On This Day in History for September 16
Events in History
- 1400 Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers
- 1575 King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to the Huguenots
- 1597 French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria
- 1620 The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World [O.S. 6 Sept]
- 1630 Massachusetts village of Shawmut changes its name to Boston
- 1652 Spanish troops occupy Dunkirk
- 1654 Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland
- 1666 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet
- More Events in History
Bonar Law
Yuan Shikai
James Cash Penney
W. O. Bentley
Karl Dönitz
Lee Kuan YewWeddings in History
- 1862 Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis
- 1990 101 year old Sam Ackerman weds 95 year old Eva in New Rochelle NY
- 1995 Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking (53) weds nurse Elaine Mason
More Weddings & Divorces in History
James II
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Louis XVIII
Qi Baishi
Gordon Gould
Edward AlbeeSeptember in History
Agatha Christie, The World's Best-Selling Novelist
Agatha Christie was born on this day. She went on to become the best-selling writer of all time, her novels having sold about 2 billion copies worldwide.
September 15, 1890
Mad Monk Burns 2,000 At The Stake
With convictions similar to the Nazis 500 years later, Spain's 15th Century Grand Inquisitor wanted to drive the Jews from his country.
September 16, 1498
Wall Street Bombing
Aftermath of the attack on Wall Street, September 16, 1920
September 16, 1920
The Diary of a Dead Officer
Mud and blood were features of the First World War trenches, and soldier Arthur Graeme West’s vivid descriptions of it all were captured in his diaries.
September 17, 1916