On This Day
April 16
World Voice Day
Eggs Benedict Day
1853 James Good’s Locomotive Works builds its first locomotive on Yonge Street & Queen Street in Toronto.
1894 Ardwick A.F.C becomes Manchester City F.C.
1939 In the first 7 game Stanley Cup series in the NHL playoffs The Boston Bruins win 4 games to 1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
1972 NASA launches Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral Florida
1989 Kelly Gruber of the Toronto Blue Jays becomes the first MLB to hit for the cycle vs Kansas City Royals
1910 Opening night at Boston Arena
1996 Modest Mouse release the album This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
1999 The great one Wayne Gretzky plays his last game in the NHL. stats GP 1487 W 894 A 1963 P 2857 All Time leader in Points Goals & Assets
Happy Birthday
1889 Charlie Chaplin actor
1915 Robert Speck the first Mayor of Mississauga
1927 Pope Benedict XVI
1935 Bobby Vinton singer
1947 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA great
1965 Martin Lawrence actor Do The Right Thing, House Party
1965 Jon Cryer actor Pretty in Pink, Two and half men
1968 Vickie Guerrero WWE manger
1970 Selena singer
1973 Akon rapper
1978 Lara Dutta Miss Universe
1985 Nate Diaz mix martial artist
1988 Jullie singer
1990 Lily Loveless
1992 Prince Sebastien of Luxembourg
1993 Chance The Rapper
Sources
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