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Movie events on the 16th April

1738

General Sir Henry Clinton is born. (Newfoundland, Canada) (The Pursuit of Happiness)

1881

Bat Masterson fights the last gun battle of his life. (Dodge City) (Masterson of Kansas)

1889

Charlie Chaplin is born. (Walworth, London, England) (Chaplin)

1921

Eric Liddell is guest speaker at an athletics meeting. (East Weymss, Scotland) (Chariots of Fire)

1942

The US strike back at the Japanese in the Dolittle raid. (Tokoyo) (Pearl Harbor)

1962

Mob boss Patrice Saint-Clair born. (Geneva) (Taken)

1968

An article about a negotiating team is published. (Apocalypse Now)

Edna Ferber dies. (New York City) (Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle)

1971

Anthony Curtis and other members of the 1st Marine Recon Battalion have to retreat from a firefight with North Vietnamese troops and wait for airstrike in order to complete there mission. (Quang Tri Province, Vietnam) (Dead Presidents)

1994

Julie Dywer is buried. Dante Hicks calls in sick that morning, and goes to visit Caitlin at Riverview hospital. (Clerks)

2002

Dewey Cox performs. The footage would later be used in the biopic about Cox starring John C. Reilly. (San Francisco, California) (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story)

2007

A dirty bomb explodes in Los Angeles, contaminating the air, and forcing citizens such as Brad to seal their homes, even from their significant others, such as Lexi. (Los Angeles) (Right at Your Door)

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