Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on July 16
11 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 16 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: André de SoveralAndré de Soveral SJ was a Portuguese Catholic priest from Colonial Brazil. He was killed during the Restoration War at the Martyrdom of Cunhau, a massacre promoted by Dutch troops and their Calvinist ministers, who fought against the Portuguese Empire in Brazi
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Gondulphus of TongerenGondulph of Maastricht, sometimes of Tongeren was a bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht venerated as a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint. Together with Saint Servatius and Saint Monulph, he is one of the patron saints of the city of Maastricht.
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HelierHelier was a 6th-century ascetic hermit. He is the patron saint of Jersey in the Channel Islands, and in particular of the town and parish of Saint Helier, the island's capital. He is also invoked as a healing saint for diseases of the skin and eyes.
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Blessed Irmgard of ChiemseeIrmgard of Chiemsee, a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was the second daughter of King Louis the German and his wife Hemma. She was the first abbess of Frauenwörth abbey from 857 until her death.
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Marie-Madeleine PostelMarie-Madeleine Postel, born Julie Françoise-Catherine Postel, was a French Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Christian Schools. Postel was also a member from the Third Order of Saint Francis and had served as a schoolteacher after- Christian feast day: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Fiesta de La Tirana (Tarapacá Region, Chile)Fiesta de la Tirana is an annual festival held in the locality of La Tirana in the Tarapacá Region of northern Chile. The celebration takes place on July 16 in honor of the Virgen del Carmen. La Tirana is the biggest geographically localized religious festivit
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ReineldisReineldis was a saint of the 7th century, martyred by raiding barbarians.
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Sisenandus of BejaSisenandus of Beja was a Christian deacon and martyr who was put to death during the reign of Abd al-Rahman II, Emir of Córdoba, and is counted among the Martyrs of Córdoba.
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July 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 15 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - July 17- Engineer's Day (Honduras)Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
- Holocaust Memorial Day (France) A Holocaust memorial day or Holocaust remembrance day is an annual observance to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide of six million Jews and of millions of other Holocaust victims by Nazi Germany and its allies. Many countries, primarily in
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on July 16?
11 observances are celebrated on July 16 around the world: Christian feast day: André de Soveral, Christian feast day: Gondulphus of Tongeren, Christian feast day: Helier, Christian feast day: Blessed Irmgard of Chiemsee, Christian feast day: Marie-Madeleine Postel, Christian feast day: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Fiesta de La Tirana (Tarapacá Region, Chile). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on July 16?
51 documented historical events happened on July 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Muhammad ibn Yusuf, who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona. On the same day, in another year: The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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