434 Historic Events for September 16
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| 1901 |
Birth |
CFH "Freddie" Gough, British major scout (WW II, Arnhem)
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Andr‚e Joly Bunet, France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Richard Hall, composer
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Annie Hermes, Dutch singer
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, commando
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| 1906 |
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Roald Amundsen discovers Magnetic South Pole
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| 1906 |
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Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Beecher Moore, sailor
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Jacobus "Ko" van de Bosch, actor/cabaret performer/director (Nemo)
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| 1908 |
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Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp
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| 1908 |
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William Crapo Durant incorporates General Motors in Janesville Wisc
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| 1908 |
Birth |
James "Jimmy" Johnson, English Labor MP (1950-59, 64-83)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal
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| 1909 |
Birth |
[Hans JM] Fernand Lodewick, literature historian
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Wilfred Burchett, Australia, communist/writer (Catapult to Freedom)
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| 1911 |
Death |
Edward Whymper, English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn), dies
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Jerry Wald, NYC, producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda)
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| 1913 |
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1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Allen Funt, Bkln NY, TV host and creator (Candid Camera)
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| 1915 |
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Czar Nicolas II adjourns 4th Duma
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| 1915 |
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US takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Cy Walter, Minneapolis Mn, pianist (3's Company)
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Willem Noordhoek, photographer
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO (Intl Publishing House)
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