July 16 in history
Events on July 16
Notable events that happened on July 16 in past years.
- 2019
A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.
Wikipedia article: Mumbai - 2009
Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices of the Anti-Corruption Commission, sparking an inquest that gains nationwide attention.
Wikipedia article: Teoh Beng Hock - 1994
The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.
Wikipedia article: Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 - 1979
Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
Wikipedia article: President of Iraq - 1965
South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo, a formerly undetected communist spy and double agent, is hunted down and killed by unknown individuals after being sentenced to death in absentia for a February 1965 coup attempt against Nguyễn Khánh.
Wikipedia article: Army of the Republic of Vietnam - 1950
Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
Wikipedia article: Chaplain–Medic massacre - 1948
The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
Wikipedia article: Miss Macao - 1931
Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
Wikipedia article: Emperor of Ethiopia - 1915
At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
Wikipedia article: Delaware River - 1877
The Imperial Russian army under Grand Duke Nicholas defeats the Ottoman army and takes the city of Nikopol (modern Bulgaria).
Wikipedia article: Imperial Russian Army - 1849
Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Wikipedia article: Anthony Mary Claret - 1779
American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
Wikipedia article: American Revolutionary War - 1536
Jacques Cartier, navigator and explorer, returns home to St. Malo after claiming Stadacona (Quebec), Hochelaga (Montreal) and the River of Canada (St. Lawrence River) region for France.
Wikipedia article: Jacques Cartier - 1232
The Spanish town of Arjona declares independence and names its native Muhammad ibn Yusuf as ruler. This marks the Muhammad's first rise to prominence; he later established the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, the last independent Muslim state in Spain.
- 622
The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
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