Daily Calendar for Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Died
- Otho (Roman emperor
) –
- Mary "Molly" Brant (Native American leader) –
- Ralph Ellison (writer) –
- Robert Urich (actor) –
Born
- Ford Madox Brown (painter) –
- Anatole France (writer) –
- Herbert Baxter Adams (historian) –
- Grace Livingston Hill (author) –
- Wilbur Wright (aviator) –
- Charlie Chaplin (entertainer) –
- Henry Mancini (composer) –
- Pope Benedict XVI –
- Dusty Springfield (singer) –
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (basketball player) –
- Bill Belichick (football coach) –
- Martin Lawrence (actor) –
- Jon Cryer (actor) –
Events
- Scientist Isaac Newton was knighted–
- Agricultural College founded in Guelph, Ontario
–
- Magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred west of Eureka, California–
- Annie Oakley hit 100 clay targets in a row, setting women’s record–
- Two ships exploded in harbor, Texas City, Texas–
- Toronto Maple Leafs won third consecutive NHL Stanley Cup–
- Walter Cronkite joined CBS Evening News as anchorman–
- Two giant pandas, given to the U.S. by China, arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.–
- Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced their plans to divorce–
- Sputnik-99 launched by hand from Mir space station–
Weather
- A severe freeze from Georgia to Texas killed cotton crops–
- Snow in Dublin, New Hampshire–
- Three tornadoes struck Nashville, Tennessee–
- Heavy rainfall led to flooding and a landslide in Wilton, New Hampshire–
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