October, 16th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Thursday 16, 2003:
iTunes released for Windows XP and Windows 2000.

Wednesday 16, 2002:
Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, is officially inaugurated.

Tuesday 16, 2001:
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: U.S. warplanes mistakenly bomb International Red Cross warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Monday 16, 2000:
2000 - InuYasha debuts in Japan

Wednesday 16, 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.

Monday 16, 1995:
The Million Man March occurs in Washington, DC.

Friday 16, 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.

Wednesday 16, 1991:
George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 19 in Luby's Cafeteria.

Friday 16, 1987:
Great Storm of 1987: hurricane force winds to hit much of the South of England killing 23 people.

Tuesday 16, 1984:
Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Monday 16, 1978:
Karol Józef Wojtyła becomes Pope John Paul II

Thursday 16, 1975:
The Balibo Five, a group of Australian television journalists based in the town of Balibo in the then Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), are killed by Indonesian troops.

Tuesday 16, 1973:
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Monday 16, 1972:
Rainbow, a British television programme for children, debuts.

Friday 16, 1970:
In response to the October Crisis terrorist kidnapping, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act.

Thursday 16, 1969:
The "miracle" New York Mets win the World Series.

Wednesday 16, 1968:
Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney Riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.

Friday 16, 1964:
People's Republic of China detonates its first nuclear weapon

Tuesday 16, 1951:
The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi

Sunday 16, 1949:
Nikos Zakhiariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece, announces a "temporary cease-fire", effectively ending the Greek Civil War.

Wednesday 16, 1946:
Ten war criminals of the Second World War, condemned in the Nuremberg trials hanged.

Wednesday 16, 1940:
1940 - Warsaw Ghetto established

Tuesday 16, 1934:
Chinese Communists under Mao Zedong begin their Long March

Wednesday 16, 1912:
Bulgarian pilots Radul Milkov and Prodan Toprakchiev perform the first bombing with an airplane in history.

Tuesday 16, 1906:
The Captain of Köpenick fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.

Monday 16, 1882:
The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.

Saturday 16, 1869:
England's first residential college for women, Girton College, Cambridge, is founded.

Sunday 16, 1859:
John Brown leads raid on Harper's Ferry, West Virginia

Monday 16, 1843:
Sir William Rowan Hamilton invents the concept of quaternions.

Saturday 16, 1841:
Queen's University is founded.

Thursday 16, 1834:
Much of the ancient structures of the Palace of Westminster in London is burnt down

Saturday 16, 1813:
The Sixth Coalition attacks Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Leipzig.

Wednesday 16, 1793:
1793 - Battle of Wattignies

Tuesday 16, 1781:
George Washington captures Yorktown, Virginia

Monday 16, 1775:
Portland, Maine burned by the British

Monday 16, 456:
Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Roman Empire

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


People born on October 16

1986:
Dean Burke, Interpreter; Presqu'ile Provincial Park (b: October 16, 1986) (Biography of Dean Burke)

1980:
Sue Bird, American basketball player (b: October 16, 1980) (Biography of Sue Bird)

1977:
John Mayer, American musician (b: October 16, 1977) (Biography of John Mayer (pop singer))

1974:
Paul Kariya, Canadian hockey player (b: October 16, 1974) (Biography of Paul Kariya)

1965:
Steve Lamacq, British journalist and disc jockey (b: October 16, 1965) (Biography of Steve Lamacq)

1962:
Flea, Australian musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (b: October 16, 1962) (Biography of Flea (musician))
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian baritone (b: October 16, 1962) (Biography of Dmitri Hvorostovsky)

1959:
Gary Kemp, British musician and actor (b: October 16, 1959) (Biography of Gary Kemp)
Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian composer (b: October 16, 1959) (Biography of Erkki-Sven Tüür)

1958:
Tim Robbins, American actor, director, and writer (b: October 16, 1958) (Biography of Tim Robbins)

1953:
Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer (b: October 16, 1953) (Biography of Paulo Roberto Falcão)

1952:
Ron Taylor, American actor (b: October 16, 1952 ; d: January 16, 2002) (Biography of Ron Taylor)
Boogie Mosson, American musician (P Funk) (b: October 16, 1952) (Biography of Boogie Mosson)

1947:
Bob Weir, American musician (The Grateful Dead) (b: October 16, 1947) (Biography of Bob Weir)
Terry Griffiths, Welsh snooker player (b: October 16, 1947) (Biography of Terry Griffiths)

1946:
Suzanne Somers, American actress (b: October 16, 1946) (Biography of Suzanne Somers)

1941:
Tim McCarver, baseball player and commentator (b: October 16, 1941) (Biography of Tim McCarver)

1940:
Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player (b: October 16, 1940 ; d: May 14, 2003) (Biography of Dave DeBusschere)
Barry Corbin, American actor (b: October 16, 1940) (Biography of Barry Corbin)

1936:
Andrei Chikatilo, Russian serial killer (b: October 16, 1936 ; d: February 16, 1994) (Biography of Andrei Chikatilo)

1931:
Charles Colson, American conspirator (b: October 16, 1931) (Biography of Charles Colson)

1928:
Mary Daly, feminist (b: October 16, 1928) (Biography of Mary Daly)

1927:
Günter Grass, German novelist (b: October 16, 1927) (Biography of Günter Grass)

1925:
Angela Lansbury, English-born actress (b: October 16, 1925) (Biography of Angela Lansbury)

1919:
Kathleen Winsor, American writer (b: October 16, 1919 ; d: May 26, 2003) (Biography of Kathleen Winsor)

1914:
Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (b: October 16, 1914) (Biography of Zahir Shah)

1908:
Enver Hoxha, Albanian dictator (b: October 16, 1908 ; d: April 11, 1985) (Biography of Enver Hoxha)

1903:
Cecile de Brunhoff, French storyteller (b: October 16, 1903 ; d: April 7, 2003) (Biography of Cecile de Brunhoff)

1900:
Primo Conti, Italian painter (b: October 16, 1900) (Biography of Primo Conti)

1898:
William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b: October 16, 1898 ; d: January 19, 1980) (Biography of William O. Douglas)

1890:
Michael Collins, Irish patriot (b: October 16, 1890 ; d: August 22, 1922) (Biography of Michael Collins (Irish leader))
Paul Strand, American photographer (b: October 16, 1890) (Biography of Paul Strand)

1888:
Paul Popenoe, American activist (b: October 16, 1888 ; d: June 19, 1979) (Biography of Paul Popenoe)
Eugene O'Neill, American playwright (b: October 16, 1888 ; d: November 27, 1953) (Biography of Eugene O'Neill)

1886:
David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel (b: October 16, 1886 ; d: December 1, 1973) (Biography of David Ben-Gurion)

1878:
Maxey Long, American athlete (b: October 16, 1878 ; d: March 4, 1959) (Biography of Maxey Long)

1863:
Austen Chamberlain, English statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: October 16, 1863 ; d: March 17, 1937) (Biography of Austen Chamberlain)

1861:
J. B. Bury, Irish historian (b: October 16, 1861 ; d: June 1, 1927) (Biography of J. B. Bury)

1854:
Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (b: October 16, 1854 ; d: November 30, 1900) (Biography of Oscar Wilde)

1841:
Prince Hirobumi Ito, Japanese governor of Korea (b: October 16, 1841 ; d: October 26, 1909) (Biography of Hirobumi Ito)

1840:
Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese politician and prime minister (b: October 16, 1840 ; d: August 25, 1900) (Biography of Kuroda Kiyotaka)

1815:
Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (b: October 16, 1815 ; d: June 22, 1905) (Biography of Francis Lubbock)

1758:
Noah Webster, American lexicographer (b: October 16, 1758 ; d: May 28, 1843) (Biography of Noah Webster)

1714:
Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b: October 16, 1714 ; d: March 21, 1795) (Biography of Giovanni Arduino)

1663:
Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b: October 16, 1663 ; d: April 24, 1736) (Biography of Eugene of Savoy)

1535:
Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (b: October 16, 1535 ; d: May 15, 1585) (Biography of Niwa Nagahide)

1483:
Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b: October 16, 1483 ; d: August 24, 1542) (Biography of Gasparo Contarini)

1430:
King James II of Scotland (b: October 16, 1430 ; d: August 3, 1460) (Biography of James II of Scotland)

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