Historical Events for 16th January 2024

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929 - Caliphate of Cordoba is established by Emir Abd-al-Rahman III
1501 - Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral and 6 ships set off from Kannur, India, on their return voyage to Lisbon
1905 - Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators rout Dawson City (Yukon), 23-2 for 2-0 series sweep; most lopsided challenge playoff game in history; Frank McGee 14 goals
1918 - Austria and Germany are disrupted by strikes as people express impatience with leaders continuing the war
1945 - Scottish 52nd land division and 1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg
1963 - Tennessee Williams' play "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" premieres in America on Broadway, NY
1976 - "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV
1979 - Bakhtiar government established by the Shah in Iran, will preside until unrest in the country subsides
2002 - UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and freezes assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the members of the Taliban
2005 - 62nd Golden Globes: "The Aviator", Leonardo DiCaprio and Hilary Swank win

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