October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years ). There are 76 days remaining.
Events
400-1899 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Roman Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Roman Empire 1775 - Portland, Maine burned by the British 1781 - George Washington captures Yorktown, Virginia1793 - Marie Antoinette , daughter of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria , and wife of Louis XVI and hence Queen Consort of France , was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution .1793 - Battle of Wattignies 1813 - The Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Leipzig , on their way to an invasion of France to restore the House of Bourbon to the French throne .1834 - Much of the ancient structures of the Palace of Westminster in London is burnt down1859 - John Brown leads raid on Harper's Ferry, West Virginia1869 - Cardiff Giant , one of the most famous American hoaxes, discovered.1869 - England 's first residential college for women, Girton College, is founded in Cambridge . 1882 - The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
1900-1999 1906 - The Captain of Köpenick fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.1912 - Bulgarian pilots Radul Minkov and Prodan Toprakchiev perform the first bombing with an airplane in history at the railway station of Karaagac near Edirne against Turkey .1934 - Chinese Communists under Mao Zedong begin their Long March 1940 - Benjamin O. Davis Sr. named first African American general in the United States Army 1940 - Warsaw ghetto was established 1946 - Ten war criminals of the Second World War , condemned in the Nuremberg trials were hanged.1949 - Nikos Zakhiariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece , announced a "temporary cease-fire to prevent the complete annihilation of Greece", effectively marking the end of the Greek Civil War .1951 - The first Prime Minister of Pakistan , Liaquat Ali Khan , is assassinated in Rawalpindi 1964 - People's Republic of China detonates its first nuclear weapon 1968 - US-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos are kicked out of the USA's team for performing a raised-fist Black Power salute during the 200m dash medal ceremony.1968 - Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney Riots , inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.1970 - Anwar Sadat elected President of Egypt 1970 - Canada - In response to the October Crisis terrorist kidnapping, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act imposing martial law . 1973 - Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1975 - The Balibo Five , a group of Australian television journalists based in the town of Balibo in the then Portuguese Timor (now East Timor ), were killed by Indonesian troops.1978 - Karol Józef Wojtyła becomes Pope John Paul II 1984 - Desmond Tutu awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1991 - George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas , killing 23 and wounding 19 in Luby's Cafeteria.1992 - Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson files a 1.4 million USD lawsuit against French tabloids for running topless photos taken of her on the French Riviera , including some of Texas millionaire John Bryan suckling on her toes.1995 - The Million Man March occurs in Washington, DC.1996 - 84 are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 soccer fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City .
2000-2099
Births
1400-1899 1430 - James II of Scotland (d. 1460 )1483 - Gasparo Contarini , Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542 )1535 - Niwa Nagahide , Japanese retainer, samurai, and daimyo (d. 1585 )1663 - Eugene of Savoy , general of the Austrian army.1714 - Giovanni Arduino , geologist (d. 1795 )1758 - Noah Webster , American lexicographer1815 - Francis Lubbock , Governor of Texas (d. 1905 )1840 - Kuroda Kiyotaka , Japanese politician and prime minister (d. 1900 )1854 - Oscar Wilde , Irish writer (d. 1900 )1861 - J. B. Bury , historian (d. 1927 )1878 - Maxey Long , American athlete1886 - David Ben-Gurion , first Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1973 )1888 - Eugene O'Neill, American playwright (d. 1953 )1890 - Michael Collins, Irish patriot (d. 1922 )1890 - Paul Strand , photographer 1898 - William O. Douglas , justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1980 )
1900-1999 1900 - Primo Conti , Futurist painter1914 - Zahir Shah , King of Afghanistan 1925 - Angela Lansbury , actress1927 - Günter Grass, German novelist1931 - Charles Colson , Watergate scandal conspirator1936 - Andrei Chikatilo , Russian serial killer 1940 - Barry Corbin , actor1940 - Dave DeBusschere , NBA basketball player (d. 2003 ) 1941 - Tim McCarver , baseball star, commentator1946 - Suzanne Somers , actress1947 - Bob Weir , musician (The Grateful Dead )1947 - Terry Griffiths , Welsh snooker player 1952 - Boogie Mosson , musician (P Funk )1952 - Ron Taylor , American actor (d. 2002 ) 1958 - Tim Robbins , American actor, director, writer1959 - Gary Kemp , musician, actor1962 - Flea, bassist (Red Hot Chili Peppers )1965 - Steve Lamacq , journalist and BBC radio DJ 1974 - Paul Kariya , hockey star1977 - John Mayer, musician1980 - Sue Bird , WNBA basketball star
Deaths
1500-1899
1900-1999 1946 - Hans Frank , German war criminal 1946 - Wilhelm Frick , German war criminal 1946 - Alfred Jodl , German military officer 1946 - Ernst Kaltenbrunner , Austrian SS officer 1946 - Wilhelm Keitel , German military officer 1946 - Joachim von Ribbentrop , German politician 1946 - Alfred Rosenberg , Nazi ideologist 1946 - Fritz Sauckel , German war criminal 1946 - Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian Nazi leader, governor of The Netherlands during the German occupation (1940-1945). 1946 - Julius Streicher , German propagandist 1951 - Liaquat Ali Khan , first Prime Minister of Pakistan 1959 - George C. Marshall , general, United States Secretary of State 1972 - Hale Boggs , Congressman from Louisiana 1972 - Leo G. Carroll , actor 1973 - Gene Krupa , musician1978 - Dan Dailey , actor1981 - Moshe Dayan , Israeli general1983 - Jakov Gotovac , Croatian composer1986 - Arthur Grumiaux , Belgian violinist (b. 1921 )1989 - Cornel Wilde , actor1990 - Art Blakey , jazz drummer1992 - Shirley Booth , actress1997 - James Michener , American writer1998 - Jon Postel , American Internet pioneer1999 - Jean Shepherd , writer, actor
2000-2099 2003 - Stu Hart , patriarch of wrestling family2003 - László Papp, Hungarian boxer 2003 - Avni Arbas , Turkish artist
Holidays Bahá'í Faith - Feast of 'Ilm (Knowledge) - First day of the 12th month of the Bahá'í Calendar United States - Boss's Day
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