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Notable anniversaries in history for today: October 16
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Johnny Washbrook in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Ken - My Friend Flicka).
- 60th: 1964 - China becomes world's 5th nuclear power.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Shayne Ward; British singer (The X Factor TV show winner).
- 40th: 1984 - Desmond Tutu, black Anglican Bishop, wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 40th: 1984 - Ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at age 84.
- 30th: 1994 - The Federal Republic of Germany holds parliamentary elections. The CDU/CSU gets 41.4 percent of the vote, the SPD 36.4 percent, the FDP 6.9 percent, the Green Party 7.3 percent. The CDU/CSU-FDP coalition continues. Helmut Kohl (CDU) continues as chancellor.
- 25th: 1999 - In Southern California, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurs. Few injuries, light damage.
- 20th: 2004 - The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 19-8 in Game three of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series. The game, which pushed the Yankees to a 3 games to 0 series lead, sets a record for longest 9 inning baseball game.
- 20th: 2004 - Arsenal loses for the first time in 49 league games, a national record, going down 2-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Pierre Salinger, John F. Kennedy's White House Press Secretary (born 1925).
- 10th: 2014 - Death of John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, British peer and educator (born 1926).
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