On Oct. 16, 1964, China detonated its first atomic bomb.
On Oct. 16, 1888, Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, who was regarded as the foremost American playwright of his time, was born. Following his death on Nov. 27, 1953, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1793 | Marie Antoinette was beheaded during the French Revolution. |
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| 1859 | Abolitionist John Brown, hoping to start an anti-slavery rebellion, led a raid on a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in present-day West Virginia. |
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| 1888 | Playwright Eugene O'Neill was born in New York City. |
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| 1962 | The Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba. |
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| 1964 | China detonated its first atomic bomb. |
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| 1969 | The New York Mets, a previously hapless expansion team, won the World Series 4 games to 1 over American League powerhouse the Baltimore Orioles. |
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| 1970 | Anwar Sadat was elected president of Egypt, succeeding the late Gamal Abdel Nasser. |
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| 1973 | Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, who negotiated a cease-fire in the Vietnam War, were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize; Tho declined the award. |
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| 1984 | Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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| 1987 | Rescuers freed Jessica McClure, an 18-month-old girl who had been trapped in an abandoned well for 58 hours in Midland, Texas. |
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| 1995 | A vast throng of black men gathered in Washington for the "Million Man March" led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. |
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| 1998 | David Trimble and John Hume were named recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the Northern Ireland peace accord. |
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| 2002 | President George W. Bush signed a congressional resolution authorizing war against Iraq. |
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Current Birthdays
Actress Angela Lansbury ("Murder, She Wrote") turns 86 years old today.
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Rock musician Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) turns 64 years old today.
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| 1927 | Gunter Grass, Nobel Prize-winning author, turns 84 |
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| 1946 | Suzanne Somers, Actress ("Three's Company"), turns 65 |
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| 1952 | Christopher Cox, Former SEC chairman, turns 59 |
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| 1958 | Tim Robbins, Actor, turns 53 |
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| 1960 | Bob Mould, Rock musician (Husker Du), turns 51 |
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| 1962 | Flea, Rock musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers), turns 49 |
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| 1969 | Wendy Wilson, Singer (Wilson Phillips), turns 42 |
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| 1975 | Kellie Martin, Actress ("Life Goes On"), turns 36 |
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| 1977 | John Mayer, Rock musician, turns 34 |
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| 1980 | Sue Bird, Basketball player, turns 31 |
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Historic Birthdays
10/16/1888 - 11/27/1953Eugene Gladstone O'NeillAmerican dramatist.Go to obituary »
| 69 | Albrecht Von Haller 10/16/1708 - 12/12/1777
Swiss biologist |
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| 84 | Noah Webster 10/16/1758 - 5/28/1843
American lexicographer |
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| 46 | Oscar Wilde 10/16/1854 - 11/30/1900
Irish dramatist |
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| 87 | David Ben-Gurion, aka David Green 10/16/1886 - 12/1/1973
Israeli statesman; first prime minister and secretary of defense (1948-53, 1955-63) |
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| 31 | Michael Collins 10/16/1890 - 8/22/1922
Irish revolutionary leader and statesman |
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| 81 | William Orville Douglas 10/16/1898 - 1/19/1980
American associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1939-75) |
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| 51 | Ford Lee Buck Washington 10/16/1903 - 1/31/1955
American jazz musician |
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