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What happened on July 16
On July 16 history recorded 51 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 101 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 51events
- 160births
- 101deaths
- 11observances
Highlights
Highlights
1232Muhammad ibn Yusuf, who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona.
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Nasr, also known as Ibn al-Ahmar and by his honorific al-Ghalib billah, was the first ruler of the Emirate of Granada, the last independent Muslim state on the Iberian Peninsula, and the founder of its ruling Nasrid dynasty.
1377The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
Richard II, also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince and Joan of Kent. The Black Prince died in 1376, leaving Richard as heir apparent to his grandfather, King Edwa
1782Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally remarked that it had "too many notes".
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera and choral music—and is regarded as one of
July 16
On this day
VII century
- 622
622The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
X century
XI century
XIII century
- 1212
1212Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, the forces of kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain. - 1232
1232The 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. - 1251
1251Celebrated by the Carmelite Order–but doubted by modern historians–as the day when Saint Simon Stock had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
XIV century
XVI century
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1769
1769Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California. - 1779
1779American 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. - 1790
1790The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.
XIX century
- 1809
1809The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo. - 1849
1849Antonio 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. - 1858
1858The last apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France. - 1861
1861American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war. - 1862
1862American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank. - 1877
1877The Imperial Russian army under Grand Duke Nicholas defeats the Ottoman army and takes the city of Nikopol (modern Bulgaria).
XX century
- 1909
1909Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. - 1910
1910John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia. - 1915
1915Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War. - 1915
1915At 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. - 1916
1916Max Reger's Hebbel Requiem is first performed in a memorial concert for the composer, conducted by Philipp Wolfrum. - 1927
1927Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. - 1931
1931Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia. - 1935
1935The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. - 1942
1942Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. - 1945
1945Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico. - 1948
1948Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. - 1948
1948The 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. - 1950
1950Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. - 1950
1950Uruguay beats hosts Brazil 2–1 to win the World Cup in a match dubbed as the Maracanazo. - 1951
1951King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium. - 1951
1951J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye. - 1957
1957KLM Flight 844 crashes off the Schouten Islands in present day Indonesia (then Netherlands New Guinea), killing 58 people. - 1965
1965The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens. - 1965
1965South 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. - 1969
1969The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA. - 1979
1979Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein. - 1983
1983Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities. - 1990
1990The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac. - 1990
1990The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. - 1994
1994The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.
XXI century
- 2005
2005An Antonov An-24 crashes near Baney in Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, killing 60 people. - 2007
2007An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant. - 2009
2009Teoh 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. - 2013
2013As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India. - 2013
2013Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava–Islamist conflict. - 2015
2015Four U.S. Marines and a United States Navy Sailor are killed in the a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. - 2019
2019A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.
Best known
Born on July 16
Best known
Died on July 16
784Fulrad
French religious leader
851Sisenandus of Beja
Christian deacon and martyr
866Irmgard of Chiemsee
Beatified German nun (c.831-866)
1212William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
Scottish noble (died 1212)
1216Pope Innocent III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
1324Emperor Go-Uda
Emperor of Japan from 1274 to 1287
Holidays and observances
- 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)
- Christian feast day: Reineldis
- Christian feast day: Sisenandus of Beja
- Christian feast day: July 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Engineer's Day (Honduras)
- Holocaust Memorial Day (France)
Frequently asked questions
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.
Who was born on July 16?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 16, including Fritz Bauer, Goffredo Petrassi, Vincent Sherman. 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.
Who died on July 16?
101 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 16, including Fulrad, Sisenandus of Beja, Irmgard of Chiemsee. 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.
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.
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