September 16 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for September 16
In the headlines today:

2009	American folksinger Mary Travers (Peter, Paul, and Mary) dies at age 72.
2007	One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 crashes in Thailand, killing 89 of the 128 people onboard.
1999	Hurricane Floyd hits the east coast of the US, killing more than 50 people and causing over $1 billion in property damage.
1988	Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds pitches only the 12th perfect game in baseball history.
1980	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations.
1977	Opera singer Maria Callas dies in Paris at age 53.
1975	Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe join the United Nations.
1968	CBS-TV pulls the plug on The Andy Griffith Show, after eight seasons on the air.
1966	The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City.
1955	Civil war begins in Argentina.
1920	A bomb explodes on Wall Street in New York City, killing 38 people.
1919	The American Legion is incorporated by an act of Congress.
1908	Auto maker General Motors is incorporated.
1893	Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip opens for homesteading.
1848	Astronomer William Cranch Bond discovers Saturn's moon, Hyperion.
1782	The Great Seal of the United States is first used.
1630	Shawmut, Massachusetts, becomes the town of Boston.

Born today:

2005 Jalilah bint Ali - Princess of Jordan

1982 Jake Roche - actor

1981 Alexis Bledel - actress

1969 Marc Anthony - singer

1964 Molly Shannon - comedienne, actress

1963 Richard Marx - singer

1958 Jennifer Tilly - actress

1958 Orel Hershiser - baseball pitcher

1956 David Copperfield - magician

1955 Robin Yount - baseball player

1950 David Bellamy - singer (Bellamy Brothers)

1949 Ed Begley, Jr. - actor

1948 Susan Ruttan - actress

1948 Kenny Jones - rock drummer (Small Faces, The Who)

1944 Betty Kelly - singer (Martha and the Vandellas)

1943 Bernie Calvert - bassist (The Hollies)

1934 Elgin Baylor - basketball player

1930 Anne Francis - actress

1927 Jack Kelly - actor

1927 Peter Falk - actor

1925 B.B. King - blues musician, singer

1925 Charlie Byrd - jazz guitarist

1924 Lauren Bacall - actress

1914 Allen Funt - TV host (Candid Camera)

1875 J.C. Penney - catalog merchant

Born today? Your sign of the Zodiac is:

Virgo

(The Virgin)