Birthday January 16, 1853 Andre Michelin, French industrialist and tire manufacturer
Birthday January 16, 1874 Robert Service, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)
Birthday January 16, 1894 Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end and coach
Birthday January 16, 1909 Ethel Merman, everythings coming up roses
Birthday January 16, 1911 Dizzy Dean, baseball player (St Louis Cardinals)
Birthday January 16, 1924 Katy Jurado, in Mexico
Birthday January 16, 1929 Allard Lowenstein, Students for Democratic Action
Birthday January 16, 1930 Norman Podhoretz, author
Birthday January 16, 1933 Oleg G Makarov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12 & 18-1 & 27 & T-3)
Birthday January 16, 1934 Marilyn Horne, in Pennsylvania
Birthday January 16, 1935 A.J. Foyt, auto race driver
History January 16, 1777 Vermont declares independence from NY
History January 16, 1780 British demonstrate naval supremacy in The Moonlight Battle
History January 16, 1847 Fremont appointed Governor of California
History January 16, 1861 Crittenden Compromise is killed in Senate
History January 16, 1865 SF Dramatic Chronicle started
History January 16, 1870 Virginia readmitted to US after Civil War
History January 16, 1883 Pendleton Act creates basis of federal civil service system
History January 16, 1887 Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes
History January 16, 1909 David Mawson & Mackay reach south magnetic pole
History January 16, 1916 Montenegro capitulates to Austro-Hungarian forces
History January 16, 1920 18th Amendment prohibition went into effect; repealed in 1933
History January 16, 1936 The Moon Maniac
History January 16, 1938 William Pickering pioneer American stellar spectroscopist dies
History January 16, 1938 Benny Goodman brings jazz to Carnegie Hall
History January 16, 1942 Carole Lombard killed in plane crash
History January 16, 1945 Hitler descends into his bunker
History January 16, 1956 Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine
History January 16, 1964 Johnson approves Oplan 34A
History January 16, 1969 Agreement to open peace talks reached
History January 16, 1969 Soviet Soyuz 4 & Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space
History January 16, 1970 Curt Flood files historic lawsuit against Major League Baseball
History January 16, 1973 USSR's Lunakhod begins radio-controlled exploration of moon
History January 16, 1977 Cap's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders
History January 16, 1978 Soyuz 27 returns to Earth
History January 16, 1979 Shah flees Iran
History January 16, 1979 Iranian revolution overthrows shah
History January 16, 1990 Soviets send troops into Azerbaijan
History January 16, 1991 The Persian Gulf War begins
History January 16, 1991 Bush waits for deadline in Iraq
History January 16, 1995 Avalanches bury buses in Kashmir
History January 16, 1997 Entertainer Bill Cosby's son murdered along CA interstate
History January 16, 2013 Pauline Phillips, the original Dear Abby, dies at 94
January 16, 1853 Andre Michelin, French industrialist and tire manufacturer
January 16, 1874 Robert Service, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)
January 16, 1894 Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end and coach
January 16, 1909 Ethel Merman, everythings coming up roses
January 16, 1911 Dizzy Dean, baseball player (St Louis Cardinals)
January 16, 1924 Katy Jurado, in Mexico
January 16, 1929 Allard Lowenstein, Students for Democratic Action
January 16, 1930 Norman Podhoretz, author
January 16, 1933 Oleg G Makarov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12 & 18-1 & 27 & T-3)
January 16, 1934 Marilyn Horne, in Pennsylvania
January 16, 1935 A.J. Foyt, auto race driver
January 16, 1777 Vermont declares independence from NY
January 16, 1780 British demonstrate naval supremacy in The Moonlight Battle
January 16, 1847 Fremont appointed Governor of California
January 16, 1861 Crittenden Compromise is killed in Senate
January 16, 1865 SF Dramatic Chronicle started
January 16, 1870 Virginia readmitted to US after Civil War
January 16, 1883 Pendleton Act creates basis of federal civil service system
January 16, 1887 Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes
January 16, 1909 David Mawson & Mackay reach south magnetic pole
January 16, 1916 Montenegro capitulates to Austro-Hungarian forces
January 16, 1920 18th Amendment prohibition went into effect; repealed in 1933
January 16, 1936 The Moon Maniac
January 16, 1938 William Pickering pioneer American stellar spectroscopist dies
January 16, 1938 Benny Goodman brings jazz to Carnegie Hall
January 16, 1942 Carole Lombard killed in plane crash
January 16, 1945 Hitler descends into his bunker
January 16, 1956 Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine
January 16, 1964 Johnson approves Oplan 34A
January 16, 1969 Agreement to open peace talks reached
January 16, 1969 Soviet Soyuz 4 & Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space
January 16, 1970 Curt Flood files historic lawsuit against Major League Baseball
January 16, 1973 USSR's Lunakhod begins radio-controlled exploration of moon
January 16, 1977 Cap's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders
January 16, 1978 Soyuz 27 returns to Earth
January 16, 1979 Shah flees Iran
January 16, 1979 Iranian revolution overthrows shah
January 16, 1990 Soviets send troops into Azerbaijan
January 16, 1991 The Persian Gulf War begins
January 16, 1991 Bush waits for deadline in Iraq
January 16, 1995 Avalanches bury buses in Kashmir
January 16, 1997 Entertainer Bill Cosby's son murdered along CA interstate
January 16, 2013 Pauline Phillips, the original Dear Abby, dies at 94