April 16th (1947) was a Wednesday. It's the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 260 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 16th April, 1947
» Texas City Disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
» Bernard Baruch coins the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Famous Birthdays on April 16 in 1947
» Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player and coach
» Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Humblebums and Stealers Wheel) (d. 2011)
April 16th Famous Deaths for 1947
» Rudolf Höss, German SS officer (b. 1900)
April 16th Holidays in History
» World Voice Day
» Public holidays in Denmark known as Birthday of Queen Margrethe II (Denmark)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Benedict Joseph Labre
» Molly Brant known as Molly Brant (Konwatsijayenni) (Anglican Church of Canada, Episcopal Church (USA))
» Saint Drogo or Drogo
» Fructuosus of Braga
» Isabella Gilmore (Church of England)
» Bernadette Soubirous
» Turibius of Astorga
» Martyrs of Zaragoza
» April 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Emancipation Day Washington.2C D.C. e.g Emancipation Day (Washington, D.C.)