What happened on March 16

54 documented historical events happened on March 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem and installed Zedekiah as King of Judah. On the same day, in another year: Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: Chinese general Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor and established Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. 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 March 16, including Peter Forster (bishop), Kate Nelligan, Ray Benson. 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.

118 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 16, including Valentinian III, Heribert of Cologne, Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen. 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.

11 observances are celebrated on March 16 around the world: Christian feast day: Eusebia of Hamage, Christian feast day: Finian Lobhar (Finian the Leper), Christian feast day: Heribert of Cologne, Christian feast day: Hilarius of Aquileia, Christian feast day: Jean de Brébeuf, Christian feast day: Blessed John Amias and Robert Dalby. 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.