Historical Events for 16th January 2024
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Historical Events for 16th January 2024

929 - Caliphate of Cordoba is established by Emir Abd-al-Rahman III 1501 - Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral and 6 ships set off from Kannur‚ India‚ on their return voyage to Lisbon 1905 - Stanley Cup‚ Dey's Arena‚ Ottawa‚ ON: Ottawa Senators rout Dawson City (Yukon)‚ 23-2 for 2-0 series sweep; most lopsided challenge playoff game in history; Frank McGee 14 goals 1918 - Austria and Germany are disrupted by strikes as people express impatience with leaders continuing the war 1945 - Scottish 52nd land division and 1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg 1963 - Tennessee Williams' play "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" premieres in America on Broadway‚ NY 1976 - "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV 1979 - Bakhtiar government established by the Shah in Iran‚ will preside until unrest in the country subsides 2002 - UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and freezes assets of Osama bin Laden‚ Al-Qaida‚ and the members of the Taliban 2005 - 62nd Golden Globes: "The Aviator"‚ Leonardo DiCaprio and Hilary Swank win More Historical Events »