March 16 in history
Events on March 16
Notable events that happened on March 16 in past years.
- 2026
A series of Boko Haram bombings leave 26 dead and 146 injured in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Wikipedia article: 2026 Maiduguri bombings - 2021
Atlanta spa shootings: Eight people are killed and one is injured in a trio of shootings at spas in and near Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. A suspect is arrested the same day.
Wikipedia article: 2021 Atlanta spa shootings - 2014
Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.
Wikipedia article: Crimea - 2005
Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
Wikipedia article: Israel - 1995
Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
Wikipedia article: Mississippi - 1985
Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he is not released until December 1991.
Wikipedia article: Associated Press - 1978
A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near Gabare, Bulgaria, killing 73.
Wikipedia article: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines - 1968
Vietnam War: My Lai massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops.
Wikipedia article: Vietnam War - 1945
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1936
Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
Wikipedia article: Allegheny River - 1924
In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
Wikipedia article: Treaty of Rome (1924) - 1872
The Wanderers F.C. win the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
Wikipedia article: Wanderers F.C. - 1792
King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
Wikipedia article: Gustav III - 1355
Amidst the Red Turban Rebellions, Han Lin'er, a claimed descendant of Emperor Huizong of Song, is proclaimed emperor of the restored Song dynasty in Bozhou.
- 597 BC
The first siege of Jerusalem by the Neo-Babylonian Empire ends with the city surrendering to king Nebuchadnezzar II.
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