On This Day: September 16, 2021
Birthdays
1387 King Henry V of England1924 Lauren Bacall, American film actress
1925 Charles Haughey, Irish politician
1926 B.B King, American Blues singer
1927 Peter Falk, US television & film actor (TV's 'Columbo')
1947 Russ Abbot, Comedian
1951 Andy Irvine, British rugby player
Events
1847 Shakespeares home in Stratford Upon Avon was purchased for preservation1861 The Post Office Savings Bank was instituted
1906 Two car manufacturers, in the USA, merged to form General Motors
1963 Malaysia became an independent country, and suffered anti British riots
1968 Second class post was introduced in the UK
1975 Papua New Guinea became an independent country
1978 An earthquake struck northern Iran, killing over 10,000 people
1992 'Black Wednesday' when interest rates jumped 3% and Britain withdrew from the E.R.M
1993 After being in existance for 75 years, the Wrens were disbanded