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What happened in history on this day: September 16?
On September 16 in ...
- 1966 - Metropolitan Opera opens at New York's Lincoln Center.
Births on September 16
- 1899 - Birth of Hans Swarowsky in Budapest, Hungary; conductor (Graz Opera 1947-50).
- 1915 - Birth of Cy Walter in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; pianist (Three's Company).
- 1925 - Birth of B(lues) B(oy) King in Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA; blues singer ("The Thrill is Gone").
- 1925 - Birth of Charlie Byrd; guitarist (Desafinado).
- 1963 - Birth of Richard Marx in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rocker ("Hold on to the Night").
- 1964 - Birth of David Michael Sabo in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA; rocker (Skid Row - "Psycho Love").
- 1969 - Birth of Kathi Wolfgram in Minneapolis, USA; rocker (Jets - You Got it All).
- 1976 - Birth of Andres Javier in Blazquez, Puerto Rico; singer (Menudo-Cannonball).
Deaths on September 16
- 2003 - Death of Sheb Wooley at age 82 from leukemia; singer/songwriter (Hee-Haw TV show theme song, "The Purple People Eater", CMA Comic of the Year), actor (Rawhide TV show).
- 2008 - Death of Richard Wright at age 65 from cancer; keyboard player, founder (Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here").
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