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July 16, 2005 6th Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling is released: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince July 16, 1997 Jerold Mackenzie awarded $266M for being fired from Miller Brewing for sexual harrassment for relaying a Seinfeld episode to a co worker July 16, 1995 "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 40 performances July 16, 1995 "Chronicles of a Death Foretold" closes at Plymouth New York City after 55 performances July 16, 1995 13th Seniors Players Golf Championship: J. C. Snead July 16, 1995 50th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam July 16, 1994 "Sisters Rosensweig" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 556 performances July 16, 1994 1st parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hits Jupiter (until July 22nd) July 16, 1994 3 tenors-Placid Domingo, Luciano Parvoti, Jose Carreras, perform in Los Angeles July 16, 1994 Anna Nicole Smith (26) weds billionaire J. Howard Marshall II (89) July 16, 1994 Baseball Night in America premieres, no Saturday day games July 16, 1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy collides with Jupiter July 16, 1994 Shreveport Pirates 1st CFL home game (vs Toronto Argonauts) July 16, 1994 Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights July 16, 1994 Sweden shuts out Bulgaria 4-0, to finish 3rd in the World Cup July 16, 1993 President Lissouba calls emergency rule in Congo-Brazzaville July 16, 1993 S van Ruysdael's "Winter Landscape" sold for 705,500 pounds in London July 16, 1993 San Francisco outfielder Darren Lewis sets record of 267 consec errorless games July 16, 1990 400 die in a, 7.7, earthquake in Philippines July 16, 1990 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA July 16, 1990 New York City's Empire State Building catches fire - no fatalities July 16, 1990 Rick Dee's "Into the Night," premieres on ABC-TV July 16, 1990 Ukraine declares independence July 16, 1989 44th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King July 16, 1988 Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100 m in 9.78 sec July 16, 1988 Florence Joyner runs 100 m in women's world record 10.49 seconds July 16, 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets women's heptathlete record of 7,215 pts July 16, 1988 Michael J. Fox marries Tracy Pollan July 16, 1988 San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings July 16, 1988 Wayne Gretzky (NHL) and Janet Jones (Police Acad 5) wed in Edmonton July 16, 1987 Great Britain performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site July 16, 1987 Said Aouita runs world record 2000m (4:50.81) July 16, 1987 Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) July 16, 1985 56th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-1 at Humphrey Metrodome, Minn July 16, 1985 All star MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres) July 16, 1985 Bill to abolish Greater London Council receives royal assent July 16, 1983 20 killed in Britain's worst helicopter accident July 16, 1982 George P. Shultz sworn in as minister of Foreign affairs July 16, 1982 NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth July 16, 1982 Sun Myung Moon sentenced to 18 months for tax fraud July 16, 1981 India performs nuclear Test July 16, 1981 Shukuni Sasaki spins 72 plates simultaneously July 16, 1980 Polish railway workers block railway to Russia July 16, 1980 Ronald Reagan nominated for President by Republicans in Detroit July 16, 1979 Premier/president al-Bakr of Iraq is succeeded by Saddam Hussein July 16, 1978 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic July 16, 1977 Janelle Commissiong, of Trinidad and Tobago, crowned 26th Miss Universe July 16, 1976 Rock duo Loggins and Messina break-up after 6 years July 16, 1975 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is reelected for a 7-year term July 16, 1973 During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes July 16, 1972 Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes 269th patriarch of Constantinople July 16, 1972 Smokey Robinson and Miracles final live performance July 16, 1971 Franco points prince Juan Carlos as deputy in Spain July 16, 1970 Iraq's constitution goes into effect July 16, 1970 Reds spoil Pirates debut in Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, 3-2 July 16, 1969 Apollo 11, carrying 1st men to land on Moon, launched July 16, 1967 Mickey Wright wins Lady Carling Golf Open July 16, 1967 Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida) July 16, 1966 "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 512 performances July 16, 1965 Mount Blanc Road tunnel between France and Italy opens July 16, 1964 Republicans convention selects Barry Goldwater as President candidate July 16, 1963 Amazon carries 190,000 m3/sec (record) July 16, 1962 NASA civilian Test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m July 16, 1961 Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Tippecanoe Golf Open July 16, 1961 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 2" July 16, 1960 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer July 16, 1960 George Crowe sets record of 12 pinch hit home runs with a runner on July 16, 1957 Marine Maj John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08) July 16, 1956 Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million July 16, 1956 Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes part of Russian SFSR July 16, 1956 King Faisal of Iraq begins visit to England July 16, 1956 Last Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey Circus under a canvas tent July 16, 1955 "Golden Horseshoe Revue" 1st of 50,000+ performances, Disneyland July 16, 1953 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast July 16, 1951 1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est) July 16, 1951 King Leopold III, of Belgium, abdicates July 16, 1951 Len Hutton scores his 100th 100, Yorks vs. Surrey at The Oval July 16, 1951 Novel "Catcher in Rye" by J. D. Salinger published July 16, 1950 Single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) July 16, 1950 Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro July 16, 1948 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager July 16, 1947 Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee and Yanks 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19 July 16, 1946 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in San Francisco history) July 16, 1946 U.S. court martials 46 SS to death (Battle of Bulge crimes) in Dachau July 16, 1945 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico July 16, 1945 Australian Services win 3rd Victory Test Cricket by 4 wickets July 16, 1945 Cruiser Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with atom bomb July 16, 1944 Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row July 16, 1942 French police arrest 13,152 Jews in Paris July 16, 1942 Jews transported from Holland to extermination camp July 16, 1941 100 degrees F (38 degrees C) highest temperature ever recorded in Seattle Wash July 16, 1941 Joe Dimaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game July 16, 1940 NSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee July 16, 1938 21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa July 16, 1936 1st x-ray photo of arterial circulation, Rochester, New York July 16, 1936 New York Giants are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant July 16, 1935 1st automatic parking meter in U.S. installed, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July 16, 1934 Bradman scores 140 Aust vs. Yorkshire, 120 mins, 22 fours 2 sixes July 16, 1927 Augusto Sandino begins 5 -year war against U.S. occupation of Nicaragua July 16, 1926 Jaspar government asks authority to save Belgian franc July 16, 1926 National Geographic takes 1st natural-color undersea photos July 16, 1924 Conference over German recovery payments begins in London July 16, 1924 New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games July 16, 1920 15th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in Auckland (5-0) July 16, 1920 China joins the League of Nations July 16, 1920 Gen Amos Fries appointed 1st U.S. Army chemical warfare chief July 16, 1920 Ruth sets season home run record with 30 en route to 54 July 16, 1914 Socialist conference in Brussel (Kautsky, Trotski and Rosa Luxemburg) July 16, 1912 Naval torpedo launched from an airplane patents by B. A. Fiske July 16, 1909 Detroit and Washington play longest scoreless game in AL history-18 innings July 16, 1904 Islands of Manu'a group (Samoa) ceded to U.S. by their chiefs July 16, 1902 John McGraw named manager of New York Giants July 16, 1902 Test Cricket debut of K S Ranjitsinhji vs. Australia, at Old Trafford July 16, 1895 Archie MacLaren completes cricket 424 for Lancs vs. Somerset at Taunton July 16, 1894 Treaty of Aoki-Kimberley signed between Japan and England July 16, 1867 Amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam July 16, 1867 D R Averill patents ready-mixed paint July 16, 1867 Joseph Monier patents reinforced concrete July 16, 1863 Utrecht-Swells railway opens July 16, 1862 David G Farragut is 1st rear Admiral in U.S. Navy July 16, 1861 Battle of Bull Run, the 1st major battle of the Civil War, is fought July 16, 1857 Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore July 16, 1856 Statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem July 16, 1845 New York Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta July 16, 1801 Pope Pius VII and 1st consul Napoleon sign concord July 16, 1798 U.S. Public Health Service forms and U.S. Marine Hospital authorized July 16, 1790 Congress establishes District of Columbia July 16, 1782 Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna July 16, 1775 John Adams graduates Harvard July 16, 1769 Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego, 1st mission in California July 16, 1683 Turkish troops under Kara Mustafa attain Vienna July 16, 1661 1st banknotes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm July 16, 1659 Princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II July 16, 1618 Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain July 16, 1573 Alva demands submission of Zealand/Holland July 16, 1548 La Paz, Bolivia is founded July 16, 1519 Public debate between Martin Luther and theologist John Eck July 16, 1439 Kissing is banned in England (to stop germs from spreading) July 16, 1429 Army entered Reims July 16, 1429 Joan of Arc leads French army in Battle of Orleans July 16, 1338 German monarch signs Treaty of Rense July 16, 1251 The Virgin Mary gives Simon Stork a haircut (legend) July 16, 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa; end of Moslem power in Spain July 16, 1099 Crusaders herd Jews of Jerusalem into a synagogue and set it afire July 16, 1054 Michael Caerularius excommunicated of Constantinople July 16, 622 Moslem Era begins-Mahomet begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hejira) July 16, 622 Origin of Islamic Era (Muharram 1, 1 AH) July 16, 463 Start of Lunar Cycle of Hilarius July 16, 390 Brennus and Gauls defeat Romans at Allia |