WillDekkard
04-16-2011, 03:58 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on
This Date in History - April 16th
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* 1178 BC The calculated date of the Greek king Odysseus' return home from the Trojan War.
* 73 Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
* 1346 The Serbian Empire is proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the Balkans.
* 1521 Martin Luther's first appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the other estates of the empire.
* 1582 Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
* 1746 The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.
* 1780 The University of Mόnster in Mόnster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.
* 1799 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.
* 1818 The United States Senate ratified the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.
* 1847 The accidental shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.
* 1853 The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.
* 1858 The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
* 1862 American Civil War: The Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.
* 1862 American Civil War: A bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia becomes law.
* 1863 American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg ships led by Union Admiral David Dixon Porter move through heavy Confederate artillery fire on approach to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
* 1881 In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
* 1908 Natural Bridges National Monument was established in Utah.
* 1912 Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
* 1917 Lenin returns to Petrograd from exile in Switzerland.
* 1919 Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Amritsar Massacre by the British.
* 1919 PolishSoviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
* 1922 The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
* 1925 During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
* 1941 World War II: The Italian convoy Duisburg, directed to Tunisia, is attacked and destroyed by British ships.
* 1941 Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws the only Opening Day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball, beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.
* 1943 Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD.
* 1944 Allied forces started bombing of Belgrade,killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
* 1945 The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights.
* 1945 The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).
* 1945 More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine torpedo.
* 1947 Texas City Disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
* 1947 Bernard Baruch coins the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
* 1953 Queen Elizabeth II launches the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia.
* 1962 Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become "the most trusted man in America".
* 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation.
* 1972 Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
* 1990 The "Doctor of Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.
* 1992 The Katina P. runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
* 2001 India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
* 2003 The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.
* 2007 Virginia Tech massacre: The deadliest spree killing in modern American history. Seung-Hui Cho, kills 32 and injures 23 before committing suicide.
* 2007 President of Cτte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo declares the First Ivorian Civil War to be over.
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Happy Birthday Lara !
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Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi (born April 16, 1978)
Indian actress
This Date in History - April 16th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 1178 BC The calculated date of the Greek king Odysseus' return home from the Trojan War.
* 73 Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
* 1346 The Serbian Empire is proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the Balkans.
* 1521 Martin Luther's first appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the other estates of the empire.
* 1582 Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
* 1746 The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.
* 1780 The University of Mόnster in Mόnster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.
* 1799 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.
* 1818 The United States Senate ratified the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.
* 1847 The accidental shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.
* 1853 The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.
* 1858 The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
* 1862 American Civil War: The Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.
* 1862 American Civil War: A bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia becomes law.
* 1863 American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg ships led by Union Admiral David Dixon Porter move through heavy Confederate artillery fire on approach to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
* 1881 In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
* 1908 Natural Bridges National Monument was established in Utah.
* 1912 Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
* 1917 Lenin returns to Petrograd from exile in Switzerland.
* 1919 Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Amritsar Massacre by the British.
* 1919 PolishSoviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
* 1922 The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
* 1925 During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
* 1941 World War II: The Italian convoy Duisburg, directed to Tunisia, is attacked and destroyed by British ships.
* 1941 Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws the only Opening Day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball, beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.
* 1943 Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD.
* 1944 Allied forces started bombing of Belgrade,killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
* 1945 The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights.
* 1945 The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).
* 1945 More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine torpedo.
* 1947 Texas City Disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
* 1947 Bernard Baruch coins the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
* 1953 Queen Elizabeth II launches the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia.
* 1962 Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become "the most trusted man in America".
* 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation.
* 1972 Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
* 1990 The "Doctor of Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.
* 1992 The Katina P. runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
* 2001 India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
* 2003 The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.
* 2007 Virginia Tech massacre: The deadliest spree killing in modern American history. Seung-Hui Cho, kills 32 and injures 23 before committing suicide.
* 2007 President of Cτte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo declares the First Ivorian Civil War to be over.
end of c/p
Happy Birthday Lara !
http://www.hdtvtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=6784&d=1302926043
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi (born April 16, 1978)
Indian actress