Birthday October 16, 1708 Albrecht von Haller, the father of experimental physiology
Birthday October 16, 1758 Noah Webster, lexicographer
Birthday October 16, 1792 Francisco Moraz n, (Liberal), president of Central America (1830-40)
Birthday October 16, 1851 Psychopathic gunfighter Wild Bill Longley is born in Texas
Birthday October 16, 1854 Oscar Wilde, (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills) - Dublin, (Pic of Dorian Gray)
Birthday October 16, 1863 Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign secretary (Nobel 1925)
Birthday October 16, 1888 Eugene O'Neill, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms) (Nobel 1936)
Birthday October 16, 1890 Paul Strand, photographer
Birthday October 16, 1898 William O. Douglas, former Supreme Court justice
Birthday October 16, 1908 Enver Hoxha, post-war leader of Albania
Birthday October 16, 1921 Linda Darnell
Birthday October 16, 1925 Angela Lansbury born
Birthday October 16, 1925 Angela Lansbury, Actress (Murder She Wrote)
Birthday October 16, 1927 Gunter Grass, German novelist, poet (The Tin Drum)
Birthday October 16, 1931 Charles W. Colson, pres adviser
Birthday October 16, 1946 Suzanne Somers, Actress (3's Co) in San Bruno Calif
History October 16, 1773 Philadelphia Resolutions criticize Tea Act
History October 16, 1775 Portland Maine burned by British.
History October 16, 1781 Washington takes Yorktown
History October 16, 1793 Marie-Antoinette is beheaded
History October 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette beheaded in France.
History October 16, 1846 Dentist William T. Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether
History October 16, 1849 British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras.
History October 16, 1854 Lincoln speaks out against slavery
History October 16, 1854 Oscar Wilde's birthday
History October 16, 1859 John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
History October 16, 1859 John Brown leads group of 20 in a raid on Harper's Ferry Va.
History October 16, 1861 Confederacy starts selling postage stamps
History October 16, 1869 Hotel in Boston becomes the 1st to have indoor plumbing
History October 16, 1912 Fred Snodgrass drops ball and loses World Series
History October 16, 1916 British soldier Henry Farr executed for cowardice
History October 16, 1916 Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (Bkln)
History October 16, 1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin -- only mid-game coaching change in NFL history.
History October 16, 1923 Disney Co founded
History October 16, 1941 Gordo (by Gus Arriola) 1st appeared in newspapers
History October 16, 1943 Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly opens the city's new subway system.
History October 16, 1946 Nazi war criminals executed
History October 16, 1946 Alfred Rosenberg is executed
History October 16, 1946 10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials.
History October 16, 1952 Woolworth's at Powell & Market (S.F.) opens.
History October 16, 1957 Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip arrive in Virginia
History October 16, 1958 Chevrolet introduces the El Camino
History October 16, 1962 Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba
History October 16, 1962 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 3 in the world series
History October 16, 1964 China joins A-bomb club
History October 16, 1964 Brezhnev & Kosygin replace Krushchev as head of Russia
History October 16, 1964 China becomes world's 5th nuclear power
History October 16, 1968 Bombing halt discussed
History October 16, 1969 Soyuz 6 returns to Earth
History October 16, 1970 Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt succeeding Gamal Abdel Nasser
History October 16, 1971 Amphitheater in McLaren Park is dedicated in S.F.
History October 16, 1973 Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize
History October 16, 1973 Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho awarded Nobel Peace Prize
History October 16, 1976 Disco Duck hits the #1 spot on the U.S. pop chart
History October 16, 1976 Soyuz 23 returns to Earth
History October 16, 1978 Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II.
History October 16, 1981 Israel's General Moshe Dayan dies at 66
History October 16, 1982 Devils 1st road victory 6-5 over Penguins
History October 16, 1982 Shultz warns US will withdraw from UN if they vote to exclude Israel
History October 16, 1982 Mt Palomar Observatory 1st to detect Halley's comet on 13th return
History October 16, 1984 Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu named Nobel Peace Prize winner
History October 16, 1985 Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip.
History October 16, 1986 Armand Hammer arrives back in US with Jewish refusenik David Goldfarb
History October 16, 1987 18-month-old Jessica McClure is rescued 58 hours after she fell 22 feet into a well shaft in Midland TX.
History October 16, 1987 Baby Jessica rescued from a well as the world watches
History October 16, 1987 175-kph winds cause blackout in London much of southern England.
History October 16, 1991 Twenty-three diners massacred at Texas restaurant
History October 16, 1996 Stampede kills 84 at World Cup match
History October 16, 2011 IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon is killed in crash
October 16, 1708 Albrecht von Haller, the father of experimental physiology
October 16, 1758 Noah Webster, lexicographer
October 16, 1792 Francisco Moraz n, (Liberal), president of Central America (1830-40)
October 16, 1851 Psychopathic gunfighter Wild Bill Longley is born in Texas
October 16, 1854 Oscar Wilde, (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills) - Dublin, (Pic of Dorian Gray)
October 16, 1863 Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign secretary (Nobel 1925)
October 16, 1888 Eugene O'Neill, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms) (Nobel 1936)
October 16, 1890 Paul Strand, photographer
October 16, 1898 William O. Douglas, former Supreme Court justice
October 16, 1908 Enver Hoxha, post-war leader of Albania
October 16, 1921 Linda Darnell
October 16, 1925 Angela Lansbury born
October 16, 1925 Angela Lansbury, Actress (Murder She Wrote)
October 16, 1927 Gunter Grass, German novelist, poet (The Tin Drum)
October 16, 1931 Charles W. Colson, pres adviser
October 16, 1946 Suzanne Somers, Actress (3's Co) in San Bruno Calif
October 16, 1773 Philadelphia Resolutions criticize Tea Act
October 16, 1775 Portland Maine burned by British.
October 16, 1781 Washington takes Yorktown
October 16, 1793 Marie-Antoinette is beheaded
October 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette beheaded in France.
October 16, 1846 Dentist William T. Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether
October 16, 1849 British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras.
October 16, 1854 Lincoln speaks out against slavery
October 16, 1854 Oscar Wilde's birthday
October 16, 1859 John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
October 16, 1859 John Brown leads group of 20 in a raid on Harper's Ferry Va.
October 16, 1861 Confederacy starts selling postage stamps
October 16, 1869 Hotel in Boston becomes the 1st to have indoor plumbing
October 16, 1912 Fred Snodgrass drops ball and loses World Series
October 16, 1916 British soldier Henry Farr executed for cowardice
October 16, 1916 Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (Bkln)
October 16, 1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin -- only mid-game coaching change in NFL history.
October 16, 1923 Disney Co founded
October 16, 1941 Gordo (by Gus Arriola) 1st appeared in newspapers
October 16, 1943 Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly opens the city's new subway system.
October 16, 1946 Nazi war criminals executed
October 16, 1946 Alfred Rosenberg is executed
October 16, 1946 10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials.
October 16, 1952 Woolworth's at Powell & Market (S.F.) opens.
October 16, 1957 Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip arrive in Virginia
October 16, 1958 Chevrolet introduces the El Camino
October 16, 1962 Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba
October 16, 1962 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 3 in the world series
October 16, 1964 China joins A-bomb club
October 16, 1964 Brezhnev & Kosygin replace Krushchev as head of Russia
October 16, 1964 China becomes world's 5th nuclear power
October 16, 1968 Bombing halt discussed
October 16, 1969 Soyuz 6 returns to Earth
October 16, 1970 Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt succeeding Gamal Abdel Nasser
October 16, 1971 Amphitheater in McLaren Park is dedicated in S.F.
October 16, 1973 Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize
October 16, 1973 Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho awarded Nobel Peace Prize
October 16, 1976 Disco Duck hits the #1 spot on the U.S. pop chart
October 16, 1976 Soyuz 23 returns to Earth
October 16, 1978 Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II.
October 16, 1981 Israel's General Moshe Dayan dies at 66
October 16, 1982 Devils 1st road victory 6-5 over Penguins
October 16, 1982 Shultz warns US will withdraw from UN if they vote to exclude Israel
October 16, 1982 Mt Palomar Observatory 1st to detect Halley's comet on 13th return
October 16, 1984 Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu named Nobel Peace Prize winner
October 16, 1985 Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip.
October 16, 1986 Armand Hammer arrives back in US with Jewish refusenik David Goldfarb
October 16, 1987 18-month-old Jessica McClure is rescued 58 hours after she fell 22 feet into a well shaft in Midland TX.
October 16, 1987 Baby Jessica rescued from a well as the world watches
October 16, 1987 175-kph winds cause blackout in London much of southern England.
October 16, 1991 Twenty-three diners massacred at Texas restaurant
October 16, 1996 Stampede kills 84 at World Cup match
October 16, 2011 IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon is killed in crash