Event:
Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality
More Notable Events on August 16:
1985 Madonna weds Sean Penn on her 27th birthday
1984 Andrea Doria's safe opened
1975 Peter Gabriel quits Genesis
1969 Woodstock rock festival begins in New York
1954 Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing
