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16 September is the 259th day of the year (260th in Leap Year s). There are 106 days remaining.
Events
- 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr declared Prince of Wales by his followers.
- 1597 - Yi Sun-sin leads 12 ships of the Korea n fleet against an invasion by 133 Japan ese ships. The Koreans sink 31 enemy ships and force a Japanese retreat.
- 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
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- 1795 - United Kingdom conquers Cape Town , South Africa
- 1810 - With the '' Grito De Dolores ,'' Father Miguel Hidalgo proclaims Mexico 's independence from Spain
- 1812 - Russia ns set fire to Moscow shortly after midnight - the city is burned down totally days later
- 1829 - The Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829 , ends with the signing of the Treaty Of Adrianople (Edirne)
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- 1901 - Alturas , California , incorporated as the only city in Modoc County
- 1908 - General Motors is founded.
- 1919 - The American Legion is incorporated.
- in New York City - 33 are killed with 400 injured.
- 1940 - The Selective Service Act is passed, instituting the draft in the United States.
- 1940 - Sam Rayburn elected Speaker Of The United States House Of Representatives .
- 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 .
- 1955 - Juan Perón is deposed in Argentina
- 1956 - Play-Doh is introduced to the world
- 1963 - Malaysia is formed from Malaya , Singapore , British North Borneo ( Sabah ) and Sarawak
- 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''.
- 1970 - King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule, resulting in formation of the Black September Palestinian paramilitary unit.
- 1975 - Papua New Guinea gains its independence from Australia .
- 1981 - Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns by a knockout in round 14 in Las Vegas to unify Boxing's world Welterweight championship.
- 1982 - Sabra And Shatila Massacre in Lebanon .
- 1984 - Miami Vice first airs on NBC .
- 1987 - The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the Ozone Layer from Depletion .
- 1991 - The trial of Panamanian "strongman" Manuel Noriega begins in the United States .
- is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by Currency Speculator s and is forced to devalue against the Deutschmark .
- 2000 - Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze is last seen alive.
- 2004 - Hurricane Ivan touches land near Gulf Shores , Alabama , becoming the third costliest hurricane to strike the United States .
Births
- 1098 - Hildegard Of Bingen , German abbess, mystic writer, and composer (d. 1179 )
- 1387 - King Henry V Of England , (d. 1422 )
- 1507 - Jiajing , Emperor of China (d. 1567 )
- 1557 - Jacques Mauduit , French composer (d. 1627 )
- 1651 - Engelbert Kaempfer , German physician and traveler (d. 1716 )
- 1678 - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke , English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751 )
- 1722 - Gabriel Christie , British general (d. 1799 )
- 1725 - Nicolas Desmarest , French geologist (d. 1815 )
- 1745 - Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov , Russian field marshal, (d. 1813 )
- 1782 - Daoguang , Emperor Of China (d. 1850 )
- 1823 - Francis Parkman , American historian (d. 1893 )
- 1827 - Jean Albert Gaudry , French geologist (d. 1908 )
- 1853 - Albrecht Kossel , German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (d. 1927 )
- 1875 - James C. Penney , American department store founder (d. 1971 )
- 1881 - Clive Bell , English art critic (d. 1964 )
- 1883 - T. E. Hulme , English writer (d. 1917 )
- 1886 - Jean Arp , Alsatian sculptor, painter, and poet (d. 1966 )
- 1887 - Nadia Boulanger , French composer and composition teacher (d. 1979 )
- 1888 - F. E. Sillanpää , Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964 )
- 1891 - Stephanie Von Hohenlohe , Austrian-born German World War II spy (d. 1972 )
- 1893 - Alexander Korda , Hungarian film director (d. 1956 )
- 1893 - Albert Szent-Györgyi , Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986 )
- 1905 - Vladimír Holan , Czech poet (d. 1980 )
- 1910 - Karl Kling , German race car driver (d. 2003 )
- 1910 - Erich Kempka , Adolf Hitler's car driver (d. 1975 )
- 1914 - Allen Funt , American radio and television personality (d. 1999 )
- 1916 - M.S. Subbulakshmi , Indian singer (d. 2004 )
- 1923 - Lee Kuan Yew , leader of Singapore
- 1924 - Lauren Bacall , American actress
- 1925 - Charlie Byrd , American musician (d. 1999 )
- 1925 - B. B. King , American musician
- 1925 - Charles J. Haughey , sixth Taoiseach of the Republic Of Ireland
- 1927 - Peter Falk , American actor
- 1930 - Anne Francis , American actress
- 1934 - Elgin Baylor , American basketball player
- 1934 - George Chakiris , American actor
- 1935 - Carl Andre , American artist
- 1935 - Bob Kiley , American public transit specialist
- 1937 - Alexander Medved , Russian wrestler
- 1939 - Breyten Breytenbach , South African writer and painter
- 1941 - Richard Perle , American political advisor
- 1943 - James Alan McPherson , American writer
- 1947 - Russ Abbot , British comedian
- 1948 - Ron Blair , American bassist
- 1949 - Ed Begley, Jr. , American actor
- 1950 - Loyd Grossman , American television presenter
- 1953 - Eric Vail , Canadian ice hockey player
- 1955 - Janet Ellis , British television presenter
- 1955 - Yolandita Monge , Puerto Rican singer
- 1955 - Robin Yount , baseball player
- 1956 - David Copperfield , American magician
- 1956 - Mickey Rourke , American actor
- 1957 - David McCreery , Northern Irish footballer
- 1958 - Orel Hershiser , baseball player
- 1958 - Jennifer Tilly , American actress
- 1960 - Danny John-Jules , British actor
- 1960 - Kurt Busiek , American comic book writer
- 1963 - Richard Marx , American singer
- 1964 - Molly Shannon , American actress
- 1964 - Mary Coustas , Austalian entertainer
- 1965 - Katy Kurtzman , American actress, director and producer
- 1968 - Marc Anthony , American singer
- 1971 - Amy Poehler , American actress
- 1973 - Alexander Vinokourov , Kazakh professional cyclist
- 1975 - Shannon Noll , Australian singer and actor
- 1981 - Alexis Bledel , American actress
- 1984 - Katie Melua , Georgian singer
- 1986 - Kyla Pratt , American actress
- 1988 - Teddy Geiger , American singer/songwriter
- 1996 - Abigail Breslin , American child actress
Deaths
- 96 - Domitian , Roman Emperor (b. 51 )
- 307 - Flavius Valerius Severus , deposed Roman Emperor (murder)
- 1087 - Pope Victor III
- 1100 - Bernold Of Constance , German chronicler
- 1345 - John IV, Duke Of Brittany (b. 1295 )
- 1380 - King Charles V Of France (b. 1338 )
- 1394 - Avignon Pope Clement VII (b. 1342 )
- 1406 - Cyprian, Metropolitan Of Moscow
- 1589 - Michael Baius , Flemish theologian (b. 1513 )
- 1672 - Anne Bradstreet , American colonial poet
- 1701 - James II Of England And VII Of Scotland (b. 1633 )
- 1736 - Gabriel Fahrenheit , German physicist (b. 1686 )
- 1775 - Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst , English privy councillor (b. 1684 )
- 1803 - Nicolas Baudin , French explorer (b. 1754 )
- 1824 - King Louis XVIII Of France (b. 1755 )
- 1864 - John Hanning Speke , English explorer (b. 1827 )
- 1865 - Christian Julius De Meza , Danish general (b. 1792 )
- 1911 - Edward Whymper , English mountain climber (b. 1840 )
- 1925 - Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman , Russian physicist (b. 1888 )
- 1932 - Ronald Ross , English physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1857 )
- 1944 - Gustav Bauer , Chancellor Of Germany (b. 1870 )
- 1945 - John McCormack , Irish tenor (b. 1884 )
- 1950 - Pedro De Cordoba , American actor (b. 1881 )
- 1973 - Victor Jara , Chilean folk singer and activist (murdered)
- 1975 - Irene Hayes , Ziegfeld girl and businesswoman (b. 1896 )
- 1977 - Marc Bolan , English musician (b. 1947 )
- 1977 - Maria Callas , American-born soprano (b. 1923 )
- 1980 - Jean Piaget , Swiss psychologist (b. 1896 )
- 1993 - Rok Petrovič , Slovenian skier (b. 1966 )
- 1996 - McGeorge Bundy , U.S. National Security Advisor (b. 1919 )
- 2000 - Georgiy Gongadze , Ukrainian journalist (b. 1969 )
- 2001 - Samuel Z. Arkoff , American film producer (b. 1918 )
- 2003 - Erich Hallhuber , German actor (b. 1951 )
Holiday and observances
External links
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