What happened on October 16

63 documented historical events happened on October 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Jadwiga (pictured) was officially crowned as "King of Poland" instead of "Queen" to reflect the fact that she was a sovereign in her own right. On the same day, in another year: War of the First Coalition: The two-day Battle of Wattignies concluded with Jean-Baptiste Jourdan leading French forces to victory over Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. 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 October 16, including Henry Lewis (musician), Nobuyo Ōyama, Peter Ashdown. 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.

134 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 16, including Fu Jian (337–385), Lullus, Al-Hakam II. 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.

25 observances are celebrated on October 16 around the world: Air Force Day (Bulgaria), Boss's Day (United States), Christian feast day: Balderic (Baudry) of Monfaucon, Christian feast day: Bercharius, Christian feast day: Bertrand of Comminges, Christian feast day: Colmán of Kilroot (Colman mac Cathbaid). 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.