Today in History
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Today is October 16
Born Today
Eugene O'Neill 1888
Oscar Wilde 1854
Noah Webster 1758
Died Today
Moshe Dayan 1981
Pope Gregory XIV 1591
Grigory Potemkin 1791
Events
1978 - Karol Wojtyla elected Pope; changes name to John Paul II; 1st non-Italian since 1522 & first Pole.
1964 - China explodes its first nuclear device becoming 5th nuclear power.
1956 - 11,000 carat emerald found in northern Transvaal, South Africa by Charles Kempt and J. Botes.
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