On This Day for September 16 - Mayflower's departure for America, Tomás de Torquemada is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. September 16 [Torquemada, Tomás de]( FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1420 Tomás de Torquemada [READ MORE]( [Mayflower]( FEATURED EVENT 1620 Mayflower's departure for America [READ MORE]( Advertisement Advertisement [Earth's To-Do List]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Albee, Edward] 2016: American dramatist [Edward Albee]( an innovative writer of raw, stringent plays who was perhaps best known for [Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]( (1962), died at age 88. [Callas, Maria] 1977: American-born Greek operatic soprano [Maria Callas]( died in Paris. [Mexico] 1810: A local revolt in [Mexico]( was sparked by [Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]( a parish priest in Dolores, who uttered the [Grito de Dolores]( (“Cry of Dolores”), calling for the end of rule by Spanish peninsulars, for equality of races, and for redistribution of land. [Charles V (the Wise), sculpture by an unknown artist; in the Louvre Museum, Paris.] 1380: [Charles V]( who was king of [France]( from 1364 and led the country in a miraculous recovery from the devastation of the first phase of the [Hundred Years' War]( (1337–1453), died. [ETA] 1998: The [Basque]( separatist organization [ETA]( announced an indefinite cease-fire after 30 years of [terrorist]( guerrilla attacks in Spain that were blamed for 800 deaths; the peace lasted 14 months. [Pakistan] 1978: [Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq]( was proclaimed president of [Pakistan](. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1924 [Lauren Bacall]( American actress 1925 [B.B. King]( American musician 1891 [Karl Dönitz]( German naval commander 1927 [Peter Falk]( American actor 1387 [Henry V]( king of England 1923 [Lee Kuan Yew]( prime minister of Singapore [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2019 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](