September, 16th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Thursday 16, 2004:
Hurricane Ivan touches land near Gulf Shores, Alabama, becoming the third costliest hurricane to strike the United States.

Saturday 16, 2000:
Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze is last seen alive.

Wednesday 16, 1992:
Black Wednesday: the Pound Sterling is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the Deutschmark.

Monday 16, 1991:
The trial of Panamanian "strongman" Manuel Noriega begins in the United States.

Wednesday 16, 1987:
The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.

Thursday 16, 1982:
Sabra and Shatila massacre.

Wednesday 16, 1981:
Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns by a knockout in round 14 in Las Vegas to unify boxing's world Welterweight championship.

Tuesday 16, 1975:
Papua New Guinea gains its independence from Australia.

Wednesday 16, 1970:
King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule, resulting in formation of the Black September Palestinian paramilitary unit.

Friday 16, 1966:
The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City to the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera, Antony and Cleopatra.

Monday 16, 1963:
Malaysia is formed from Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo and Sarawak

Sunday 16, 1956:
Play-Doh is introduced to the world

Friday 16, 1955:
Juan Perón is deposed in Argentina

Tuesday 16, 1941:
Concerned that Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Persia was about to align his petroleum-rich country with Germany during World War II, the United Kingdom and the USSR occupy Iran and forced him to resign in favor of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Monday 16, 1940:
Sam Rayburn elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Tuesday 16, 1919:
The American Legion is incorporated.

Wednesday 16, 1908:
General Motors is founded.

Monday 16, 1901:
Alturas, California, incorporated as the only city in Modoc County

Saturday 16, 1893:
Oklahoma Land Race: settlers race for prime land in the Cherokee Strip.

Wednesday 16, 1829:
The Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Adrianople (Edirne)

Sunday 16, 1810:
With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo proclaims Mexico's independence from Spain

Wednesday 16, 1795:
United Kingdom conquers Cape Town, South Africa

Monday 16, 1776:
American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.

Friday 16, 1701:
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, more commonly referred to as the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant of the thrones of Scotland and England

Tuesday 16, 1597:
Yi Sun-sin leads 12 ships of the Korean fleet against an invasion by 133 Japanese ships. The Koreans sink 31 enemy ships and force a Japanese retreat.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/16-september/on-this-day.html


People born on September 16

1984:
Katie Melua, Georgian singer (b: September 16, 1984) (Biography of Katie Melua)

1981:
Alexis Bledel, American actress (b: September 16, 1981) (Biography of Alexis Bledel)

1975:
Shannon Noll, Australian singer and actor (b: September 16, 1975) (Biography of Shannon Noll)

1971:
Amy Poehler, American actress (b: September 16, 1971) (Biography of Amy Poehler)

1968:
Marc Anthony, American singer (b: September 16, 1968) (Biography of Marc Anthony)

1964:
Molly Shannon, American actress (b: September 16, 1964) (Biography of Molly Shannon)

1963:
Richard Marx, American singer (b: September 16, 1963) (Biography of Richard Marx)

1960:
John Franco, baseball player (b: September 16, 1960) (Biography of John Franco)

1958:
Orel Hershiser, baseball player (b: September 16, 1958) (Biography of Orel Hershiser)
Jennifer Tilly, American actress (b: September 16, 1958) (Biography of Jennifer Tilly)

1956:
David Copperfield, American magician (b: September 16, 1956) (Biography of David Copperfield (illusionist))
Mickey Rourke, American actor (b: September 16, 1956) (Biography of Mickey Rourke)

1955:
Janet Ellis, British television presenter (b: September 16, 1955) (Biography of Janet Ellis)
Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer (b: September 16, 1955) (Biography of Yolandita Monge)
Robin Yount, baseball player (b: September 16, 1955) (Biography of Robin Yount)

1950:
Loyd Grossman, American television presenter (b: September 16, 1950) (Biography of Loyd Grossman)

1949:
Ed Begley, Jr., American actor (b: September 16, 1949) (Biography of Ed Begley, Jr.)

1947:
Russ Abbott, British comedian (b: September 16, 1947) (Biography of Russ Abbott)

1943:
James Alan McPherson, American writer (b: September 16, 1943) (Biography of James Alan McPherson)

1939:
Breyten Breytenbach, South African writer and painter (b: September 16, 1939) (Biography of Breyten Breytenbach)

1937:
Alexander Medved, Russian wrestler (b: September 16, 1937) (Biography of Alexander Medved)

1935:
Carl Andre, American artist (b: September 16, 1935) (Biography of Carl Andre)
Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist (b: September 16, 1935) (Biography of Bob Kiley)

1934:
George Chakiris, American actor (b: September 16, 1934) (Biography of George Chakiris)

1930:
Anne Francis, American actress (b: September 16, 1930) (Biography of Anne Francis)

1927:
Peter Falk, American actor (b: September 16, 1927) (Biography of Peter Falk)

1925:
B. B. King, American musician (b: September 16, 1925) (Biography of B. B. King)
Charlie Byrd, American musician (b: September 16, 1925) (Biography of Charlie Byrd)
Charles J. Haughey, Taoiseach of Ireland (b: September 16, 1925) (Biography of Charles J. Haughey)

1924:
Lauren Bacall, American actress (b: September 16, 1924) (Biography of Lauren Bacall)

1923:
Lee Kuan Yew, leader of Singapore (b: September 16, 1923) (Biography of Lee Kuan Yew)

1916:
M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (b: September 16, 1916 ; d: December 11, 2004) (Biography of M.S. Subbulakshmi)

1914:
Allen Funt, American radio and television personality (b: September 16, 1914 ; d: September 5, 1999) (Biography of Allen Funt)

1910:
Karl Kling, German race car driver (b: September 16, 1910 ; d: March 18, 2003) (Biography of Karl Kling)

1905:
Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (b: September 16, 1905 ; d: March 31, 1980) (Biography of Vladimír Holan)

1893:
Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director (b: September 16, 1893) (Biography of Alexander Korda)

1888:
F. E. Sillanpää, Finnish writer (b: September 16, 1888) (Biography of Frans Eemil Sillanpää)

1887:
Nadia Boulanger, French composer and composition teacher (b: September 16, 1887 ; d: October 22, 1979) (Biography of Nadia Boulanger)

1886:
Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor, painter, and poet (b: September 16, 1886 ; d: June 7, 1966) (Biography of Jean Arp)

1883:
T. E. Hulme, English writer (b: September 16, 1883) (Biography of T. E. Hulme)

1881:
Clive Bell, English art critic (b: September 16, 1881 ; d: September 18, 1964) (Biography of Clive Bell)

1875:
James C. Penney, American department store founder (b: September 16, 1875 ; d: February 12, 1971) (Biography of James C. Penney)

1823:
Francis Parkman, American historian (b: September 16, 1823) (Biography of Francis Parkman)

1782:
Daoguang, Emperor of China (b: September 16, 1782 ; d: February 25, 1850) (Biography of Daoguang)

1745:
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal, (b: September 16, 1745 ; d: April 28, 1813) (Biography of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov)

1678:
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (b: September 16, 1678 ; d: December 12, 1751) (Biography of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke)

1651:
Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (b: September 16, 1651 ; d: November 2, 1716) (Biography of Engelbert Kaempfer)

1557:
Jacques Mauduit, French composer (b: September 16, 1557 ; d: August 21, 1627) (Biography of Jacques Mauduit)

1507:
Jiajing, Emperor of China (b: September 16, 1507 ; d: January 23, 1567) (Biography of Jiajing)

1387:
King Henry V of England, (b: September 16, 1387 ; d: August 31, 1422) (Biography of Henry V of England)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/16-september/births.html