Births on January 16

Gene Feist

Born on January 16, 1923

Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company (d. 2014)

Gene Feist (January 16, 1923 – March 17, 2014, New York City) was an American playwright, theater director and co-founder of the Roundabout Theater Company. He authored 15 plays or adaptations, of which two were published by Samuel French Inc. — James Joyce's Dublin and The Lady from Maxim's.

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Events on 1923

16 Feb

Tutankhamun
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
25 Jun

Aerial refueling
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane
1 Jul

History of Chinese immigration to Canada
The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration.
12 Sep

Zimbabwe
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
29 Oct

Ottoman Empire
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

Births on January 16

Gene Feist

Born on January 16, 1923

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Events on 1923

Tutankhamun

Aerial refueling

History of Chinese immigration to Canada

Zimbabwe

Ottoman Empire