April 16th Events & Coupons

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Netflix Bites MGM Grand Las Vegas
Pop Ups and Vendor Markets | Feb 11, 2025 - Feb 20, 2026
United States > Nevada > Las Vegas > > 89109

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Jaws: The Exhibition at The Academy Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Iconic Killer Shark
Memorabilia Exhibition | Sep 14, 2025 - Jul 26, 2026
United States > California > Los Angeles > > 90036
Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer Exhibition at the Academy Museum
Memorabilia Exhibition | May 23, 2025 - Oct 25, 2026
United States > California > Los Angeles > > 90036

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Jaws: The Exhibition at The Academy Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Iconic Killer Shark
Memorabilia Exhibition | Sep 14, 2025 - Jul 26, 2026
United States > California > Los Angeles > > 90036

April 16th In History

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Enter the My Nintendo Universal Epic Universe Super Nintendo World Sweepstakes
Gaming Contests | Mar 4 - Jun 30, 2025
United States > Florida > Orlando > > 32819

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FreakNik
Concerts | Apr 15 - Apr 17, 1983

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Harry Anderson
Deaths | Apr 16, 2018
Robert Urich
Deaths | Apr 16, 2002

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Saturn's Core Blu-ray Signing Party
Parties | Apr 16, 2023

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Sakura Matsuri Japanese Festival
Experiences | Apr 15 - Apr 16, 2023
FreakNik
Concerts | Apr 16 - Apr 18, 1993

Pioneering Music TV Series TopPop Premieres in The Netherlands | Sep 22, 1970

Pioneering Music TV Series TopPop Premieres in The Netherlands

Milestones, Season 1 Premiere, Television/Streaming Premiere | Sep 22, 1970

Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO), AVROTROS

TopPop was the first regularly aired pop music television show to air in The Netherlands. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the program weekly from 1970 until 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for TopPop’s first fifteen years and Penney de Jager was one of the lead dancers on the show. World famous musicians performed on TopPop, including ABBA, 10CC, Dr. Hook, Bee Gees, The Jackson 5, David Bowie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Boney M, Queen, Golden Earring, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic and many more.

As of 2024, AVROTROS, a Dutch radio and television broadcaster founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS, owns the rights to the series. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programs. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS began broadcasting in 1964.