What happened on January 16

56 documented historical events happened on January 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor. On the same day, in another year: Eleanor of Provence received permission from her son King Edward I of England to expel Jews from the towns of Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester. 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.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 16, including Eduardo Frei Montalva, Roger Wagner, Philip Lucock. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

119 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 16, including Shinran, Buqa, Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

13 observances are celebrated on January 16 around the world: Christian feast day: Pope Benjamin (Coptic), Christian feast day: Berard of Carbio, Christian feast day: Blaise (Armenian Apostolic), Christian feast day: Fursey, Christian feast day: Joseph Vaz, Christian feast day: Honoratus of Arles. 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.