405 Historic Events for October 16
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Peter Brinson, dance educationalist
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Lee Montague, London England, actor (Uncle Sasha-Holocaust)
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| 1928 |
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Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP honors, edging Heinie Manush by 2 points
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| 1928 |
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Septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Bill Green, (Rep-R-NY, 1978- )
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| 1931 |
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Trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd chops 1st
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Charles W Colson, presidential adviser (Watergate figure)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Henry Jay Lewis, LA Calif, conductor/bass (LA Philharmonic 1955-59)
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| 1934 |
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Mao Tse-tung and 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Sugar Pie DeSanto, US singer (Soulful dress)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Gerardo Gandini, composer
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| 1936 |
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Lou Gehrig, is voted AL MVP by BBWAA
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Tony Anthony, Clarksburg WV, actor (Treasure of 4 Crowns)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Emile Ford, rocker
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| 1939 |
Death |
Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63
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| 1939 |
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Sugar rationing begins in Netherlands
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Dave DeBusschere, Detroit, NBA foward (NY Knick)/last ABA commissioner
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| 1940 |
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Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr named 1st black general in regular army
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| 1940 |
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Lottery for 1st US WW II draftees held; #158 drawn 1st
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| 1940 |
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Warsaw Ghetto forms
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Barry Corbin, actor (Maurice-Northern Exposure)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Derek David Bourgeois, composer
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Erkki Jokinen, composer
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| 1941 |
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Romanian Legionnaires enter Odessa Russia
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| 1941 |
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Germany advances within 60 miles (96 K) of Moscow
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