Tukuk-OS📅 October 16
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 16? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2017 — The Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in Bidnija.
- 2013 — In Laos's deadliest air accident, Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashed into the Mekong River, resulting in the deaths of all 49 people aboard.
- 1991 — A man drove his vehicle through the window of a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, and opened fire, killing 23 people before fatally shooting himself.
- 1973 — The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would be jointly awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ, sparking international controversy.
Norwegian Nobel Committee1973 Nobel Peace PrizeHenry Kissinger
- 1964 — With the success of Project 596, China became the world's fifth nuclear power.
- 1950 — The first novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was published in the United Kingdom.
The Chronicles of NarniaC. S. LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- 1944 — A four-day air battle over Taiwan ended with a decisive American victory, destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft and military facilities.
- 1943 — The Holocaust: The Gestapo conducted a raid on the Roman Ghetto, capturing 1,259 members of the Jewish community, most of whom were sent to Auschwitz.
- 1926 — Háry János (poster pictured), a Hungarian folk opera by Zoltán Kodály, was premiered at the Royal Hungarian Opera House in Budapest.
- 1923 — Roy and Walt Disney (pictured) founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, which eventually grew to become one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world.
- 1916 — Margaret Sanger (pictured) established the United States' first family planning clinic in Brooklyn, New York.
- 1905 — Authorities of the British Raj partitioned the Bengal Presidency, separating the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.
- 1875 — Brigham Young University was founded in Provo, Utah, United States.
- 1841 — The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in Kingston, Ontario, in Canada.
Church of ScotlandQueen's University at KingstonKingston, Ontario
- 1834 — Most of the Palace of Westminster in London was destroyed in a fire caused by the burning of wooden tally sticks.
- 1813 — The Sixth Coalition attacked French forces led by Napoleon in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, with over 500,000 troops involved.
- 1793 — War of the First Coalition: The two-day Battle of Wattignies concluded with Jean-Baptiste Jourdan leading French forces to victory over Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
War of the First CoalitionBattle of WattigniesJean-Baptiste Jourdan
- 1384 — Jadwiga was officially crowned as "King of Poland" instead of "Queen" to reflect the fact that she was a sovereign in her own right.
Births
- 2005 — Ruby Rose Turner, American actress
- 2003 — Scott Ogden, British motorcycle racer
- 2001 — Willian Pacho, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1999 — Aaron Nesmith, American basketball player
- 1999 — Nicolò Bulega, Italian motorcycle racer
- 1997 — Aliou Dieng, Malian footballer
- 1997 — Charles Leclerc, Monégasque racing driver
- 1997 — Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player
- 1996 — Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, Turkish motorcycle racer
- 1996 — Andrea Locatelli, Italian motorcycle racer
- 1994 — Adam Elliott, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 — Halimah Nakaayi, Ugandan middle-distance runner
Deaths
- 2024 — Ollie Olsen, Australian musician, composer and sound designer (born 1958)
- 2024 — Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (born 1993)
- 2024 — Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas (born 1962)
- 2023 — Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)
- 2017 — Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist and blogger (born 1964)
- 2017 — Roy Dotrice, British actor (born 1923)
- 2017 — John Dunsworth, Canadian actor (born 1946)
- 2017 — Sean Hughes, British-born Irish stand-up comedian (born 1965)
- 2016 — Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb, Canadian professor and computer scientist (born 1921)
- 2015 — Richard J. Cardamone, American lawyer and judge (born 1925)
- 2015 — James W. Fowler, American psychologist and academic (born 1940)
- 2015 — William James, Australian general and physician (born 1930)
Observances & holidays
- Air Force Day (Bulgaria)
- Boss's Day (United States)
- Christian feast day: Balderic (Baudry) of Monfaucon
- Christian feast day: Bertrand of Comminges
- Christian feast day: Colmán of Kilroot (Colman mac Cathbaid)
- Christian feast day: Eliphius
- Christian feast day: Fortunatus of Casei
- Christian feast day: Gall
- Christian feast day: Gerard Majella
- Christian feast day: Hedwig of Silesia
- Christian feast day: Hugh Latimer (Anglicanism)
- Christian feast day: Junian (of Saint-Junien)
- Christian feast day: Lullus
- Christian feast day: Marguerite Marie Alacoque
- Christian feast day: Marie-Marguerite d'Youville
- Christian feast day: Nicholas Ridley (Anglicanism)
- Christian feast day: Silvanus of Ahun
- Christian feast day: Blessed Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church / Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: October 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Pope John Paul II Day (Poland)
- Death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan (Pakistan)
- Teachers' Day (Chile)
- World Food Day (International)
- Bu-Ma Democratic Protests Commemoration Day (South Korea)
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