April 16 in history
Events on April 16
Notable events that happened on April 16 in past years.
- 2024
The historic Børsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, is severely damaged by a fire.
Wikipedia article: Børsen - 2013
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Sistan and Balochistan province, Iran, killing at least 35 people and injuring 117 others.
Wikipedia article: Moment magnitude scale - 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.
Wikipedia article: Supreme Court of the United States - 1972
Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Wikipedia article: Apollo program - 1948
The Organization of European Economic Co-operation is formed.
Wikipedia article: OECD - 1945
World War II: The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).
Wikipedia article: United States Army - 1941
World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1919
Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.
Wikipedia article: Mahatma Gandhi - 1910
The oldest indoor ice hockey arena used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
Wikipedia article: Ice hockey - 1863
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
Wikipedia article: Vicksburg campaign - 1853
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
Wikipedia article: Great Indian Peninsula Railway - 1818
The United States Senate ratifies the Rush–Bagot Treaty, limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
Wikipedia article: United States Senate - 1746
The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Culloden - 682
Pope Leo II is elected head of the Catholic Church, although he will not be consecrated until 17 August.
- 1457 BC
Battle of Megiddo: The first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.
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