Today in History for 16th October 2016:
Historical Events
1916 – Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln)
1968 – China reports removal of president Li Sjao-tji
1970 – Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Gamal Abdel Nasser
1987 – Dow Jones for 1st time falls more than 100 pts (108.35)
1995 – Brian Lara scores 169 in Sharjah ODI versus Sri Lanka
2005 – MLB American League Championship: Chicago White Sox beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4 games to 1
Famous Birthdays
1708 – Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)
1854 – Oscar Wilde, [Fingal O’Flahertie Wills], (The Picture of Dorian Gray), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1900)
1918 – Bill Nichols, (Rep-D-AL, 1967- )
1938 – Nico (born Christa Päffgen; singer-songwriter, fashion model, actress) (d. 1988)
1942 – Dave Lovelady, rocker
1980 – Sue Bird, American basketball player
Famous Deaths
1877 – John Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83
1959 – George Marshall, US army general, dies at 78
1973 – Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64
1977 – Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81
1996 – Anthony Griffin, sailor, dies at 75
2006 – Valentín Paniagua Corazao, Ex President of Peru (b. 1936)