April 16
| << | April | >> | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| April 16 in recent years |
| 2024 (Tuesday) |
| 2023 (Sunday) |
| 2022 (Saturday) |
| 2021 (Friday) |
| 2020 (Thursday) |
| 2019 (Tuesday) |
| 2018 (Monday) |
| 2017 (Sunday) |
| 2016 (Saturday) |
| 2015 (Thursday) |
April 16is the 106th day of the year (107th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;259 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
- 1457 BC–Battle of Megido- the firstbattleto have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.[1][2]
- 69– Defeated byVitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperorOthocommits suicide.[3]
- 73–Masada,a Jewish fortress, falls to theRomansafter several months of siege, ending theFirst Jewish–Roman War.[4]
- 1346–Stefan Dušan,"the Mighty", is crownedEmperor of the SerbsatSkopje,his empireoccupying much of theBalkans.[5]
- 1520– TheRevolt of the Comunerosbegins in Spain against the rule ofCharles V.[6]
- 1582– SpanishconquistadorHernando de Lermafounds the settlement ofSalta,Argentina.
1601–1900
- 1746– TheBattle of Cullodenis fought between the French-supportedJacobitesand the BritishHanoverianforces commanded byWilliam Augustus, Duke of Cumberland,in Scotland.[7]
- 1780–Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenbergfounds theUniversity of Münster.
- 1799–French Revolutionary Wars:TheBattle of Mount Tabor:NapoleondrivesOttoman Turksacross theRiver JordannearAcre.
- 1818– TheUnited States Senateratifies theRush–Bagot Treaty,limiting naval armaments on theGreat LakesandLake Champlain.
- 1838 – TheFrench Armycaptures Veracruzin thePastry War.[8]
- 1847– Shooting of aMāoriby an English sailor results in the opening of theWanganui Campaignof theNew Zealand Wars.
- 1853– TheGreat Indian Peninsula Railwayopens the first passenger rail in India, fromBori BundertoThane.
- 1858– TheWernerian Natural History Society,a former Scottishlearned society,is dissolved.
- 1862–American Civil War:Battle at Lee's MillsinVirginia.
- 1862 – American Civil War: TheDistrict of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act,a bill endingslavery in the District of Columbia,becomes law.
- 1863– American Civil War: During theVicksburg Campaign,gunboatscommanded by acting Rear AdmiralDavid Dixon Porterrun downriver past Confederateartillery batteriesat Vicksburg.
- 1878– TheSenate of the Grand Duchy of Finlandissues a declaration establishing a city ofKotkaon the southern part islands from theold Kymi parish.[9]
- 1881– InDodge City, Kansas,Bat Mastersonfights his last gun battle.
1901–present
- 1908–Natural Bridges National Monumentis established inUtah.
- 1910– The oldest existing indoorice hockeyarena still used for the sport in the 21st century,Boston Arena,opens for the first time.
- 1912–Harriet Quimbybecomes the first woman to fly anairplaneacross theEnglish Channel.
- 1917–Russian Revolution:Vladimir Leninreturns toPetrograd,Russia,from exile in Switzerland.
- 1919–Mohandas Gandhiorganizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in theJallianwala Bagh massacreby the British colonial troops three days earlier.
- 1919 –Polish–Lithuanian War:ThePolish Armylaunches theVilna offensiveto captureVilniusin modernLithuania.
- 1922– TheTreaty of Rapallo,pursuant to whichGermanyand theSoviet Unionre-establishdiplomatic relations,is signed.
- 1925– During theCommunistSt Nedelya Church assaultinSofia,Bulgaria,150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
- 1941–World War II:The Italian-GermanTarigoconvoy isattacked and destroyedby British ships.
- 1941 – World War II: The Nazi-affiliatedUstašeis put in charge of theIndependent State of Croatiaby theAxis powersafterOperation 25is effected.
- 1942– KingGeorge VIawarded theGeorge Cross to the people of Maltain appreciation of their heroism.[10]
- 1943–Albert Hofmannaccidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drugLSD.He intentionally takes the drug three days later onApril 19.
- 1944– World War II: Allied forces startbombing Belgrade,killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
- 1945– World War II: TheRed Armybegins thefinal assaultonGermanforces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in theBattle of the Seelow Heights.
- 1945 – TheUnited States Armyliberates NaziSonderlager(high security)prisoner-of-war campOflag IV-C(better known asColditz).
- 1945 – More than 7,000 die when the German transport shipGoyais sunk by a Sovietsubmarine.
- 1947– Anexplosionon board a freighter in port causes the city ofTexas City, Texas,United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.[11]
- 1947 –Bernard Baruchfirst applies the term "Cold War"to describe the relationship between the United States and theSoviet Union.
- 1948– TheOrganization of European Economic Co-operationis formed.[8]
- 1961– In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leaderFidel Castrodeclares that he is aMarxist–Leninistand that Cuba is going to adoptCommunism.
- 1963– U.S. civil rights campaigner Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.writes his openletter from Birmingham Jail,sometimes known as "The Negro Is Your Brother", while incarcerated inBirmingham, Alabama,for protesting against segregation.[12]
- 1972–Apollo program:The launch ofApollo 16fromCape Canaveral, Florida.
- 2001– India andBangladeshbegin afive-day border conflict,but are unable to resolve the disputes abouttheir border.
- 2003– TheTreaty of Accessionis signed inAthensadmitting ten new member states to theEuropean Union.
- 2007–Virginia Tech shooting:Seung-Hui Choguns down 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide.
- 2008– TheU.S. Supreme Courtrules in theBaze v. Reesdecision thatexecution by lethal injectiondoes not violate theEighth Amendmentban againstcruel and unusual punishment.[13]
- 2012– ThetrialforAnders Behring Breivik,the perpetrator of the2011 Norway attacks,begins inOslo,Norway.
- 2012 – ThePulitzer Prizewinners were announced, it was the first timesince 1977that no book won theFiction Prize.
- 2013– A 7.8-magnitudeearthquakestrikesSistan and Baluchestan Province,Iran,killing at least 35 people and injuring 117 others.
- 2013 – The2013 Baga massacreis started whenBoko Harammilitants engage government soldiers inBaga.
- 2014– TheSouth KoreanferryMVSewolcapsizes and sinksnearJindo Island,killing 304 passengers and crew and leading to widespread criticism of the South Korean government, media, and shipping authorities.
- 2016–Ecuador's worst earthquake in nearly 40 yearskills 676 and injures more than 230,000.[14]
- 2018–The New York Timesand theNew Yorkerwin thePulitzer Prize for Public Servicefor breaking news of theHarvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal.[15]
- 2024- The historicBørseninCopenhagen,Denmark, isseverely damagedby a fire.[16]
Births
Pre-1600
- 1488–Jungjong of Joseon(d. 1544)
- 1495–Petrus Apianus,German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1557)[17]
- 1516–Tabinshwehti,Burmese king (d. 1550)[18]
- 1569–John Davies,English poet and lawyer (d. 1626)[19]
1601–1900
- 1635–Frans van Mieris the Elder,Dutch painter (d. 1681)[20]
- 1646–Jules Hardouin-Mansart,French architect (probable;[21]d. 1708)
- 1660–Hans Sloane,Irish-English physician and academic (d. 1753)[22]
- 1661–Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax,English poet and politician,First Lord of the Treasury(d. 1715)[23]
- 1682–John Hadley,English mathematician, invented theoctant(d. 1744)
- 1697–Johann Gottlieb Görner,German organist and composer (d. 1778)
- 1728–Joseph Black,French-Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1799)
- 1730–Henry Clinton,English general and politician (d. 1795)
- 1755–Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun,French painter (d. 1842)[24]
- 1786–John Franklin,English admiral and politician, fourthLieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land(d. 1847)
- 1800–George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan,English field marshal and politician (d. 1888)
- 1808–Caleb Blood Smith,American journalist, lawyer, and politician, sixthUnited States Secretary of the Interior(d. 1864)
- 1821–Ford Madox Brown,French-English soldier and painter (d. 1893)
- 1823–Gotthold Eisenstein,German mathematician and academic (d. 1852)
- 1826–Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet,British politician (d. 1891)
- 1827–Octave Crémazie,Canadian poet and bookseller (d. 1879)
- 1839–Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì,Italian politician, 12thPrime Minister of Italy(d. 1908)
- 1834–Charles Lennox Richardson,English merchant (d. 1862)
- 1844–Anatole France,French journalist, novelist, and poet,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1924)
- 1847–Hans Auer,Swiss-Austrian architect, designed theFederal Palace of Switzerland(d. 1906)
- 1848–Kandukuri Veeresalingam,Indian author and activist (d. 1919)
- 1851–Ponnambalam Ramanathan,Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, thirdSolicitor General of Sri Lanka(d. 1930)
- 1864–Rose Talbot Bullard,American medical doctor and professor (d. 1915)
- 1865–Harry Chauvel,Australian general (d. 1945)
- 1866–José de Diego,Puerto Rican journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1918)
- 1867–Wilbur Wright,American inventor (d. 1912)
- 1871–John Millington Synge,Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1909)
- 1874–Jōtarō Watanabe,Japanese general (d. 1936)
- 1878–R. E. Foster,English cricketer and footballer (d. 1914)
- 1882–Seth Bingham,American organist and composer (d. 1972)
- 1884–Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell,English cricketer, journalist, and politician (d. 1963)
- 1885–Leó Weiner,Hungarian composer and educator (d. 1960)
- 1886–Michalis Dorizas,Greek-American football player and javelin thrower (d. 1957)
- 1886 –Ernst Thälmann,German politician (d. 1944)
- 1888–Billy Minter,English footballer and manager (d. 1940)[25]
- 1889–Charlie Chaplin,English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1977)
- 1890–Fred Root,English cricketer and umpire (d. 1954)
- 1890 –Gertrude Chandler Warner,American author and educator (d. 1979)
- 1891–Dorothy P. Lathrop,American author and illustrator (d. 1980)
- 1892–Dora Richter,German transgender woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-femalegender-affirming surgery(d. unknown)[26]
- 1892 –Howard Mumford Jones,American author, critic, and academic (d. 1980)
- 1893–Germaine Guèvremont,Canadian journalist and author (d. 1968)[27]
- 1893 –John Norton,American hurdler (d. 1979)
- 1895–Ove Arup,English-Danish engineer and businessman, foundedArup(d. 1988)
- 1896–Robert Henry Best,American journalist (d. 1952)
- 1896 –Árpád Weisz,Hungarian footballer (d. 1944)
- 1899–Osman Achmatowicz,Polish chemist and academic (d. 1988)
- 1900–Polly Adler,Russian-American madam and author (d. 1962)[28]
1901–present
- 1903–Paul Waner,American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)
- 1904–Fifi D'Orsay,Canadian-American vaudevillian, actress, and singer (d. 1983)
- 1905–Frits Philips,Dutch businessman (d. 2005)
- 1907–Joseph-Armand Bombardier,Canadian inventor and businessman, foundedBombardier Inc.(d. 1964)
- 1907 –August Eigruber,Austrian-German politician (d. 1947)
- 1908–Ellis Marsalis, Sr.,American businessman and activist (d. 2004)
- 1908 –Ray Ventura,French jazz bandleader (d. 1979)
- 1910–Berton Roueché,American journalist and author (d. 1994)
- 1911–Guy Burgess,English-Russian spy (d. 1963)
- 1914–John Hodiak,American actor (d. 1955)
- 1915–Robert Speck,Canadian politician, firstMayor of Mississauga(d. 1972)
- 1916–Behçet Necatigil,Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)
- 1917–Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli(d. 2013)
- 1917 –Barry Nelson,American actor (d. 2007)
- 1918–Hsuan Hua,Chinese-American monk and author (d. 1995)
- 1918 –Spike Milligan,Irish actor, comedian, and writer (d. 2002)[29]
- 1919–Merce Cunningham,American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)
- 1919 –Nilla Pizzi,Italian singer (d. 2011)
- 1919 –Pedro Ramírez Vázquez,Mexican architect (d. 2013)
- 1920–Ananda Dassanayake,Sri Lankan politician (d. 2012)
- 1920 –Prince Georg of Denmark(d. 1986)[30]
- 1921–Wolfgang Leonhard,German historian and author (d. 2014)
- 1921 –Peter Ustinov,English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
- 1922–Kingsley Amis,English novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1995)
- 1922 –Lawrence N. Guarino,American colonel (d. 2014)
- 1922 –Leo Tindemans,Belgian politician, 43rdPrime Minister of Belgium(d. 2014)
- 1923–Warren Barker,American composer (d. 2006)
- 1923 –Arch A. Moore Jr.,American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 28thGovernor of West Virginia(d. 2015)
- 1924–John Harvey-Jones,English academic and businessman (d. 2008)
- 1924 –Henry Mancini,American composer and conductor (d. 1994)[31]
- 1924 –Madanjeet Singh,Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (d. 2013)
- 1926–Pierre Fabre,French pharmacist, foundedLaboratoires Pierre Fabre(d. 2013)
- 1927–Edie Adams,American actress and singer (d. 2008)
- 1927 –Pope Benedict XVI(d. 2022)[32]
- 1927 –Rolf Schult,German actor (d. 2013)
- 1928–Night Train Lane,American football player (d. 2002)[33]
- 1929–Roy Hamilton,American singer (d. 1969)
- 1929 –Ralph Slatyer,Australian biologist and ecologist (d. 2012)
- 1929 –Ed Townsend,American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003)
- 1930–Doug Beasy,Australian footballer and educator (d. 2013)
- 1930 –Herbie Mann,American flute player and composer (d. 2003)
- 1931–Julian Carroll,American politician, 54thGovernor of Kentucky(d. 2023)[34]
- 1932–Maury Meyers,American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
- 1933–Marcos Alonso Imaz,Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
- 1933 –Joan Bakewell,English journalist and author
- 1933 –Perry Botkin Jr.,American composer, arranger and musician (d. 2021)
- 1933 –Vera Krepkina,Russian long jumper (d. 2023)
- 1933 –Ike Pappas,American journalist and actor (d. 2008)
- 1934–Vince Hill,English singer-songwriter (d. 2023)
- 1934 –Robert Stigwood,Australian producer and manager (d. 2016)[35]
- 1934 –Barrie Unsworth,Australian politician, 36thPremier of New South Wales
- 1934 –Vicar,Chilean cartoonist (d. 2012)
- 1935–Marcel Carrière,Canadian director and screenwriter
- 1935 –Sarah Kirsch,German poet and author (d. 2013)
- 1935 –Lennart Risberg,Swedish boxer (d. 2013)
- 1935 –Dominique Venner,French journalist and historian (d. 2013)
- 1935 –Bobby Vinton,American singer
- 1936–Vadim Kuzmin,Russian physicist and academic (d. 2015)
- 1937–Gert Potgieter,South African hurdler and coach
- 1937 –George Steele,American wrestler and actor (d. 2017)[36]
- 1938–Rich Rollins,American baseball player
- 1938 –Gordon Wilson,Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2017)
- 1939–John Amabile,American football player and coach (d. 2012)
- 1939 –Dusty Springfield,English singer and record producer (d. 1999)
- 1940–Benoît Bouchard,Canadian academic and politician, 18thCanadian Minister of Transport
- 1940 –David Holford,Barbadian cricketer (d. 2022)
- 1940 – QueenMargrethe II of Denmark[37]
- 1940 –Joan Snyder,American painter
- 1940 –Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys,English banker and politician,Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom(d. 2023)
- 1941–Allan Segal,American director and producer (d. 2012)
- 1942–Jim Lonborg,American baseball pitcher
- 1942 –Sir Frank Williams,English businessman, founded theWilliams F1 Racing Team(d. 2021)
- 1943–Petro Tyschtschenko,Austrian-German businessman
- 1943 –John Watkins,Australian cricketer
- 1945–Tom Allen,American lawyer and politician
- 1946–Margot Adler,American journalist and author (d. 2014)
- 1946 –Ernst Bakker,Dutch politician (d. 2014)
- 1946 –Johnnie Lewis,Liberian lawyer and politician, 18thChief Justice of Liberia(d. 2015)
- 1946 –R. Carlos Nakai,American flute player
- 1947–Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,American basketball player and coach
- 1947 –Gerry Rafferty,Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2011)[38]
- 1948–Reg Alcock,Canadian businessman and politician, 17thCanadian President of the Treasury Board(d. 2011)
- 1950–David Graf,American actor (d. 2001)
- 1950 –Colleen Hewett,Australian singer and actress
- 1951–Ioan Mihai Cochinescu,Romanian author and photographer
- 1952–Michel Blanc,French actor and director
- 1952 –Esther Roth-Shahamorov,Israeli sprinter and hurdler
- 1953–Peter Garrett,Australian singer-songwriter and politician
- 1954–Ellen Barkin,American actress
- 1954 –John Bowe,Australian racing driver
- 1954 –Mike Zuke,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1955–Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg[39]
- 1956–David M. Brown,American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
- 1956 –T Lavitz,American keyboard player, composer, and producer (d. 2010)
- 1956 –Lise-Marie Morerod,Swiss skier
- 1957–Patricia De Martelaere,Belgian philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2009)
- 1958–Tim Flach,English photographer and director
- 1958 –Ulf Wakenius,Swedish guitarist
- 1959–Alison Ramsay,English-Scottish field hockey player and lawyer
- 1960–Wahab Akbar,Filipino politician (d. 2007)
- 1960 –Rafael Benítez,Spanish footballer and manager
- 1960 –Pierre Littbarski,German footballer and manager
- 1961–Jarbom Gamlin,Indian lawyer and politician, seventhChief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh(d. 2014)
- 1962–Anna Dello Russo,Italian journalist
- 1963–Saleem Malik,Pakistani cricketer
- 1963 –Jimmy Osmond,American singer[40]
- 1964–Esbjörn Svensson,Swedish pianist (d. 2008)[41]
- 1965–Yves-François Blanchet,Canadian politician
- 1965 –Jon Cryer,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1965 –Martin Lawrence,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1966–Jarle Vespestad,Norwegian drummer
- 1968–Vickie Guerrero,American wrestler and manager
- 1968 –Rüdiger Stenzel,German runner
- 1969–Patrik Järbyn,Swedish skier
- 1969 –Fernando Viña,American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1970–Dero Goi,German singer-songwriter and drummer
- 1970 –Margreth Olin,Norwegian filmmaker[42]
- 1970 –Walt Williams,American basketball player
- 1971–Cameron Blades,Australian rugby player
- 1971 –Selena,American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (d. 1995)
- 1971 –Seigo Yamamoto,Japanese racing driver
- 1971 –Natasha Zvereva,Belarusian tennis player
- 1972–Conchita Martínez,Spanish-American tennis player
- 1972 –Tracy K. Smith,American poet and educator
- 1973–Akon,Senegalese-American singer, rapper and songwriter
- 1973 –Charlotta Sörenstam,Swedish golfer
- 1973 –Teddy Cobeña,Spanish-Ecuadorian expressionist and representational sculptor
- 1976–Lukas Haas,American actor and musician
- 1976 –Kelli O'Hara,American actress and singer
- 1977–Freddie Ljungberg,Swedish footballer
- 1979–Christijan Albers,Dutch racing driver
- 1979 –Lars Börgeling,German pole vaulter
- 1979 –Daniel Browne,New Zealand rugby player
- 1981–Anestis Agritis,Greek footballer
- 1981 –Maya Dunietz,Israeli singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1981 –Matthieu Proulx,Canadian football player
- 1982–Gina Carano,American mixed martial artist and actress
- 1982 –Boris Diaw,French basketball player
- 1982 –Jonathan Vilma,American football player
- 1983–Marié Digby,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
- 1983 –Cat Osterman,American softball player
- 1984–Teddy Blass,American composer and producer
- 1984 –Claire Foy,English actress
- 1984 –Tucker Fredricks,American speed skater
- 1984 –Paweł Kieszek,Polish footballer
- 1984 –Kerron Stewart,Jamaican sprinter
- 1985–Luol Deng,Sudanese-English basketball player
- 1985 –Nate Diaz,American mixed martial artist[43]
- 1985 –Brendon Leonard,New Zealand rugby player
- 1985 –Taye Taiwo,Nigerian footballer
- 1986–Shinji Okazaki,Japanese footballer
- 1986 –Peter Regin,Danish ice hockey player[44]
- 1986 –Epke Zonderland,Dutch gymnast
- 1987–Cenk Akyol,Turkish basketball player
- 1987 –Aaron Lennon,English international footballer[45]
- 1988–Kyle Okposo,American ice hockey player
- 1990–Reggie Jackson,American basketball player
- 1990 –Vangelis Mantzaris,Greek basketball player[46]
- 1990 –Tony McQuay,American sprinter[47]
- 1991–Nolan Arenado,American baseball player
- 1991 –Kim Kyung-jung,South Korean footballer
- 1993–Chance the Rapper,American rapper[48]
- 1993 –Mirai Nagasu,Japanese-American figure skater[49]
- 1996–Anya Taylor-Joy,Argentine-British actress[50]
- 1996 –Taylor Townsend,American tennis player[51]
- 2002–Sadie Sink,American actress[52]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- AD 69–Otho,Roman emperor (b. AD 32)
- 665–Fructuosus of Braga,French archbishop and saint
- 1090–Sikelgaita,duchess of Apulia (b. c.1040)
- 1113–Sviatopolk II of Kiev(b. 1050)
- 1118–Adelaide del Vasto,regent of Sicily, mother ofRoger II of Sicily,queen of Baldwin I of Jerusalem
- 1198–Frederick I, Duke of Austria(b. 1175)
- 1234–Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke(b. 1191)
- 1375–John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke,English nobleman and soldier (b. 1347)[53]
- 1496–Charles II, Duke of Savoy(b. 1489)
- 1587–Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset(b. 1497)
1601–1900
- 1640–Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau(b. 1579)
- 1645–Tobias Hume,Scottish soldier,violplayer, and composer (b. 1569)
- 1687–George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham,English poet and politician,Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire(b. 1628)
- 1689–Aphra Behn,English author and playwright (b. 1640)
- 1742–Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino,Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
- 1756–Jacques Cassini,French astronomer (b. 1677)
- 1783–Christian Mayer,Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)
- 1788–Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)
- 1828–Francisco Goya,Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)
- 1846–Domenico Dragonetti,Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)
- 1850–Marie Tussaud,French-English sculptor, founded theMadame Tussauds Wax Museum(b. 1761)[54]
- 1859–Alexis de Tocqueville,French historian and philosopher,French Minister of Foreign Affairs(b. 1805)
- 1879–Bernadette Soubirous,French nun and saint (b. 1844)[55]
- 1888–Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski,Polish physicist and chemist (b. 1845)
- 1899–Emilio Jacinto,Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1875)
1901–present
- 1904–Maximilian Kronberger,German poet and author (b. 1888)
- 1904 –Samuel Smiles,Scottish-English author (b. 1812)
- 1914–George William Hill,American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1838)
- 1915–Nelson W. Aldrich,American businessman and politician (b. 1841)
- 1925–Stefan Nerezov,Bulgarian general (b. 1867)
- 1928–Henry Birks,Canadian businessman, foundedHenry Birks and Sons(b. 1840)
- 1928 –Roman Steinberg,Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)
- 1930–José Carlos Mariátegui,Peruvian journalist, philosopher, and activist (b. 1894)
- 1935–Panait Istrati,Romanian journalist and author (b. 1884)
- 1937–Jay Johnson Morrow,American military engineer and politician, thirdGovernor of the Panama Canal Zone(b. 1870)
- 1938–Steve Bloomer,English footballer and manager (b. 1874)
- 1940–Tony D'Arcy,Irish Republican died while on hunger strike (b. 1908)
- 1941–Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp,English economist and civil servant (b. 1880)
- 1942–Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(b. 1878)
- 1942 –Denis St. George Daly,Irish polo player (b. 1862)
- 1946–Arthur Chevrolet,Swiss-American race car driver and engineer (b. 1884)
- 1947–Rudolf Höss,GermanSSofficer (b. 1900)
- 1950–Eduard Oja,Estonian composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1905)
- 1950 –Anders Peter Nielsen,Danish target shooter (b. 1867)
- 1955–David Kirkwood,Scottish engineer and politician (b. 1872)
- 1958–Rosalind Franklin,English biophysicist and academic (b. 1920)[56]
- 1960–Mihály Fekete,Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884)
- 1961–Carl Hovland,American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)
- 1965–Francis Balfour,English soldier and colonial administrator (b. 1884)
- 1965 –Sydney Chaplin,English actor, comedian, brother of Charlie Chaplin (b. 1885)
- 1966–Eric Lambert,Australian author (b. 1918)
- 1968–Fay Bainter,American actress (b. 1893)
- 1968 –Edna Ferber,American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1885)[57]
- 1969–Hem Vejakorn,Thai illustrator and painter (b. 1904)
- 1970–Richard Neutra,Austrian-American architect, designed theLos Angeles County Hall of Records(b. 1892)
- 1970 –Péter Veres,Hungarian politician,Hungarian Minister of Defence(b. 1897)
- 1972–Yasunari Kawabata,Japanese novelist and short story writer,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1899)
- 1972 –Frank O'Connor,Australian public servant (b. 1894)
- 1973–István Kertész,Hungarian conductor and educator (b. 1929)
- 1978–Lucius D. Clay,American officer and military governor in occupied Germany (b. 1898)
- 1980–Morris Stoloff,American composer (b. 1898)
- 1985–Scott Brady,American actor (b. 1924)
- 1988–Khalil al-Wazir,Palestinian commander, foundedFatah(b. 1935)
- 1988 –Youri Egorov,Russian pianist (b. 1954)
- 1989–Jocko Conlan,American baseball player and umpire (b. 1899)
- 1989 –Kaoru IshikawaJapanese author and educator (b. 1915)
- 1989 –Miles Lawrence,English cricketer (b. 1940)
- 1989 –Hakkı Yeten,Turkish footballer, manager and president (b. 1910)
- 1991–David Lean,English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
- 1992–Neville Brand,American actor (b. 1920)
- 1992 –Alexandru Nicolschi,Romanian spy and activist (b. 1915)
- 1992 –Andy Russell,American singer and actor (b. 1919)
- 1994–Paul-Émilien Dalpé,Canadian labor unionist (b. 1919)
- 1994 –Ralph Ellison,American novelist and critic (b. 1913)
- 1996–Lucille Bremer,American actress and dancer (b. 1917)
- 1997–Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid,Colombian politician (b. 1921)
- 1997 –Roland Topor,French actor, director, and painter (b. 1938)
- 1998–Alberto Calderón,Argentinian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1920)
- 1998 –Fred Davis,English snooker player (b. 1913)
- 1998 –Marie-Louise Meilleur,Canadian super-centenarian (b. 1880)
- 1999–Skip Spence,Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)
- 2001–Robert Osterloh,American actor (b. 1918)[58]
- 2001 –Michael Ritchie,American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
- 2001 –Alec Stock,English footballer and manager (b. 1917)
- 2002–Billy Ayre,English footballer and manager (b. 1952)
- 2002 –Ruth Fertel,American businesswoman, foundedRuth's Chris Steak House(b. 1927)
- 2002 –Robert Urich,American actor (b. 1946)
- 2003–Graham Jarvis,Canadian actor (b. 1930)
- 2003 –Graham Stuart Thomas,English horticulturalist and author (b. 1909)
- 2005–Kay Walsh,English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
- 2007–Frank Bateson,New Zealand astronomer (b. 1909)
- 2007 –Gaétan Duchesne,Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1962)
- 2007 –Maria Lenk,Brazilian swimmer (b. 1915)
- 2007 –Chandrabose Suthaharan,Sri Lankan journalist
- 2008–Edward Norton Lorenz,American mathematician and meteorologist (b. 1917)
- 2010–Rasim Delić,Bosnian general and convicted war criminal (b. 1949)[59]
- 2010 –Daryl Gates,American police officer, created theD.A.R.E. Program(b. 1926)
- 2011–Gerry Alexander,Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (b. 1928)
- 2011 –Allan Blakeney,Canadian scholar and politician, tenthPremier of Saskatchewan(b. 1925)
- 2011 –Sol Saks,American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
- 2012–Sári Barabás,Hungarian soprano (b. 1914)
- 2012 –Marian Biskup,Polish author and academic (b. 1922)
- 2012 –Alan Hacker,English clarinet player and conductor (b. 1938)
- 2012 –George Kunda,Zambian lawyer and politician, 11thVice-President of Zambia(b. 1956)
- 2012 –Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller,Danish businessman (b. 1913)
- 2012 –Carlo Petrini,Italian footballer and coach (b. 1948)
- 2013–Charles Bruzon,Gibraltarian politician (b. 1938)
- 2013 –Ali Kafi,Algerian politician (b. 1928)[60]
- 2013 –Siegfried Ludwig,Austrian politician, 18thGovernor of Lower Austria(b. 1926)
- 2013 –Pentti Lund,Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
- 2013 –George Beverly Shea,Canadian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1909)
- 2013 –Pat Summerall,American football player and sportscaster (b. 1930)
- 2013 –Pedro Ramírez Vázquez,Mexican architect, designed theTijuana Cultural CenterandNational Museum of Anthropology(b. 1919)
- 2014–Gyude Bryant,Liberian businessman and politician (b. 1949)
- 2014 –Aulis Rytkönen,Finnish footballer and manager (b. 1929)[61]
- 2014 –Ernst Florian Winter,Austrian-American historian and political scientist (b. 1923)
- 2015–Valery Belousov,Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1948)[62]
- 2015 –Stanislav Gross,Czech lawyer and politician, fifthPrime Minister of the Czech Republic(b. 1969)[63]
- 2018–Harry Anderson,American actor and magician (b. 1952)[64]
- 2021–Andrew Peacock,Australian politician (b. 1939)[65]
- 2021 –Helen McCrory,British actress (b. 1968)[66]
- 2021 –Liam Scarlett,British choreographer (b. 1986)[67]
- 2021 –John Dawes,Welshrugby unionplayer (b. 1940)[68]
- 2024–Carl Erskine,American baseball player (b. 1926)[69]
- 2024 –Bob Graham,American lawyer, author, and politician, 38thgovernor of Florida(b. 1936)[70]
Holidays and observances
- Christianfeast day:
- Birthday of José de Diego(Puerto Rico,United States)
- Birthday of Queen Margrethe II(Denmark)[72]
- Emancipation Day(Washington, D.C.,United States)
- Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust(Hungary)
- National Healthcare Decisions Day(United States)
- Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan(Iraqi Kurdistan)
- World Voice Day
References
- ^Redford, Donald (2003).The Wars in Syria and Palestine of Thutmose III.BRILL. pp. 197–198.ISBN978-90-04-12989-4.
- ^Cline, Eric H (2002).The Battles of Armageddon: Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age.University of Michigan Press. pp. 18, 21, 22.ISBN978-0-472-06739-8.
- ^Legrand, Jacques (1989).Chronicle of the World.Ecam Publication. p. 218.ISBN0-13-133463-8.
- ^Duncan B. Campbell, "Capturing a desert fortress: Flavius Silva and the siege of Masada",Ancient WarfareVol. IV, no. 2 (Spring 2010), pp. 28–35. The dating is explained on pp. 29 and 32.
- ^Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr.(1994).The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest.Ann Arbor:University of Michigan Press.p. 309.ISBN978-0-472-08260-5.
- ^Haliczer, Stephen(1981).The Comuneros of Castile: The Forging of a Revolution, 1475–1521.Madison, Wisconsin:University of Wisconsin Press.p. 160.ISBN0-299-08500-7.
- ^Historic Environment Scotland."Battle of Culloden (BTL6)".Retrieved18 June2020.
- ^ab"On This Day - What Happened on April 16 | Britannica".britannica.Retrieved2022-01-10.
- ^Kotkan synty ja kasvuArchived2015-05-20 at theWayback Machine(in Finnish)
- ^"The GC Collective Awards".Archivedfrom the original on 28 April 2007.Retrieved22 May2007.
- ^"Fertilizer explosion kills 581 in Texas".HISTORY.July 28, 2019.RetrievedApril 14,2020.
- ^Tiefenbrun, Susan (1992)."Semiotics and Martin Luther King's" Letter from Birmingham Jail "".Cardozo Studies in Law and Literature.4(2).Taylor & Francis:255–287.doi:10.2307/743322.JSTOR743322.
- ^"United States: Supreme Court Rules Lethal Injection Cocktail is Constitutional".Library of Congress.Retrieved2022-01-10.
- ^"Six months report Ecuador: Earthquake"(PDF).ReliefWeb.November 2016.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2022-10-09.
- ^Disis, Brian Stelter and Jill (2018-04-16)."New Yorker and New York Times win 2018 Pulitzer for Harvey Weinstein reporting".CNNMoney.Retrieved2022-01-10.
- ^"Fire destroys Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire".AP News.2024-04-16.Retrieved2024-04-20.
- ^Nick Kanas (30 June 2009).Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography.Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 89–.ISBN978-0-387-71668-8.
- ^(Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 180): Wednesday, first waning of Kason 878 ME = 16 April 1516;Royal Historical Commission of Burma(1832).Hmannan Yazawin(in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
- ^John Hutchinson (2003).A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars: With Brief Biographical Notices.The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. pp. 69–.ISBN978-1-58477-323-8.
- ^Otto Naumann; Frans van Mieris (1981).Frans Van Mieris (1635-1681), the Elder: Text & comparative illustrations.Davaco.ISBN978-90-70288-04-4.
- ^Encyclopaedia Britannica, a New Survey of Universal Knowledge.Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1957. p. 823.
- ^John Pearn (2001).A Doctor in the Garden: Nomen Medici in Botanicis: Australian Flora and the World of Medicine.Amphion Press. p. 333.ISBN978-1-86499-503-9.
- ^National cyclopaedia (1879).The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed.p. 109.
- ^Magill, Frank N. (1999).The 17th and 18th Centuries: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 4.Abingdon: Routledge. p. 1376.ISBN978-0-89356-316-5.
- ^"Billy Minter".managerstats.co.uk.Retrieved4 April2020.
- ^"Was wurde aus Dora?"[What became of Dora?].Tagesschau(in German). 29 May 2023.
- ^Kuiper, Kathleen (1995).Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.Springfield: Merriam-Webster. p. 498.ISBN978-0-87779-042-6.
- ^Notable American women: the modern period: a biographical dictionary.Sicherman, Barbara., Green, Carol Hurd. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1980. pp.7.ISBN978-0-674-62733-8.OCLC6487187.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: others (link) - ^"Spike Milligan (obituary)".Scotsman.Edinburgh. 28 February 2002. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-21.Retrieved25 March2013.
- ^McNaughton, Arnold (1973).The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy.Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co. p. 187.ISBN0-8129-0280-7.
- ^Oliver, Myrna (June 15, 1994)."Henry Mancini, Composer of Elegant Music, Dies".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJune 7,2019.
- ^John L. Allen (1 September 2001).Pope Benedict XVI: A Biography of Joseph Ratzinger.A&C Black. p. 1.ISBN978-0-8264-1361-1.
- ^"Dick (Night Train) Lane".Pro Football Hall of Fame.Retrieved4 April2023.
- ^"Former Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll dies at 92".WKYT. December 10, 2023.RetrievedDecember 10,2023.
- ^Stephen Dando-Collins (2 October 2017).Mr Showbiz: The Biography of Robert Stigwood.Penguin Random House Australia. p. 13.ISBN978-1-925324-76-1.
- ^Chokshi, Niraj (17 February 2017)."George Steele, 'the Animal' Wrestler and Mild-Mannered Teacher, Dies at 79".The New York Times.Retrieved4 April2023.
- ^"Margrethe II | queen of Denmark | Britannica".britannica.Retrieved4 May2022.
- ^Patricia Romanowski; Holly George-Warren; Jon Pareles (1995).The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll.Fireside. p. 1971.ISBN978-0-684-81044-7.
- ^East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014).Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders.Routledge. p. 359.ISBN978-1-317-63939-8.
- ^James Gregory (1973).At Last... Donny.p. 50.
- ^John Fordham (17 June 2023)."Esbjörn Svensson".Guardian.Retrieved12 December2023.
- ^Bikset, Lillian; Lundal, Sverre Olav; Voll, Bjørn Ivar Austevik (February 2024)."Margreth Olin".In Bolstad, Erik (ed.).Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon.Retrieved22 March2024.
- ^"Nate Diaz".ESPN.Retrieved4 April2023.
- ^"Peter Regin".NHL.Retrieved26 October2020.
- ^"Aaron Lennon".soccerbase.Retrieved4 April2020.
- ^"Evangelos Mantzaris".FIBA.Retrieved26 October2020.
- ^"Tony McQuay".World Athletics.Retrieved26 October2020.
- ^"Chance the Rapper".Biography cs.23 September 2020.Retrieved26 October2020.
- ^"Mirai Nagasu".Team USA.Archived fromthe originalon January 9, 2015.RetrievedDecember 11,2020.
- ^"Anya Taylor-Joy".Empire.Archivedfrom the original on 3 September 2019.Retrieved11 December2020.
- ^"Taylor Townsend | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".Women's Tennis Association.Retrieved2022-10-20.
- ^"Who Is Sadie Sink And Is Max From Stranger Things Friends With Millie Bobby Brown IRL?".Capital FM.3 July 2019.Retrieved16 January2021.
- ^Cokayne, G. E. (1945). Gibb, V.; Doubleday, H. A.; White, G. H.; de Walden, H. (eds.).The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Extant, Extinct, or Dormant.Vol. X (14 volumes 1910 - 1959, 2nd ed.). London: St Catherine Press. pp. 390–4 +nn.OCLC1000621451.
- ^Nafziger, George F. (2002).Historical Dictionary of the Napoleonic Era.New York: Scarecrow. p. 281.ISBN978-0-81084-092-8.
- ^ab"Saint Bernadette of Lourdes | Biography, Facts, & Feast Day".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved23 February2020.
- ^Davis, Burtron H.; Strom, E. Thomas (January 2018). "Rosalind Franklin: Her Pathway to DNA".ACS Symposium Series.1311:265–282.doi:10.1021/bk-2018-1311.ch011.ISBN978-0-8412-3391-1.
- ^Olsen, Kirstin (1994).Chronology of Women's History.Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 191.ISBN978-0-31328-803-6.
- ^Lentz, Harris M. III (2008).Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture.McFarland. pp. 227–228.ISBN978-0-7864-5206-4.Retrieved28 December2018.
- ^Gabriel Partos (19 May 2010)."General Rasim Delic obituary".The Guardian.Retrieved18 April2020.
- ^"Ali Kafi: Politician who led Algeria following the 1992 coup".The Independent.29 April 2013.Retrieved27 April2022.
- ^"Finland mourns pioneering striker Rytkönen".UEFA. 16 April 2014.Retrieved7 January2021.
- ^"RIP Valery Belousov".Kontinental Hockey League.Retrieved7 January2021.
- ^"Cena Grossova floridského bytu klesla kvůli krizi o pětinu"(in Czech). 30 October 2008.
- ^"'Night Court' Star, Harry Anderson, Dead at 65 ".The Washington Post.April 16, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon April 17, 2018.RetrievedApril 16,2018.
- ^"Former Liberal leader Andrew Peacock dies aged 82".ABC News.16 April 2021.
- ^"'Beautiful and mighty' Harry Potter star Helen McCrory dies aged 52 ".Irish Times.16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021.
- ^"Liam Scarlett obituary".The Guardian.2021-04-19.Retrieved2021-04-26.
- ^"John Dawes obituary".The Guardian.2021-05-11.Retrieved2021-05-15.
- ^"Carl Erskine, Dodgers legend and human rights icon, dies: 'The best guy I've ever known'".Yahoo Sports.2024-04-16.Retrieved2024-04-17.
- ^McFadden, Robert D. (April 16, 2024)."Bob Graham, Former Florida Governor and Senator, Dies at 87".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 18,2024.
- ^"Lives of the Saints, April 16, Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, Saint Engratia and the Eighteen Martyrs of Saragossa".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-05-04.Retrieved2008-03-31.
- ^"National days".New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.Retrieved17 November2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related toApril 16.