakhod 2 begins radio-controlled exploration of Moon January 16, 1972 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes European all-round lady skating champ January 16, 1972 Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas, QB January 16, 1971 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (1:58.7) January 16, 1970 Col Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya January 16, 1970 Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause January 16, 1970 NFL realigns into 3 divisions (down from 4) January 16, 1970 AAU player Steve Myers makes a basketball field goal of 92'3 " from out of bounds, Tacoma-it shouldn't have counted, but was allowed January 16, 1969 Soviet Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space January 16, 1968 21st NHL All-Star Game: Toronto beat All-Stars 4-3 at Toronto January 16, 1968 Jay Allen's "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," premieres in New York City January 16, 1967 1st black government installed in Bahamas January 16, 1967 Lucius Amerson, becomes 1st southern (Ala) black sheriff in 20th cent January 16, 1966 Harold R Perry becomes 2nd black Roman Catholic bishop in US January 16, 1966 Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center January 16, 1965 "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 125 performances January 16, 1965 "Outer Limits" last airs on ABC-TV January 16, 1965 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-14 January 16, 1965 Searchers' "Love Potion #9" peaks at #3 January 16, 1965 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. January 16, 1964 "Hello, Dolly!" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 2,844 performances January 16, 1964 AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville January 16, 1963 Khrushchev claims to have a 100-megaton nuclear bomb January 16, 1963 Tennessee Williams' "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," premieres January 16, 1962 Shooting begins on "Dr. No" January 16, 1962 Suit accuses New York City Board of Education uses "racial quotas" January 16, 1961 "Conquering Hero" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 8 performances January 16, 1961 Russian espionage ring detected in Great Britain January 16, 1958 William Gibson's "Two for the Seesaw," premieres in New York City January 16, 1957 3 B-52s leave California for 1st non-stop round world flights January 16, 1957 Cavern Club (Beatle's) opens on Matthews Street in England January 16, 1956 Egyptian President Nasser pledges to reconquer Palestine January 16, 1955 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open January 16, 1955 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-19 January 16, 1954 "South Pacific" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1928 performances January 16, 1953 27th Australian Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beat J Sampson (63 62) January 16, 1953 41st Australian Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Mervyn Rose (60 63 64) January 16, 1953 Egyptian Premier Gen Naguib disbands all political parties January 16, 1953 KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting January 16, 1952 New Dutch bible translation finished January 16, 1952 US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary January 16, 1951 Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi January 16, 1951 World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville Tx, to 134th St, New York City) January 16, 1950 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands recognize Israel January 16, 1949 KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, California (NBC) 1st broadcast January 16, 1949 WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast January 16, 1948 35 Haganah members are ambushed and killed in Gush Etzyon January 16, 1947 Vincent Aurial elected president of France January 16, 1945 Scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg January 16, 1945 U.S. 1st and 3rd army meet at Houffalise January 16, 1944 General Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London January 16, 1943 -60 degrees F (-51 degrees C), Island Park Dam, Idaho (state record) January 16, 1943 1st U.S. air raid on Ambon January 16, 1943 German 2nd SS-Pantzer division evacuates Charkow January 16, 1943 Red Army recaptures Pitomnik airport at Stalingrad January 16, 1942 William Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in U.S. army January 16, 1941 U.S. Vice Admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor January 16, 1941 War Department forms 1st Army Air Corps squadron for black cadets January 16, 1939 Comic strip "Superman" debuts January 16, 1938 Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing January 16, 1936 1st photo finish camera installed at Hialeah Race track in Hialeah Fla January 16, 1936 Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president January 16, 1936 Spanish socialists/communists/anarchists form Unidad Popular January 16, 1933 Bert Oldfield flattened by Larwood delivery in Adelaide Test January 16, 1931 Bradman scores 223 Australia vs. WI, 297 mins, 26 fours January 16, 1925 Gen M Froense replaces Trotsky as People's Commissioner of Defense January 16, 1925 Leon Trotsky dismissed as CEO of Russian Revolution Military Council January 16, 1920 18th Amendment, prohibition, goes into effect; repealed in 1933 January 16, 1920 1st assembly of League of Nations in Paris January 16, 1920 Georgia declares independence January 16, 1919 Prohibition ratified by 3/4 of states; Nebraska is 36th January 16, 1915 Congress authorizes $1 and $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin January 16, 1914 Writer Maksim Gorki returns to Russia January 16, 1913 British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule for Ireland January 16, 1911 Pandora becomes 1st 2-man sailboat to round Cape Horn west to east January 16, 1909 British explorer Ernest Shackleton finds magnetic south pole January 16, 1909 David, Mawson and Mackay reach south magnetic pole January 16, 1908 Pinnacles National Monument, California established January 16, 1906 Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco) January 16, 1905 Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months January 16, 1905 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals January 16, 1897 John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal January 16, 1889 128 degrees F (53 degrees C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) January 16, 1887 Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes January 16, 1883 Pendleton Act creates basis of U.S. Civil Service system January 16, 1883 Quebec Rugby Football Union forms January 16, 1879 January record 13" of snow falls in New York City (broken Jan 7, 1996) January 16, 1877 Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop January 16, 1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman January 16, 1870 Virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to U.S. after Civil War January 16, 1868 Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit January 16, 1865 Confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary January 16, 1865 Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Ft. Fisher NC, 40 die January 16, 1865 Gen Wm Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks) January 16, 1865 SF Dramatic Chronicle started January 16, 1864 Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee January 16, 1832 Charles Darwin lands at San Tiago, Cape Verde January 16, 1819 Godert baron van der de Capellen becomes governor of Dutch-Indies January 16, 1795 French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht Neth January 16, 1780 Battle at Cape St. Vincent: Admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet January 16, 1777 Vermont declares independence from NY January 16, 1776 Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks January 16, 1765 Charles Messier catalogs M41 (galactic cluster in Canis Major) January 16, 1759 British Museum opens in London January 16, 1756 England and Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster January 16, 1581 English parliament passes laws against Catholicism January 16, 1556 Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain January 16, 1547 Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself 1st tsar of Moscow January 16, 1531 English Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting January 16, 1493 Columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip January 16, 1325 Laure de Noves, beloved of Petrarch, marries Hugues de Sade January 16, 1219 Floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed |