January, 16th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Sunday 16, 2005:
Adriana Iliescu gives birth at age 66 and becomes the oldest woman in the world to do so.

Friday 16, 2004:
Goatse.cx is shut down by the Christmas Island Registry

Thursday 16, 2003:
Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which will be its final one. Columbia disintegrates 16 days later on re-entry.

Wednesday 16, 2002:
The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the remaining members of the Taliban.

Tuesday 16, 2001:
Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.

Sunday 16, 2000:
In Sacramento, California a commercial truck carrying evaporated milk is driven into the state capitol building, killing the driver.

Friday 16, 1998:
NASA announces that John Glenn will return to space when Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off in October 1998.

Thursday 16, 1997:
Ennis Cosby, the only son of actor Bill Cosby, is killed by a gunman while changing a flat tire in Los Angeles, California.

Thursday 16, 1992:
El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City that ends a 12-year civil war that claimed at least 75,000.

Wednesday 16, 1991:
US serial killer Aileen Wuornos confesses to the murders of six men.

Saturday 16, 1988:
CBS fires sports commentator Jimmy 'the Greek' Snyder, a day after publicly stating that African Americans had been bred to produce stronger offspring during slavery.

Tuesday 16, 1979:
The Shah of Iran flees Iran with his family and relocates to Egypt.

Sunday 16, 1977:
The Marx Brothers are inducted into the Motion Picture Hall of Fame.

Friday 16, 1970:
Curt Flood files suit, stating that major league baseball had violated the American anti-trust laws.

Thursday 16, 1969:
Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before. The Metroliner train begins service between New York and Washington with one round trip per day.

Sunday 16, 1966:
The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Thursday 16, 1964:
The first musical version of Hello, Dolly! opens at New York City's St. James Theatre.

Monday 16, 1961:
Mickey Mantle becomes the highest paid baseball player by signing a $75,000 contract.

Wednesday 16, 1957:
The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool.

Monday 16, 1956:
President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine.

Tuesday 16, 1945:
Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker.

Sunday 16, 1938:
Benny Goodman plays Carnegie Hall.

Thursday 16, 1919:
Temperance movement: The 18th Amendment, authorizing Prohibition, was passed by the Congress of the United States. It went into effect one year later, on January 16th, 1920.

Tuesday 16, 1917:
German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann sends the Zimmermann Telegram to Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance against the United States

Saturday 16, 1909:
Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.

Tuesday 16, 1900:
The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounced its claims to the Samoan islands.

Tuesday 16, 1883:
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil service, is passed.

Saturday 16, 1847:
John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.

Monday 16, 1809:
Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña.

Friday 16, 1795:
French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands.

Sunday 16, 1780:
American Revolution: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

Thursday 16, 1777:
Vermont declares its independence from New York.

Friday 16, 1761:
British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.

Sunday 16, 1605:
The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes was published in Madrid.

Friday 16, 1581:
English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism.

Sunday 16, 1572:
The Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.

Monday 16, 1556:
Philip II becomes King of Spain.

Thursday 16, 1547:
Ivan the Terrible becomes Tsar of Russia.

Saturday 16, 1492:
The first grammar of a modern language, in Spanish, is presented to Queen Isabella.

Wednesday 16, 1456:
Painter Filippo Lippi elopes with Lucrezia Buti, a young nun from the convent of Saint Margherita.

Thursday 16, 1412:
The Medici family are made official bankers of the Papacy.

Saturday 16, 1362:
A great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt.

Sunday 16, 929:
Emir Abd-ar-rahman III of Cordoba declares himself caliph, thereby establishing the Caliphate of Cordoba.

Tuesday 16, -27:
Octavian Caesar given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/16-january/on-this-day.html


People born on January 16

1981:
Nick Valensi, American guitarist (The Strokes) (b: January 16, 1981) (Biography of Nick Valensi)

1980:
Albert Pujols, baseball player (b: January 16, 1980) (Biography of Albert Pujols)
Michelle Wild, Hungarian model (b: January 16, 1980) (Biography of Michelle Wild)

1979:
Aaliyah, American singer (b: January 16, 1979 ; d: August 25, 2001) (Biography of Aaliyah)

1977:
Jeff Foster, American basketball player (b: January 16, 1977) (Biography of Jeff Foster)

1974:
Kate Moss, English model (b: January 16, 1974) (Biography of Kate Moss)

1969:
Roy Jones Jr., American boxer (b: January 16, 1969) (Biography of Roy Jones Jr.)

1959:
Sade, Nigerian-born singer (b: January 16, 1959) (Biography of Sade Adu)

1958:
Anatoli Boukreev, Russian climber (b: January 16, 1958) (Biography of Anatoli Boukreev)

1950:
Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (b: January 16, 1950) (Biography of Debbie Allen)

1948:
John Carpenter, American film director (b: January 16, 1948) (Biography of John Carpenter)
Dalvanius, New Zealand entertainer (b: January 16, 1948) (Biography of Dalvanius Prime)
Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player (b: January 16, 1948) (Biography of Cliff Thorburn)

1947:
Laura Schlessinger, American psychiatrist and radio talk show host (b: January 16, 1947) (Biography of Laura Schlessinger)

1946:
Kabir Bedi, Indian actor (b: January 16, 1946) (Biography of Kabir Bedi)
Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano (b: January 16, 1946) (Biography of Katia Ricciarelli)

1943:
Brian Ferneyhough, British composer (b: January 16, 1943) (Biography of Brian Ferneyhough)

1935:
A.J. Foyt, American race car driver (b: January 16, 1935) (Biography of A.J. Foyt)

1934:
Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano (b: January 16, 1934) (Biography of Marilyn Horne)

1932:
Dian Fossey, American zoologist (b: January 16, 1932 ; d: December 26, 1985) (Biography of Dian Fossey)

1931:
Johannes Rau, President of Germany (b: January 16, 1931) (Biography of Johannes Rau)

1928:
William Kennedy, American author (b: January 16, 1928) (Biography of William Kennedy (author))

1924:
Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b: January 16, 1924 ; d: July 5, 2002) (Biography of Katy Jurado)

1923:
Anthony Hecht, American poet (b: January 16, 1923 ; d: October 20, 2004) (Biography of Anthony Hecht)

1922:
Ernesto Bonino, Italian singer (b: January 16, 1922) (Biography of Ernesto Bonino)

1921:
Francesco Scavullo, photographer (b: January 16, 1921 ; d: January 6, 2004) (Biography of Francesco Scavullo)

1918:
Stirling Silliphant, American writer and producer (b: January 16, 1918 ; d: April 26, 1996) (Biography of Stirling Silliphant)

1910:
Dizzy Dean, baseball player (b: January 16, 1910) (Biography of Dizzy Dean)

1908:
Ethel Merman, American actress, singer (b: January 16, 1908 ; d: February 15, 1984) (Biography of Ethel Merman)

1907:
Paul Nitze, American government official (b: January 16, 1907) (Biography of Paul Nitze)

1902:
Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (b: January 16, 1902 ; d: February 21, 1945) (Biography of Eric Liddell)

1901:
Frank Zamboni, American inventor (b: January 16, 1901) (Biography of Frank Zamboni)
Fulgencio Batista, Cuban leader (b: January 16, 1901 ; d: August 6, 1973) (Biography of Fulgencio Batista)

1898:
Margaret Booth, American film editor (b: January 16, 1898 ; d: October 28, 2002) (Biography of Margaret Booth)

1886:
John Hamilton, American actor (b: January 16, 1886) (Biography of John Hamilton (actor))

1874:
Robert W. Service, American poet (b: January 16, 1874 ; d: September 11, 1958) (Biography of Robert W. Service)

1838:
Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b: January 16, 1838 ; d: March 17, 1917) (Biography of Franz Brentano)

1821:
John C. Breckenridge, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and Confederate general (b: January 16, 1821) (Biography of John C. Breckenridge)

1728:
Niccola Piccinni, Italian composer (b: January 16, 1728 ; d: May 7, 1800) (Biography of Niccola Piccinni)

1675:
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b: January 16, 1675 ; d: March 2, 1755) (Biography of Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon)

1626:
Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b: January 16, 1626 ; d: May 12, 1699) (Biography of Lucas Achtschellinck)

1616:
François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (b: January 16, 1616 ; d: June 25, 1669) (Biography of François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort)

1501:
Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (b: January 16, 1501 ; d: September 10, 1559) (Biography of Anthony Denny)

1477:
Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b: January 16, 1477 ; d: January 16, 1547) (Biography of Johannes Schöner)

1409:
King René I of Naples (b: January 16, 1409 ; d: July 10, 1480) (Biography of René I of Naples)

1245:
Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster (b: January 16, 1245 ; d: June 5, 1296) (Biography of Edmund Crouchback)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/16-january/births.html

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They left us on January 16

2005:
Marjorie Williams (d: January 16, 2005) (Biography of Marjorie Williams)

2004:
Kalevi Sorsa (d: January 16, 2004) (Biography of Kalevi Sorsa)

2002:
Michael Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago (b: February 13, 1923 ; d: January 16, 2002) (Biography of Michael Anthony Bilandic)
Eddie Meduza (d: January 16, 2002) (Biography of Eddie Meduza)
Bobo Olson (d: January 16, 2002) (Biography of Bobo Olson)
Ron Taylor, American actor (b: October 16, 1952 ; d: January 16, 2002) (Biography of Ron Taylor)

1995:
Eric Mottram (d: January 16, 1995) (Biography of Eric Mottram)

1988:
Ballard Berkeley (d: January 16, 1988) (Biography of Ballard Berkeley)

1986:
Herbert W. Armstrong (d: January 16, 1986) (Biography of Herbert W. Armstrong)

1982:
Red Smith (d: January 16, 1982) (Biography of Red Smith)

1981:
Bernard Lee, British actor (b: January 10, 1908 ; d: January 16, 1981) (Biography of Bernard Lee)

1979:
Ted Cassidy (d: January 16, 1979) (Biography of Ted Cassidy)

1972:
Ross Bagdasarian, American musician and actor (b: January 27, 1919 ; d: January 16, 1972) (Biography of Ross Bagdasarian)

1962:
Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (b: August 15, 1883 ; d: January 16, 1962) (Biography of Ivan Mestrovic)

1957:
Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor, (b: March 25, 1867 ; d: January 16, 1957) (Biography of Arturo Toscanini)

1942:
Carole Lombard, American actress (b: October 6, 1908 ; d: January 16, 1942) (Biography of Carole Lombard)

1936:
Albert Fish, American serial killer (b: May 19, 1870 ; d: January 16, 1936) (Biography of Albert Fish)

1917:
George Dewey, U. S. admiral (b: December 26, 1837 ; d: January 16, 1917) (Biography of George Dewey)

1891:
Léo Delibes, French composer (b: February 21, 1836 ; d: January 16, 1891) (Biography of Léo Delibes)

1815:
Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Horatio Nelson (b: April 26, 1765 ; d: January 16, 1815) (Biography of Emma, Lady Hamilton)

1809:
John Moore, British general (b: November 13, 1761 ; d: January 16, 1809) (Biography of John Moore (British soldier))

1806:
William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: May 28, 1759 ; d: January 16, 1806) (Biography of William Pitt the Younger)

1794:
Edward Gibbon, English historian (b: May 8, 1737 ; d: January 16, 1794) (Biography of Edward Gibbon)

1752:
Francis Blomefield, English topographer (b: July 23, 1705 ; d: January 16, 1752) (Biography of Francis Blomefield)

1750:
Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (b: June 18, 1667 ; d: January 16, 1750) (Biography of Ivan Trubetskoy)

1748:
Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (b: January 1, 1684 ; d: January 16, 1748) (Biography of Arnold Drakenborch)

1747:
Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (b: September 22, 1680 ; d: January 16, 1747) (Biography of Barthold Heinrich Brockes)

1710:
Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (b: October 21, 1675 ; d: January 16, 1710) (Biography of Emperor Higashiyama of Japan)

1659:
Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b: September 15, 1580 ; d: January 16, 1659) (Biography of Charles Annibal Fabrot)

1585:
Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln (d: January 16, 1585) (Biography of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln)

1554:
Christiern Pedersen (d: January 16, 1554) (Biography of Christiern Pedersen)

1547:
Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b: January 16, 1477 ; d: January 16, 1547) (Biography of Johannes Schöner)

1545:
George Spalatin, German reformer (b: January 17, 1484 ; d: January 16, 1545) (Biography of George Spalatin)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/16-january/deaths.html