Today in History for 16th September 2021

Historical Events

1901 - French painter Paul Gauguin settles in Atuona in the Marquesas Islands
1915 - US takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years
1929 - Police shoot at strikers in Maastricht, 2 killed
2006 - 31st Toronto International Film Festival: "Bella" directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde wins the People's Choice Award
2013 - 21 people are killed by Hurricane Ingrid in Mexico
2020 - Yoshihide Suga confirmed as Prime Minister by the Japanese government after Shinzo Abe stood down due to ill health

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Famous Birthdays

1387 - Henry V, King of England (1413-22) and France (1416-19), born in Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, Principality of Wales (date disputed) (d. 1422)
1922 - Guy Hamilton, British director (Goldfinger), born in Paris (d. 2016)
1926 - Robert Schuller, American Christian televangelist (Glass Cathedral, Hour of Power), born in Alton, Iowa (d. 2015)
1948 - Rosemary Casals, American tennis player (12 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in San Francisco, California
1955 - Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer, born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
1973 - Clint Peay, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Columbia, Maryland

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Famous Deaths

1589 - Michael Baius, Flemish theologian (b. 1513)
1953 - Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies
2003 - Sheb Wooley, American vocalist (Purple People Eater, Hee Haw), dies at 82
2007 - Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series (b. 1948)
2013 - Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter (Is This What You Want), dies at 69
2016 - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian President (1999-2006) and Prime Minister (1993-94), dies at 95

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