Birthday April 16, 1738 General Sir Henry Clinton is born
Birthday April 16, 1867 Wilbur Wright, of aeroplane fame
Birthday April 16, 1889 Charlie Chaplin, tramp
Birthday April 16, 1889 Charlie Chaplin born
Birthday April 16, 1897 Frederick William Winterbotham, one of Britain's top code breakers, is born
Birthday April 16, 1922 Kingsley Amis is born
Birthday April 16, 1947 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, tall person
History April 16, 1789 Washington leaves Mt. Vernon for his inauguration
History April 16, 1863 Union ships pass Vicksburg
History April 16, 1866 Nitroglycerine at the Wells Fargo & Co. office explodes.
History April 16, 1881 Bat Masterson's last shootout
History April 16, 1917 Lenin returns to Russia from exile
History April 16, 1917 Lenin returns
History April 16, 1940 Bob Feller throws no-hitter
History April 16, 1946 Arthur Chevrolet commits suicide
History April 16, 1947 Fertilizer explosion kills 581 in Texas
History April 16, 1947 Bernard Baruch coins the term Cold War
History April 16, 1947 Texas City explodes
History April 16, 1968 Johnson arrives in Honolulu
History April 16, 1972 United States resumes bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong
History April 16, 1972 Apollo 16 departs for moon
History April 16, 1977 David Soul, of Starsky & Hutch, has the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
History April 16, 2007 Massacre at Virginia Tech leaves 32 dead
April 16, 1738 General Sir Henry Clinton is born
April 16, 1867 Wilbur Wright, of aeroplane fame
April 16, 1889 Charlie Chaplin, tramp
April 16, 1889 Charlie Chaplin born
April 16, 1897 Frederick William Winterbotham, one of Britain's top code breakers, is born
April 16, 1922 Kingsley Amis is born
April 16, 1947 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, tall person
April 16, 1789 Washington leaves Mt. Vernon for his inauguration
April 16, 1863 Union ships pass Vicksburg
April 16, 1866 Nitroglycerine at the Wells Fargo & Co. office explodes.
April 16, 1881 Bat Masterson's last shootout
April 16, 1917 Lenin returns to Russia from exile
April 16, 1917 Lenin returns
April 16, 1940 Bob Feller throws no-hitter
April 16, 1946 Arthur Chevrolet commits suicide
April 16, 1947 Fertilizer explosion kills 581 in Texas
April 16, 1947 Bernard Baruch coins the term Cold War
April 16, 1947 Texas City explodes
April 16, 1968 Johnson arrives in Honolulu
April 16, 1972 United States resumes bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong
April 16, 1972 Apollo 16 departs for moon
April 16, 1977 David Soul, of Starsky & Hutch, has the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
April 16, 2007 Massacre at Virginia Tech leaves 32 dead