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October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 16, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 76 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Roman Empire. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Capua is destroyed by the Vandals. Magister militum ( Latin for "Master of the Soldiers" was a top-level military command used in the later Roman Empire, dating from the reign of Ricimer (c 405 &ndash August 18, 472) (ˈrikimer was a Germanic general who was master of the Western Roman Empire during part of the fifth century This article is about the Roman Emperor For the poet see Avitus of Vienne. Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial
• 1775 - Portland, Maine burnt by the British. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1780 - Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Royalton is a town in Windsor County, Vermont Tunbridge is a town in Orange County, Vermont In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
• 1781 - George Washington captures Yorktown, Virginia after the Siege of Yorktown. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Yorktown is a Census-designated place (CDP in York County, Virginia, United States. The Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington
• 1793 - Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI is guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen (November 2 1755 &ndash October 16 1793 known to history as Marie Antoinette ( pronounced /maʀi ɑ̃ntwanɛt/ Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre The guillotine ( pronounced /ˈgijətin/ or /ˈgɪlətin/ in English in French was a device used for carrying out executions by Decapitation. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an
• 1793 - Battle of Wattignies. The Battle of Wattignies, during the French Revolutionary Wars, was fought near the village of Wattignies-la-Victoire, near Lille, France on
• 1813 - The Sixth Coalition attacks Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Leipzig. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814 a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and a number Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Battle of the Nations (or Battle of Leipzig or Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig) on 16–19 October 1813 was one of the most decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon
• 1834 - Much of the ancient structures of the Palace of Westminster in London is burnt down. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1841 - Queen's University is founded in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario
• 1843 - Sir William Rowan Hamilton comes up with the idea of quaternions, a non-commutative extension of complex numbers. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 &ndash 2 September 1865 was an Irish Mathematician, Physicist, and Astronomer who Quaternions, in Mathematics, are a non-commutative extension of Complex numbers They were first described by the Irish Mathematician In Mathematics, commutativity is the ability to change the order of something without changing the end result Complex plane In Mathematics, the complex numbers are an extension of the Real numbers obtained by adjoining an Imaginary unit, denoted
• 1859 - John Brown leads raid on Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
• 1869 - Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is discovered. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Brown (May 9 1800 December 2 1859 was an American Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed Insurrection as a means to end all Slavery Harpers Ferry redirects here For other uses see Harpers Ferry (disambiguation. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous Hoaxes in American history was a -tall purported " Petrified man" uncovered on October 16, A hoax is a deliberate attempt to Dupe, Deceive or trick an audience into believing or accepting that something is real when in fact it is not or that
• 1869 - England's first residential college for women, Girton College, Cambridge, is founded. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Girton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.
• 1875 - Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States.
• 1882 - The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Nickel Plate" redirects here For the process of applying a Nickel surface to a material see Electroplating.
• 1905 - The Partition of Bengal (India) occurred. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Partition of Bengal in 1905, was made on 16 October by then Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.
• 1906 - The Captain of Köpenick fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt ( February 13, 1849 - January 3, 1922) was a German Impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or Köpenick is an area in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick in Berlin. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state
• 1916 - Margaret Sanger founds Planned Parenthood by opening the first U. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Margaret Higgins Sanger ( September 14, 1879 &ndash September 6, 1966) was an American Birth control activist an advocate Planned Parenthood is the collective name of organizations worldwide who are members of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF S. birth control clinic.
• 1923 - The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter
• 1934 - Chinese Communists begin the Long March; it ended a year and four days later, by which time Mao Zedong had regained his title as party chairman. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The Long March ( was a massive Military retreat undertaken by the Red Armies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP the forerunner of the People's Liberation Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led
• 1939 - World War II: First attack on British territory by German Luftwaffe. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.
• 1940 - Benjamin O. Davis Sr. named first African American general in the United States Army. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr (July 1 1877 &ndash November 26 1970 was an American general and the father of Benjamin O African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
• 1940 - Warsaw Ghetto established. The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the Jewish Ghettos located in the territory of General Government during World War II, established by
• 1945 - The Food and Agriculture Organization was founded in Quebec City, Canada. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1946 - Ten war criminals of the Second World War, condemned in the Nuremberg trials are hanged. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after
• 1949 - Nikolaos Zachariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece, announces a "temporary cease-fire", effectively ending the Greek Civil War. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikolaos Zachariadis ( 27 April, 1903, Adrianople, Ottoman Empire - 8 August, 1973, Surgut, Russian SFSR The Communist Party of Greece (Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas) better known by its acronym ΚΚΕ (usually The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom
• 1949 - The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and German Democratic Republic were established. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state
• 1951 - The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government For other people with the same or similar name see Liaqat Ali (disambiguation Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan (accurate transliteration Liāqat Alī Khān AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. ( Urdu: Rāwalpindī) is a city in the Potwar Plateau near Pakistan 's capital city of Islamabad, in the province
• 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis between the United States and Cuba began. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• 1964 - People's Republic of China detonates its first nuclear weapon; Soviet leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Aleksey Kosygin are inaugurated as General Secreaty of the CPSU and Premier, respectively. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Alexey Nikolayevich Kosygin (Алексе́й Никола́евич Косы́гин Aleksej Nikolajevič Kosygin; February 20 1904 - December
• 1968 - United States athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos are kicked out of the USA's team for performing a Black Power salute during a medal ceremony. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For others with a similar name see Tommy Smith. Tommie Smith (born June 5, 1944) is an African American former John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945 in Harlem New York) is an African American former Track and field athlete and professional Black Power is a racially based Political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies
• 1968 - Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney Riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country The Rodney Riots were Riots and civil disturbances in Kingston Jamaica in October 1968. Walter Rodney ( March 23, 1942 &ndash June 13, 1980) was a prominent Guyanese historian and political figure
• 1970 - Canada - In response to the October Crisis terrorist kidnapping, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The October Crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist Kidnappings of government officials by members of the This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. The War Measures Act (enacted in August 1914 replaced by the Emergencies Act in 1988 was a Canadian Statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping
• 1973 - Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 Lê Ðức Thọ ( ( October 14, 1911  &ndash October 13, 1990) was a Vietnamese Revolutionary, General The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor
• 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. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Balibo Five was a group of Journalists for Australian Television networks who were based in the town of Balibo in East Timor (then For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Balibo is a town in East Timor situated approximately 10 kilometres from the Indonesian border Portuguese Timor was the name of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• 1978 - Pope John Paul II is elected in Rome. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Pope
• 1984 - Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Cleric and activist who rose to Worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor
• 1987 - Great Storm of 1987: hurricane force winds to hit much of the South of England killing 23 people. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on the night of 15 October to 16 October 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused winds to hit much of A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern Counties of England.
• 1991 - Luby's massacre: George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20 in Luby's Cafeteria. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Luby's massacre was a Mass murder that took place on October 16, 1991, in Killeen, Texas, United States when The Luby's massacre was a Mass murder that took place on October 16, 1991, in Killeen, Texas, United States when Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 112434 at the 2000 census. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
• 1991 - Jharkhand Chhatra Yuva Morcha is founded at a conference in Ranchi, India. Jharkhand Chhatra Yuva Morcha (Jharkhand Student Youth Front the youth and student wing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1993 - Anti-Nazi riot breaks out in Welling in Kent, after police stop protesters approaching British National Party headquarters
• 1995 - The Million Man March occurs in Washington, DC. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Welling is a district in the London Borough of Bexley. It is a Suburban development situated between Shooter's Hill and Bexleyheath north of KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Million Man March was a Political march convened by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in Washington DC on October 16 Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• 1996 - Eighty-four people are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 football fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores is a multi-use National stadium in Guatemala City, the largest in Guatemala. Guatemala City (in full La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the Capital and largest city of the
• 2002 - Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, is officially inaugurated. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina ( Latin for "Library of Alexandria" is a major Library and Cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια The Royal Library of Alexandria or Ancient Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was once the largest library in the ancient world Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural History centered on the Mediterranean

Births

• 1396 - William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. William de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Marquess of Suffolk, 4th Earl of Suffolk ( 16 October 1396 at Cotton Suffolk 1450)
• 1430 - King James II of Scotland (d. James II of Scotland ( October 16 1430, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh &ndash August 3 1460) reigned as King of Scots 1460)
• 1483 - Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. Gasparo Contarini (16 October 1483 - 24 August 1542 was an Italian Diplomat and cardinal. 1542)
• 1535 - Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. Niwa Nagahide (丹羽長秀 October 16, 1535 - May 15, 1585) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Azuchi-Momoyama periods 1585)
• 1663 - Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. This article refers to the Austrian Habsburg military leader for the stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte see Eugène de Beauharnais. 1736)
• 1710 - Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year András Hadik de Futak (Andreas Reichsgraf Hadik von Futak Futaki Hadik András gróf maršal Andrej Hadík October 16, 1710 &ndash March 12, 1790)
• 1714 - Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giovanni Arduino is the name of Giovanni Arduino (geologist (1714–1795 known as the “father of Italian Geology” Giovanni Arduino (author 1795)
• 1726 - Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki (16 October 1726 – 1801 was a Polish - German painter and Printmaker with Huguenot ancestry who is most famous as an 1801)
• 1751 - Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt ( October 16, 1751 &ndash February 25, 1805) was Queen consort of the Kingdom of Prussia 1805)
• 1752 - Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (d. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Johann Gottfried Eichhorn ( October 16, 1752 - June 27, 1827) was a German Protestant theologian of Enlightenment and early 1827)
• 1754 - Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or People named Morgan Lewis include Morgan Lewis (governor, a Governor of New York State U 1844)
• 1758 - Noah Webster, American lexicographer (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Noah Webster (October 16 1758 &ndash May 28 1843 was an American Lexicographer, textbook author Spelling reformer word enthusiast and editor 1843)
• 1762 - Paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the footballer of the same name see Paul Hamilton (Australian footballer. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816)
• 1789 - William Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Burton may refer to William Burton (antiquary (1575-1645 author of The Description of Leicestershire, 1622 William Burton Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. 1866)
• 1795 - William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Buell Sprague ( October 16, 1795 - May 7, 1876) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and compiler of Annals of 1876)
• 1802 - Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the For the African-American Hall of Fame jockey see Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Murphy ( October 16 1802 - September 8 1882 Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. 1882)
• 1806 - William Pitt Fessenden, U. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Pitt Fessenden (October 16 1806 &ndash September 8 1869 was an American politician from the U S. Secretary of Treasury (1864-65) (d. 1869)
• 1815 - Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Francis Richard Lubbock ( October 16, 1815 June 22, 1905) was the 9th Governor of Texas and was in office during the 1905)
• 1819 - Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Austin Franklin Pike ( October 16, 1819 - October 8, 1886) was a United States Representative and Senator from 1886)
• 1840 - Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year ( 16 October 1840 - 23 August 1900) also known as Kuroda Ryōsuke (黑田 了介 was a Japanese Politician The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1900)
• 1841 - Prince Hirobumi Ito, Japanese governor of Korea (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link was a Japanese statesman Resident-General of Korea, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st 5th 7th and 10th and Genrō. 1909)
• 1854 - Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of 1900)
• 1854 - Karl Kautsky, Marxist theoretician (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Karl Kautsky ( October 16 1854 - October 17 1938) was a leading theoretician of Social democracy. 1938)
• 1855 - Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Samadbey Sadykhbey oglu Mehmandarov (Səməd bəy Sadıx bəy oğlu Mehmandarov Самедбек Садыхбек оглы Мехмандаров 1855 - 1931 was a General of the 1931)
• 1861 - J. B. Bury, Irish historian (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Bagnell Bury ( 16 October 1861 &ndash 1 June 1927) known as J 1927)
• 1863 - Austen Chamberlain, English statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain KG ( 16 October 1863 &ndash 17 March 1937) was a British Statesman, The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1937)
• 1878 - Maxey Long, American athlete (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maxwell Clifton "Maxey" Long (born November 16, 1878 - died March 4, 1959) was an American athlete, winner of 1959)
• 1883 - Vasiliki Maliaros, Greek actress (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vasiliki Maliaros (born October 16, 1883 in Athens, Greece -died February 9, 1973 in The Bronx, New 1973)
• 1886 - David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead 1973)
• 1888 - Eugene O'Neill, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1953)
• 1888 - Paul Popenoe, American activist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Bowman Popenoe ( October 16, 1888 - June 19, 1979) was an American Agricultural explorer, eugenicist, influential 1979)
• 1890 - Michael Collins, Irish patriot (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Michael John ("Mick" Collins (Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin 16 October 1890 &ndash 22 August 1922 was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for 1922)
• 1890 - Paul Strand, American photographer (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Strand ( October 16, 1890 &ndash March 31, 1976) was an American photographer and filmmaker who along with fellow Modernist 1975)
• 1897 - Louis de Cazenave, France's oldest living man
• 1898 - William O. Douglas, U. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Louis de Cazenave ( October 16, 1897 &ndash January 20, 2008) was at the time of his death the oldest France Poilu still Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Orville Douglas ( October 16, 1898 – January 19, 1980) was a United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1980)
• 1900 - Edward Ardizzone, artist and illustrator (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone CBE, RA ( 16 October, 1900 - 8 November, 1979) was a writer and illustrator 1979)
• 1900 - Primo Conti, Italian painter (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Primo Conti ( October 16 1900 &mdash November 12, 1988) was an Italian Futurist Artist. 1988)
• 1903 - Cecile de Brunhoff, French storyteller (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Cecile de Brunhoff ( October 16, 1903 &ndash April 7, 2003) was a French storyteller and the co-creator of the Babar stories 2003)
• 1906 - León Klimovsky, Argentine film director (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting León Klimovsky ( 16 October, 1906 &ndash 8 April 1996) was an Argentine Film director. 1996)
• 1908 - Enver Hoxha, Albanian dictator (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year (ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa 16 October 1908 11 April 1985 was the leader of the People's Republic of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985 as the 1985)
• 1914 - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mohammed Zahir Shah ( 15 October 1914 &ndash 23 July 2007) was the last King ( Shah) of Afghanistan, reigning 2007)
• 1917 - Alice Pearce, American actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alicia “Alice” Pearce ( October 16[[ 917]] - March 3[[ 966]] was an American Emmy Award winning television film and stage Actress 1966)
• 1918 - Louis Althusser, French Marxist philosopher (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Pierre Althusser (Pronunciation altuˡseʁ ( October 16, 1918 – October 22, 1990) was a Marxist philosopher. 1990)
• 1919 - Kathleen Winsor, American writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kathleen Winsor ( October 16, 1919 - May 26, 2003) was an American author best known for the Romance novel Forever 2003)
• 1922 - Max Bygraves, English singer/songwriter
• 1922 - Leon Sullivan, American civil rights leader and pastor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Max Bygraves OBE (born 16 October 1922 in Rotherhithe, London as Walter William Bygraves) is an English Leon Howard Sullivan ( October 16, 1922 - April 24, 2001) was a Baptist minister a Civil rights leader and Social 2001)
• 1923 - Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader and songwriter (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German Orchestra leader and 1980)
• 1923 - Linda Darnell, American film actress (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Linda Darnell ( October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965) was an American film actress. 1965)
• 1925 - Angela Lansbury, English-born actress
• 1927 - Günter Grass, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1928 - Mary Daly, American feminist
• 1928 - Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress
• 1929 - Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian actress
• 1930 - Carmen Sevilla, Spanish actress
• 1931 - Charles Colson, American Watergate conspirator
• 1931 - Rosa Rosal, Filipino actress and humanitarian
• 1932 - John Grant, British politician (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Günter Wilhelm Grass (born 16 October 1927 is a Nobel Prize -winning German Author and Playwright. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Daly (born October 16, 1928 in Schenectady, New York) is a radical feminist Ann Morgan Guilbert (born October 16, 1928) is an American actress Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fernanda Montenegro (born Arlete Pinheiro Esteves da Silva; October 16 1929 is an Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated Berlin's Silver Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carmen Sevilla (born October 16 1930 in Seville) is a popular Spanish Actress, Singer and TV Presenter Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kingdoms in Conflict (1988 but I don't know where--> Charles (Chuck Wendell Colson (born October 16 Florence Danon Gayda (born October 16, 1931) better known as Rosa Rosal, is a FAMAS award-winning Filipino film Actress Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. John Grant may refer to Johannes Grant, engineer believed by some scholars to have been Scottish who fought in the Siege of Constantinople 2000)
• 1932 - Henry Lewis, American musician and conductor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Henry Jay Lewis ( October 16, 1932 – January 26, 1996) was an African-American Double-bassist and Orchestral conductor 1996)
• 1934 - Peter Ashdown, British racing driver
• 1936 - Andrei Chikatilo, Russian serial killer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Hawthorn Ashdown (born 16 October 1934, Danbury Essex) is a former Motor racing driver Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (Андрей Романович Чикати́ло (October 16 1936—February 14 1994 was a notorious Russian Serial killer, 1994)
• 1936 - Akira Machida, Japanese judge
• 1936 - Peter Bowles, English actor
• 1937 - Tom Monaghan, founder of Dominos pizza
• 1938 - Nico (born Christa Päffgen; singer-songwriter, fashion model, actress) (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Akira Machida (町田 顯 Machida Akira, born October 16 1936) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Peter Bowles (born 16 October 1936) is an English Actor. Bowles was born in London, England, the son of SarahJane ( Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Stephen "Tom" Monaghan (born March 25, 1937 in Ann Arbor Michigan) is an Entrepreneur and Catholic Philanthropist Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christa Päffgen ( October 16, 1938 ? &ndash July 18, 1988) was a German Singer - Songwriter, fashion model 1988)
• 1938 - Carl Gunter Jr, Louisiana State Representative (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) } Carl Newton Gunter Jr ( October 16, 1938 - July 6, 1999) was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1999)
• 1940 - Barry Corbin, American actor
• 1940 - Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonard Barrie "Barry" Corbin (born October 16 1940 is an American Actor with more than one hundred credits in Film and Television David Albert DeBusschere (October 16 1940 &ndash May 14 2003 was an American professional Basketball player and coach in the NBA. 2003)
• 1941 - Tim McCarver, baseball player and commentator
• 1943 - Fred Turner, Canadian bass player (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
• 1946 - Suzanne Somers, American actress
• 1947 - Terry Griffiths, Welsh snooker player
• 1947 - Bob Weir, American musician (Grateful Dead)
• 1947 - David Zucker, American film director
• 1948 - Leo Mazzone, American baseball coach
• 1948 - Hema Malini, Indian Actress
• 1952 - Boogie Mosson, American musician (P Funk)
• 1952 - Ron Taylor, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball Catcher, and a current Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. C F (Fred Turner (born Charles Frederick Turner 16 October 1943 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a rock bassist vocalist and Bachman-Turner Overdrive (frequently known as BTO) is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that enjoyed a string of hit albums Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suzanne Somers (born October 16, 1946) is an American actress author and businesswoman Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terrence " Terry " Griffiths OBE (born October 16, 1947, Llanelli) is a retired Welsh Bob Weir (born Robert Hall Weir, October 16 1947 is an American singer songwriter and guitarist most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. David Zucker (born October 16 1947) is an American Film director. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leo Mazzone (born October 16, 1948 in Keyser West Virginia) is a former Pitcher in Minor league baseball and coach in Major Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hema Malini ( Tamil: ஹேமமாலினி Hindi:हेमा मालिनी (born October 16 1948) is an Indian actress Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cordell "Boogie" Mosson was born October 16 1952. A good friend of Garry Shider, they left Plainfield New Jersey in their teens to P-Funk (also spelled P Funk or P Funk) is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic Ronald James Taylor ( October 16, 1952, Galveston Texas – January 16, 2002) was an American Actor. 2002)
• 1953 - Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer
• 1953 - Tony Carey, American-born rock keyboardist, producer (Rainbow, Planet P Project)
• 1954 - Stephen Mellor, American actor
• 1956 - Johnny Chavis, American football coach
• 1958 - Tim Robbins, American actor, director, and writer
• 1958 - Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Greek singer
• 1959 - Gary Kemp, British musician and actor
• 1959 - Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian composer
• 1959 - Brian Harper, baseball player
• 1960 - Bob Mould, American musician
• 1961 - Randy Vasquez, American actor
• 1961 - Marc Levy, French novelist
• 1962 - Flea, Australian musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• 1962 - Manute Bol, Sudanese-born basketball player for the NBA
• 1962 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian baritone
• 1965 - Steve Lamacq, British journalist and disc jockey
• 1967 - Davina McCall, British television presenter
• 1968 - Randall Batinkoff, American actor
• 1968 - Elsa Zylberstein, French actress
• 1969 - Roy Hargrove, American jazz trumpeter
• 1969 - Terri J. Vaughn, American actress
• 1969 - Wendy Wilson, American pop singer (Wilson Phillips)
• 1970 - Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
• 1970 - Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
• 1971 - Chad Gray, American singer
• 1972 - Tomas Lindberg, Swedish musician (At the Gates)
• 1972 - Darius Kasparaitis, National Hockey League player
• 1972 - Kordell Stewart, American football player
• 1973 - Peter Polaco, American professional wrestler
• 1973 - David Unsworth, English professional footballer
• 1974 - Paul Kariya, Canadian hockey player
• 1974 - Deo Grech, Maltese television presenter, songwriter
• 1975 - Kellie Martin, American actress
• 1975 - Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1975 - Jacques Kallis, South African cricketer
• 1976 - Ryan Fitzgerald, Australian football (AFL) player and media personality
• 1977 - John Mayer, American musician
• 1979 - Erin Brown, American B-movie actress, model, filmmaker, former softcore erotic actress, and musician
• 1980 - Sue Bird, American basketball player
• 1980 - Jeremy Jackson, American actor
• 1980 - Timana Tahu, Australian Rugby League player
• 1981 - Caterina Scorsone, Canadian actress
• 1981 - Anthony Reyes, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
• 1981 - Martin Halle, Danish footballer
• 1982 - Vincy Chan, Hong Kong singer
• 1982 - Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
• 1984 - Trevor Blumas, Canadian actor
• 1984 - Melissa Lauren, French pornographic actress
• 1984 - Shayne Ward, UK singer, winner of The X Factor, series 2005
• 1985 - Casey Stoner, Australian motorcycle racer and 2007 MotoGP World Champion
• 1988 - Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer

Deaths

• 1355 - Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death
• 1553 - Lucas Cranach the Elder, German painter (b. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paulo Roberto Falcão (born October 16, 1953) is a retired Brazilian footballer He is widely considered one of the best players in Sport Antony Laurence Carey (born October 16, 1953, Turlock California) is a rock and Heavy metal keyboardist and Hammond organ player Rainbow was a Hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. Planet P Project is a Science-fiction themed Progressive rock band run as a side venture by frontman Tony Carey for his more experimental music Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Stephen Mellor (born October 16, 1954) is an American actor who appeared in Sleepless in Seattle, as well as playing Ira Goldstein Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Chavis (born October 16, 1956 in Dillon South Carolina) commonly known as The Chief is the Defensive coordinator, Linebacker Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, Screenwriter, director Eleftheria Arvanitaki is a Greek Pop folk Singer of Icarian descent born October 17, 1962 in Piraeus. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Kemp (born 16 October 1959, in Islington, London) is an English pop artist who was the Guitar player and Erkki-Sven Tüür (born October 16, 1959) is an Estonian composer Brian David Harper (born October 16, 1959 in San Pedro California) is a former Catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Mould (born Robert Arthur Mould, October 16 1961 Malone, New York) is an American Musician, principally known for his work as Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randy Vasquez (born October 16, 1961 in Escondido California) is an American actor Marc Levy (born October 16, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a French novelist Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Red Hot Chili Peppers are Manute Bol (born October 16, 1962) is a Sudanese born Basketball player and Activist. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky (Дмитрий Александрович Хворостовский born October 16, 1962) is a Baritone Opera Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965) sometimes known by his Nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or " The Cat Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randall Matthew Batinkoff (born October 16, 1968) is an American Actor. Elsa Zylberstein or Elsa Steiner (born 16 October, 1968) is a three-time César Award -nominated French Film, TV Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy A Hargrove (born October 16 1969) is an American Jazz Trumpeter and founding member of the RH factor Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Terri J Vaughn (born October 16, 1969) is an American film and television Actress. Wendy Wilson (born 16 October 1969 Los Angeles, California) is a Singer and member of the pop singing trio, Wilson Phillips Wilson Phillips is an American vocal group consisting of Carnie and Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mehmet Scholl (born Mehmet Yüksel on October 16, 1970) is a former German football player born to a German mother and a Turkish father born October 16 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler, a Mixed martial arts fighter and a former amateur wrestler. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Chad Gray, also known as 'Kud' 'Chüd' and 'Helvis He was born October 16, 1971 in Decatur Illinois, U Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tomas Lindberg (born October 16, 1972) from Gothenburg, Sweden, has been active as a musician and composer since the late 1980s At the Gates was a Swedish Melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. Darius Kasparaitis (Darius Kasparaitis born October 16, 1972 in Elektrėnai, Lithuania is an ethnic Lithuanian Russian The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Kordell Stewart, Nicknamed " Slash " (born October 16, 1972 in Marrero Louisiana) is an American NFL Peter Joseph (" PJ " Polaco (born October 16 1973) is an American professional wrestler. David Michael Unsworth (born October 16, 1973 in Chorley, England) is a footballer who plays in the position of centre-back Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey player Deo Grech is well known in Malta for the various tv and radio shows he produces and hosts Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kellie Noelle Martin (born October 16, 1975) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Television actress who is probably best Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson (born 16 October 1975 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Pinelands Cape Town) is a South African Cricketer As an all-rounder Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald (born 26 October 1992 is a herb Fitzgerald attends Putnam Valley High School and played junior football Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays John Clayton Mayer (; born October 16 1977 is an American musician Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Erin Brown (born October 16, 1979) is a Horror film Actress, model, Filmmaker, and former softcore Pornographic A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional women's basketball player Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Jeremy Dunn Jackson (born October 16, 1980 in Newport Beach California) is an American Actor / Singer. Timana James Aporo Tahu (born 16 October 1980 is an Australian Rugby union footballer and former Rugby league player a dual-code international Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Caterina Scorsone (born October 16, 1981) is a Canadian actress. Anthony Loza Reyes (born October 16, 1981 in Whittier, California) is a Right-handed Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Martin Halle (born 16 October 1981) is a Danish professional football defender who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Vincy Chan is a Female Cantopop Singer from Hong Kong. She was signed by Emperor Entertainment Group, and debuted with the album Frédéric Michalak (born 16 October 1982 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French Rugby union footballer who played Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Trevor Blumas (born October 16 1984) is a Canadian Actor. Early life Blumas was born in London Ontario, Canada Melissa Lauren (born October 16, 1984 - in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France) is a French Pornographic actress A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in Pornographic films or Photographs, live Sex shows or Shayne Thomas Ward (born October 16, 1984) is an English pop singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom and Ireland For versions in other countries see The X Factor (TV series. The X Factor is a British Television The second UK series of The X Factor ran from 20 August to 17 December 2005. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Casey Stoner (born October 16, 1985) is an Australian motorcycle racer. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Zoltán Stieber (born October 16, 1988 in Budapest) is a Hungarian professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League Louis the Child (1337 &ndash 16 October 1355) was king of Sicily, then called Trinacria, from 1342 to 1355 The following is a list of monarchs of Sicily. Counts of Sicily Sicily was granted pending its Christian reconquest to Robert Guiscard as "duke" The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia Lucas Cranach the Elder ( Lucas Cranach der Ältere, 4 October 1472 &ndash 16 October 1553) was a German painter 1472)
• 1555 - Hugh Latimer, English Protestant (martyred)
• 1555 - Nicholas Ridley, English Protestant (martyred)
• 1591 - Pope Gregory XIV (b. Latimer's belief in Christ's return Hugh Latimer said "It may come in my days old as I am or in my children's days the saints shall be taken up to meet Christ in the air Nicholas Ridley (died October 16, 1555) was an English Clergyman. Pope Gregory XIV ( February 11, 1535  &ndash October 16, 1591) born Niccolò Sfondrati, was Pope from December 1535)
• 1594 - William Cardinal Allen, English Catholic cardinal (b. Early life Allen was born in 1532 at Rossall, Lancashire, England. 1532)
• 1621 - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer (b. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (April or May 1562 &ndash October 16 1621 was a Dutch Composer, Organist, and Pedagogue whose work straddled the 1562)
• 1628 - François de Malherbe, French poet and critic (b. François de Malherbe ( 1555 - October 16, 1628) was a French Poet, Critic and translator 1555)
• 1649 - Isaac van Ostade, Dutch painter (b. Isaac van Ostade (bapt Jun 2 1621, Haarlem - buried Oct 16 1649, Haarlem was a Dutch genre and landscape 1621)
• 1655 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (b. Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, also known as ישר מקנדיא, Yashar Mi-qandia ( June 16, 1591 &ndash October 16, 1655) 1591)
• 1680 - Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian-Austrian general (b. Raimondo Count of Montecúccoli or Montecucculi ( German: Raimondo Graf Montecúccoli; February 21, 1608 or 1609 - 1608 or 1609)
• 1750 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Silvius Leopold Weiss ( October 12, 1687 – October 16, 1750) was a German Composer and Lutenist Born in 1687)
• 1755 - Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Saint Gerard Majella (born on 6 April, 1726 in Muro Lucano, Italy – died 16 October, 1755 in Caposele A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity 1725)
• 1781 - Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Hawke 1st Baron Hawke, KB ( February 21 1705 &ndash October 16 1781) was a naval officer of the Royal Navy 1705)
• 1791 - Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian general and statesman (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1739)
• 1793 - Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (executed) (b. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen (November 2 1755 &ndash October 16 1793 known to history as Marie Antoinette ( pronounced /maʀi ɑ̃ntwanɛt/ 1755)
• 1793 - John Hunter, eminent doctor and philosopher (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Hunter may refer to John Hunter (architect (1932&ndash2005 British architect and conservationist --> John Hunter (bishop 1728
• 1796 - Victor Amadeus III of Savoy (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Victor Amadeus III ( Italian Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia, June 26 1726 - October 16 1796) was King of Sardinia 1726)
• 1810 - Nachman of Breslov, founder of Breslov Hasidut (b. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the amora see Rav Nachman of Nehardea Nachman of Breslov ( Hebrew: נחמן מברסלב also known as Reb Nachman of Breslov (also Bratslav) is a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810 a great-grandson of the Baal Shem 1772)
• 1822 - Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian ballet dancer (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Eva Marie Veigel (also Eva Maria Violette, with variants Eva Maria and Ava-Maria) ( February 29, 1724, Vienna - October 1724)
• 1865 - Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López (b Caracas, Venezuela, d 1781)
• 1877 - Theodore Barrière, French dramatist (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Theodore Barrière (1823 &ndash October 16, 1877) French Dramatist, was born in Paris. 1823)
• 1888 - John Wentworth, Mayor of Chicago (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "Long" John Wentworth (March 5 1815 &ndash October 16 1888 was the editor of the Chicago Democrat, a two-term Mayor of Chicago 1815)
• 1893 - Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta, President of France (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de Mac-Mahon, 1st Duc de Magenta, Marshal of France (13 June 1808 - 17 October 1893 was a French 1808)
• 1909 - Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jakub Bart-Ćišinski ( 20 August 1856 in Kuckau – 16 October 1909 in Panschwitz) also known as Łužičan 1856)
• 1937 - Jean de Brunhoff, French writer (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean de Brunhoff ( December 9, 1899 &ndash October 16, 1937) was a French writer and illustrator known for co-creating Babar 1899)
• 1946 - Nuremberg trial executions
  • Hans Frank, German war criminal (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Michael Frank ( May 23 1900 &ndash October 16 1946) was a German Lawyer who worked for the Nazi party 1900)
  • Wilhelm Frick, German war criminal (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Dr Wilhelm Frick (12 March 1877 16 October 1946 was a prominent Nazi official serving as Minister of the Interior of the Third Reich. 1877)
  • Alfred Jodl, German military officer (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfred Jodl (10 May 1890 – 16 October 1946 was a German military commander attaining the position of Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High 1890)
  • Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian SS officer (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernst Kaltenbrunner (4 October 1903 &ndash 16 October 1946 was a senior Nazi official during World War II. 1903)
  • Wilhelm Keitel, German military officer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (22 September 1882–16 October 1946 was a German Field marshal ( Generalfeldmarschall) 1882)
  • Joachim von Ribbentrop, German politician (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (30 April 1893 – 16 October 1946 was Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945 1893)
  • Alfred Rosenberg, Nazi ideologist (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common (12 January 1893 16 October 1946 was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi Party. 1893)
  • Fritz Sauckel, German war criminal (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel ( October 27, 1894 – October 16, 1946) was a Nazi War criminal, who organized 1894)
  • Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian Nazi leader (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Seyss-Inquart (in German Seyß-Inquart, born Arthur Zajtich (22 July 1892 - 16 October 1946 was a prominent lawyer and later Nazi official in pre- 1892)
  • Julius Streicher, German propagandist (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Julius Streicher ( February 12, 1885 &ndash October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi prior to World War II. 1887)
• 1956 - Jules Rimet, president of FIFA (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jules Rimet (14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956 was president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1945 and of FIFA from 1921 to 1954 1873)
• 1959 - George Marshall, United States Secretary of State, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Catlett Marshall Jr (December 31 1880 &ndash October 16 1959 was an American military leader Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1880)
• 1962 - Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gaston Bachelard ( June 27, 1884 &ndash October 16, 1962) was a French Philosopher who rose to some of the most prestigious 1884)
• 1966 - George O'Hara, American actor (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. George O'Hara ( February 22, 1899 - October 16, 1966) was an American motion picture Actor and Screenwriter of 1899)
• 1968 - Ellis Kinder, baseball player (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ellis Raymond Kinder ( July 26, 1914 - October 16, 1968) also nicknamed "Old Folks", was a Major League Baseball 1914)
• 1972 - Hale Boggs, U. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Hale Boggs Sr ( February 15, 1914 &ndash Undetermined presumably October 16, 1972) was an American Democratic S. Congressman from Louisiana (b. 1914)
• 1972 - Leo G. Carroll, English actor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leo Gratten Carroll ( October 25 1886 &ndash October 16 1972) was an English actor best known for his roles in several Hitchcock 1892)
• 1973 - Gene Krupa, American jazz drummer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Gene Krupa ( January 15, 1909 &ndash October 16, 1973) was an influential American Jazz and Big band Drummer Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States 1909)
• 1974 - Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, noted Carnatic musician (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar ( Malayalam ചെമ്പൈ വൈദ്യനാഥ ഭാഗവതര്‍‍ was an Indian Carnatic music (also spelled Karnatak music or Karnatik music, and originally called Karṇāṭaka sangīta or Karṇāṭaka sangītam in India A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a 1895)
• 1978 - Dan Dailey, American actor (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Daniel James Dailey Jr ( December 14, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and Actor. 1913)
• 1979 - Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Johan Collett Müller Borgen ( April 28, 1902, Kristiania – October 16, 1979) was a Norwegian author journalist and critic 1903)
• 1981 - Moshe Dayan, Israeli general (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Moshe Dayan, DSO (משה דיין born 20 May 1915 died 16 October 1981 was an Israeli military leader and politician 1915)
• 1982 - Mario del Monaco, Italian tenor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Mario Del Monaco ( Florence July 27, 1915 - October 16, 1982 in Mestre) was an Italian Tenor and 1915)
• 1983 - Jakov Gotovac, Croatian composer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jakoff Gotovac was born on October 11, 1895 in Split, Croatia, and died on October 16, 1982 in Zagreb, Croatia 1895)
• 1983 - Kelso, American racehorse (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kelso (April 4 1957 - October 16 1983 was an American Thoroughbred Race horse and is considered to be among the best racehorses of the Twentieth century 1957)
• 1986 - Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Grumiaux ( March 21, 1921 &ndash October 16, 1986) was a Belgian Violinist who was also proficient in Piano. 1921)
• 1989 - Cornel Wilde, American actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Cornelius Louis Wilde ( October 13, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1989) was an American Actor and film director 1915)
• 1990 - Jorge Bolet, Cuban-American classical pianist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Jorge Bolet ( November 15, 1914 &ndash October 16, 1990) was a Cuban Pianist, conductor and teacher 1914)
• 1990 - Art Blakey, American jazz drummer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States 1919)
• 1992 - Alvin Schwartz
• 1992 - Shirley Booth, American actress (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) There are two notable Alvin Schwartzes both of whom are authors Alvin Schwartz, the North American novelist poet and essayist Alvin Schwartz, Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Shirley Booth ( August 30 1898 – October 16 1992) was an American Actress. 1898)
• 1994 - Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican actor (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay ( March 9, 1940 &ndash October 24, 1994) better known as Raúl Juliá, was an actor from Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} 1940)
• 1996 - Eric Malpass, English novelist (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Eric Lawson Malpass ( November 14, 1910 &mdash October 16, 1996) was an English novelist noted for his humorous and witty descriptions of rural 1910)
• 1996 - Jason Bernard, American actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jason Bernard ( May 17 1938 &ndash October 16, 1996) was an American actor who starred in movies and on television 1938)
• 1997 - James Michener, American writer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar James Albert Michener ( February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles the majority of which 1907)
• 1997 - Audra Lindley, American actress (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Audra Marie Lindley ( September 24, 1918 – October 16, 1997) was an American Actress, most famous for her role as 1918)
• 1998 - Jon Postel, American Internet pioneer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Bruce Postel (pəˈstɛl August 6 1943 – October 16 1998 made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly in the area 1943)
• 1999 - Jean Shepherd, American writer and actor (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Jean Parker Shepherd ( July 26, 1921 - October 16, 1999) was an American Raconteur, Radio and TV personality 1921)
• 2000 - Mel Carnahan, American politician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Melvin Eugene Carnahan ( February 11, 1934, Birch Tree Missouri – October 17, 2000, Goldman Missouri) was an American 1934)
• 2002 - Angela Dawson, American murder victim
• 2003 - Avni Arbas, Turkish artist (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Avni Arbaş (1919&ndash October 16, 2003) was a Turkish artist Arbaş was born in Istanbul, Turkey. 1919)
• 2003 - Stu Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart CM ( May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler 1915)
• 2003 - László Papp, Hungarian boxer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year László Papp ( March 25, 1926 &ndash October 16, 2003) was a Hungarian boxer born in 1926 in Budapest. 1926)
• 2004 - Pierre Salinger, John F. Kennedy's White House Press Secretary (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Pierre Emil George Salinger ( June 14, 1925 &ndash October 16, 2004) was a White House Press Secretary to U John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of 1925)
• 2005 - "Len" Dresslar, American singer and voice actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr ( March 25, 1925, in St Francis Kansas – October 16, 2005) was an American 1925)
• 2005 - Eugene "Porky" Lee, American child actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene Gordon Lee ( October 25, 1933 &ndash October 16, 2005) was a former American Child actor, most notable for 1933)
• 2005 - David Reilly, American singer (God Lives Underwater) (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Reilly ( May 5 1971 – October 16 2005) as singer and songwriting/production partner God Lives Underwater was an Industrial rock band from rural Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia formed in 1993 by band members 1971)
• 2006 - Valentín Paniagua Corazao, Ex President of Peru (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Valentín Paniagua Corazao ( September 23, 1936 &ndash October 16, 2006) was a Peruvian politician and former Interim President Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. 1936)
• 2006 - Ross Davidson, British actor (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Russell "Ross" Davidson (b 25 August 1949, Airdrie North Lanarkshire – d 1949)
• 2006 - Tommy Johnson, American tubist (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Thomas Johnson ( January 7 1935 - October 16 2006) was an American Orchestral Tuba player 1935)
• 2006 - Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lister Sheddon Sinclair, OC, MA, LLD ( January 9 1921 - October 16 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster 1921)
• 2007 - Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, CBE (30 September 1921 &ndash 16 October 2007 was a Scottish stage television and film actress 1921)
• 2007 - Toše Proeski, Macedonian music star (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Todor "Toše" Proeski (Тодор „Тоше" Проески) ( January 25, 1981 – October 16, 2007) was a famous Macedonian 1981)
• 2007 - Barbara West, Second to last living Titanic survivor. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Barbara Joyce Dainton (née West; 24 May 1911 &ndash 16 October 2007) was the second to last remaining survivor of the sinking of Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland

Holidays and observances

• Boss's Day in the United States
• National Feral Cat Day in the United States. Boss' Day (also known as Bosses Day or National Boss Day) is a Secular holiday celebrated on October 16 in the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A feral cat (or stray cat, alley cat) is a Cat which has been separated from Domestication through abandonment loss or running away and becomes
• Pope John Paul II Day in Poland
• World Food Day
• R.C. Saints - Gerard Majella and Hedwig

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Pope Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Gerard Majella (born on 6 April, 1726 in Muro Lucano, Italy – died 16 October, 1755 in Caposele Saint Hedwig of Andechs (Hl Hedwig von Andechs Święta Jadwiga Śląska 1174 at Castle Andechs, Bavaria – 15 October 1243 at Trzebnica

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