A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on October 16 throughout history.
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Battle of Leipzig begins; the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I, sees Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria, and Russia after 3 days [1]
Great Britain and Germany sign the Yangtze Agreement, agreeing to maintain the territorial integrity of China and support the "Open Door" policy called for by the US Secretary of State
The Long March was a military retreat by the Chinese Red Army and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from advancing Kuomintang (KMT) forces during the Chinese Civil War, occurring between October 1934 and...
Cuban Missile Crisis begins as US President John F. Kennedy is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005.
Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a Spanish warrant requesting his extradition on murder charges
Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is founded by brothers Walt and Roy Disney in Los Feliz, California, beginning what becomes the Walt Disney Company
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds "Pierrot lunaire" ("Three times Seven Poems from Albert Giraud's 'Pierrot lunaire'"), commonly known simply as Pierrot lunaire, Op.
Americans Tommie Smith (gold, 19.83, WR) and John Carlos (bronze) famously give the Black Power salute on the 200 m medal podium during the Mexico City Olympics to protest racism and injustice against African Americans
General Francisco Franco (30) marries María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés (23) at Church of San Juan el Real in Oviedo
American singer Leslie Uggams (32) weds her childhood friend and later manager Grahame Pratt in NYC
MLB outfielder Tim Raines (20) weds his high school sweetheart Virginia Hilton
American writer ("Gone with the Wind") Margaret Mitchell divorces 1st husband Berrien "Red" Upshaw
George Gervin, nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for...
Ricimer was a Romanized Germanic general, who ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he...
Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens
Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland at the age of nine, despite being female
Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary (Italian: Cattedrale Metropolitana della Natività della Beata Vergine Maria), is the cathedral church of Milan,...
Storm ravages Frisian coast
English Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and former Lord Protector, is rearrested for treason and executed three months later
Olivier van Noort (1558 – 22 February 1627) was a Dutch merchant captain and the first Dutchman to circumnavigate the world. Olivier van Noort was born in 1558 in Utrecht.
Emperor Leopold I fires chancellor Fürst Wenzel Lobkowitz
The siege of Port Royal (5–13 October 1710), also known as the Conquest of Acadia, was a military siege conducted by British regular and provincial forces under the command of Francis Nicholson...
The 1757 raid on Berlin took place during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War). Cavalrymen of the Holy Roman Empire attacked and briefly occupied Berlin, the capital of Prussia.
New Portland is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. It is perhaps best known for its Wire Bridge, a cable suspension bridge completed in 1866 that is the last remaining bridge of its...
Royalton and Tunbridge, Vermont, experience the last major raid of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Wattignies: French defeat Allied forces and lift siege of Maubeuge
M. von Böhm's "Oorlogscantate" premieres
Tremont Hotel, designed by Isaiah Rogers and considered the first US modern hotel, opens in Boston
The history of the Palace of Westminster began in the Middle Ages – in the early eighth century – when there was an Anglo-Saxon church dedicated to St.
Joseph Saxton, a machine inspector at the US Mint, takes the first daguerreotype photograph in the US of the Central High School building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Queen's University at Kingston, commonly known as Queen's University or simply Queen's, is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Sir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who made numerous major contributions to algebra, classical mechanics, and optics.
American physician William T. G. Morton gives the first public demonstration of the use of ether, allowing surgeon John Collins Warren to remove a tumor painlessly from the neck of Edward Abbott at Massachusetts General Hospital
New England Female Medical College (NEFMC), originally Boston Female Medical College, was founded in 1848 by Samuel Gregory and was the first school to train women in the field of medicine.
Avery College was a private school for African-American students from 1849 until 1873 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Dutch government recognizes Catholics' right to organize
Confederacy starts selling postage stamps
Grant is given command of Union forces in the West
Race riot in Cainhoy, South Carolina; 5 white people and 1 black person are killed
The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business
Baron Hayashi of Japan begins negotiations in London to form an alliance with the British and strengthen Japan's position against Russia
Homel, the first Jewish self-defense organization, is founded in Russia
The Imperial Russian Navy operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917.
The Partition of Bengal in 1905, also known as the First Partition of Bengal, was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency in British India, implemented by the authorities of the British...
The Belasco Theatre is a Broadway theater at 111 West 44th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.
Edmonton Rugby Football Club reorganizes as Esquimaux
The Booth Theatre is a Broadway theater at 222 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.
The Kingdom of Bulgaria participated in World War I on the side of the Central Powers from 14 October 1915, when the country declared war on Serbia, until 30 September 1918, when the Armistice of...
Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of the Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin, the only mid-game coaching change in NFL history
The Locarno Treaties, known collectively as the Locarno Pact, were seven post-World War I agreements negotiated amongst Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Poland and Czechoslovakia in...
Mohammed Nadir Khan begins a coup in Afghanistan, resulting in 1,200 people being killed
Winnie Ruth Judd (January 29, 1905 – October 23, 1998), born Winnie Ruth McKinnell, also known as Marian Lane, was a medical secretary in Phoenix, Arizona, who was accused of murdering her friends,...
Aaron Copland's and Eugene Loring's ballet "Billy the Kid" premieres in Chicago, Illinois
World War II in the Netherlands can be broken down into four periods: September 1939 to May 1940: After the war broke out, the Netherlands declared neutrality.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. is promoted to brigadier general, becoming the first African American to become a general in the US military
Germany advances within 60 miles (96 km) of Moscow
Anti-Jewish riot in Rome
Hungary's government under Miklós Horthy falls as Nazi German general Döme Sztójay becomes prime minister
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations comes into existence
WDAF-TV Channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
Liaquat Ali Khan (1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951) was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until his assassination in 1951.
The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world.
Williamsburg Inn is a historic resort hotel located at Williamsburg, Virginia. It was built in three phases between 1937 and 1972.
Benjamin Britten's song cycle "Nocturne" premieres at Leeds Town Hall during the centenary Leeds Festival
The National Football League (NFL) has had a long and complicated history in Los Angeles, the second-largest media market in the United States, behind only New York.
Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White (June 8, 1917 – April 15, 2002) was an American lawyer and professional football halfback who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States...
New York newspaper "Mirror" publishes its last edition
American swimmer Sharon Stouder sets a world record of 1:04.7 to beat Ada Kok of the Netherlands by 0.9 seconds and win the women's 100 m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics
13th General Conference on Weights and Measures in Paris ends after redefining the second using a cesium-beam atomic clock [1]
American Bob Seagren, Claus Schiprowski of West Germany, and East German Wolfgang Nordwig all record 5.40 m in the final of the pole vault at the Mexico City Olympics; Seagren is awarded gold on countback
The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater is an outdoor concert venue located in McLaren Park in San Francisco, California, opened in 1971. Its maximum capacity (as of 2022) is 1,200 people.
A Protestant youth member (15) of the Ulster Defence Association and a UDA member (26) are run over by British Army vehicles during riots in East Belfast
American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival breaks up
Soyuz 23 returns to Earth
Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs. Pakistan at Faisalabad
China performs a nuclear test at Lop Nor, China
Torch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts: International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and Widows and Children First! The story centers on Arnold...
Mt. Palomar Observatory is the first to detect Halley's Comet on its 13th return
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist.
Challenger vehicle moves to launch pad for STS-61-A mission
Armand Hammer returns to the US with Jewish refusenik David Goldfarb
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards organizes a concert celebrating rock and roll legend Chuck Berry's 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri; performers include Richards, Berry, Johnnie Johnson, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Robert Cray, and Julian Lennon, among oth
Jessica McClure Morales fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months. Over the next 58 hours, rescuers worked to free her from the 8 in (20...
"Smile Jamaica" concert for Hurricane Gilbert victims is held in London
Bikenibeu Paeniu is installed as premier of Tuvalu
Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game postseason winning streak
Dallas Mavericks' Roy Tarpley becomes the seventh player to be banned from the NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement
1,700th David Letterman Show
Anti-Nazi riot breaks out in Welling, Kent, after police stop protesters from approaching the British National Party headquarters
Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor and humanitarian. He was best known for his intense and varied roles on stage and screen.
Allan Anthony Donald is a South African former cricketer who is also the former bowling coach of Bangladesh national cricket team.
Brian Lara is a former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He was a skilled batsman, and was known for his ability to bat for long and high-scoring innings.
Eighty-four people are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 football fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City
The US Coast Guard lifts a ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers entering Boston Harbor to make deliveries to Distrigas' Everett LNG terminal, imposed on September 26 in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11
Conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria, leads to 24 militant deaths and several structures set ablaze
18 people are killed after Typhoon Wipha strikes Japan
The 2014 United Nations Security Council election was held on 16 October 2014 during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
Ed Whitlock (85) becomes the oldest person to complete a marathon under 4 hours at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 3 hours and 56 minutes
Findings are published of a neutron star collision that occurs two months prior on August 17, the first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light, confirming that heavy elements such as gold result from such collisions
Anna Burns wins the Man Booker Prize for her novel "Milkman," becoming the first author from Northern Ireland to receive the award
Egyptian archaeologists announce the discovery of more than 20 painted wooden coffins from the Theban necropolis of Asasif
Netflix reveals its most popular original movie was Sandra Bullock's "Bird Box" and its most popular TV series was "Stranger Things" for the year
On 16 October 2020, Samuel Paty, a French secondary school teacher, was attacked and killed in Éragny, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France, by an Islamic terrorist. The perpetrator, Abdoullakh...
Camden County Commissioners unveil a statue of boxing champion Jersey Joe Walcott at Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden, New Jersey
More than 600 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and displaced more than 1.3 million people, according to a government minister [1]
Amazon's largest tributary, the Negro River, records its lowest-ever level, confirming the rainforest is in the midst of its most significant drought [1]
Italian fashion house Prada and aerospace company Axiom Space unveil the new spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission to the Moon in Milan [1]
US military launches sixth known strike of boat in the Caribbean suspected of drug trafficking; two survivors are returned to home countries of Ecuador and Colombia for prosecution [1]
Itō Hirobumi, Japanese statesman, known for japanese statesman, was born on 1841-10-16.
Oscar Wilde, Irish writer, known for irish writer, was born on 1854-10-16. Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright.
David Ben-Gurion is born
Tim Robbins, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1959-10-16. Timothy Francis Robbins is an American actor, director, producer, and writer.
John Mayer, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1978-10-16. John Clayton Mayer ( MAY-ər; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Dave DeBusschere, American athlete, known for american athlete, was born on 1940-10-16.
Bryce Harper, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1993-10-16.
Naomi Osaka, Japanese athlete, known for japanese tennis player, was born on 1998-10-16. Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No.
Marie Antoinette dies
Joachim von Ribbentrop, German politician and diplomat, known for german politician and diplomat, died on 1946-10-16.
George C. Marshall general and statesman, known for american general and statesman, died on 1959-10-16. George Catlett Marshall Jr.
Ricimer was a Romanized Germanic general, who ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he...
Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens
Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland at the age of nine, despite being female
Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary (Italian: Cattedrale Metropolitana della Natività della Beata Vergine Maria), is the cathedral church of Milan,...
Storm ravages Frisian coast
English Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and former Lord Protector, is rearrested for treason and executed three months later
Olivier van Noort (1558 – 22 February 1627) was a Dutch merchant captain and the first Dutchman to circumnavigate the world. Olivier van Noort was born in 1558 in Utrecht.
Emperor Leopold I fires chancellor Fürst Wenzel Lobkowitz
The siege of Port Royal (5–13 October 1710), also known as the Conquest of Acadia, was a military siege conducted by British regular and provincial forces under the command of Francis Nicholson...
The 1757 raid on Berlin took place during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War). Cavalrymen of the Holy Roman Empire attacked and briefly occupied Berlin, the capital of Prussia.
New Portland is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. It is perhaps best known for its Wire Bridge, a cable suspension bridge completed in 1866 that is the last remaining bridge of its...
Royalton and Tunbridge, Vermont, experience the last major raid of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Wattignies: French defeat Allied forces and lift siege of Maubeuge
Marie Antoinette dies
M. von Böhm's "Oorlogscantate" premieres
Battle of Leipzig begins; the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I, sees Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria, and Russia after 3 days [1]
Tremont Hotel, designed by Isaiah Rogers and considered the first US modern hotel, opens in Boston
The history of the Palace of Westminster began in the Middle Ages – in the early eighth century – when there was an Anglo-Saxon church dedicated to St.
Joseph Saxton, a machine inspector at the US Mint, takes the first daguerreotype photograph in the US of the Central High School building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Queen's University at Kingston, commonly known as Queen's University or simply Queen's, is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Itō Hirobumi, Japanese statesman, known for japanese statesman, was born on 1841-10-16.
Sir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who made numerous major contributions to algebra, classical mechanics, and optics.
American physician William T. G. Morton gives the first public demonstration of the use of ether, allowing surgeon John Collins Warren to remove a tumor painlessly from the neck of Edward Abbott at Massachusetts General Hospital
New England Female Medical College (NEFMC), originally Boston Female Medical College, was founded in 1848 by Samuel Gregory and was the first school to train women in the field of medicine.
Avery College was a private school for African-American students from 1849 until 1873 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Dutch government recognizes Catholics' right to organize
Oscar Wilde, Irish writer, known for irish writer, was born on 1854-10-16. Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright.
Confederacy starts selling postage stamps
Grant is given command of Union forces in the West
Race riot in Cainhoy, South Carolina; 5 white people and 1 black person are killed
The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business
David Ben-Gurion is born
Great Britain and Germany sign the Yangtze Agreement, agreeing to maintain the territorial integrity of China and support the "Open Door" policy called for by the US Secretary of State
Baron Hayashi of Japan begins negotiations in London to form an alliance with the British and strengthen Japan's position against Russia
Homel, the first Jewish self-defense organization, is founded in Russia
The Imperial Russian Navy operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917.
The Partition of Bengal in 1905, also known as the First Partition of Bengal, was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency in British India, implemented by the authorities of the British...
The Belasco Theatre is a Broadway theater at 111 West 44th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.
Edmonton Rugby Football Club reorganizes as Esquimaux
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds "Pierrot lunaire" ("Three times Seven Poems from Albert Giraud's 'Pierrot lunaire'"), commonly known simply as Pierrot lunaire, Op.
The Booth Theatre is a Broadway theater at 222 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.
The Kingdom of Bulgaria participated in World War I on the side of the Central Powers from 14 October 1915, when the country declared war on Serbia, until 30 September 1918, when the Armistice of...
Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of the Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin, the only mid-game coaching change in NFL history
Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is founded by brothers Walt and Roy Disney in Los Feliz, California, beginning what becomes the Walt Disney Company
General Francisco Franco (30) marries María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés (23) at Church of San Juan el Real in Oviedo
American writer ("Gone with the Wind") Margaret Mitchell divorces 1st husband Berrien "Red" Upshaw
The Locarno Treaties, known collectively as the Locarno Pact, were seven post-World War I agreements negotiated amongst Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Poland and Czechoslovakia in...
Mohammed Nadir Khan begins a coup in Afghanistan, resulting in 1,200 people being killed
Winnie Ruth Judd (January 29, 1905 – October 23, 1998), born Winnie Ruth McKinnell, also known as Marian Lane, was a medical secretary in Phoenix, Arizona, who was accused of murdering her friends,...
The Long March was a military retreat by the Chinese Red Army and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from advancing Kuomintang (KMT) forces during the Chinese Civil War, occurring between October 1934 and...
Aaron Copland's and Eugene Loring's ballet "Billy the Kid" premieres in Chicago, Illinois
World War II in the Netherlands can be broken down into four periods: September 1939 to May 1940: After the war broke out, the Netherlands declared neutrality.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. is promoted to brigadier general, becoming the first African American to become a general in the US military
Dave DeBusschere, American athlete, known for american athlete, was born on 1940-10-16.
Germany advances within 60 miles (96 km) of Moscow
Anti-Jewish riot in Rome
Hungary's government under Miklós Horthy falls as Nazi German general Döme Sztójay becomes prime minister
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations comes into existence
Joachim von Ribbentrop, German politician and diplomat, known for german politician and diplomat, died on 1946-10-16.
WDAF-TV Channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
Liaquat Ali Khan (1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951) was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until his assassination in 1951.
The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world.
Williamsburg Inn is a historic resort hotel located at Williamsburg, Virginia. It was built in three phases between 1937 and 1972.
Benjamin Britten's song cycle "Nocturne" premieres at Leeds Town Hall during the centenary Leeds Festival
Tim Robbins, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1959-10-16. Timothy Francis Robbins is an American actor, director, producer, and writer.
George C. Marshall general and statesman, known for american general and statesman, died on 1959-10-16. George Catlett Marshall Jr.
The National Football League (NFL) has had a long and complicated history in Los Angeles, the second-largest media market in the United States, behind only New York.
Cuban Missile Crisis begins as US President John F. Kennedy is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba
Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White (June 8, 1917 – April 15, 2002) was an American lawyer and professional football halfback who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States...
New York newspaper "Mirror" publishes its last edition
American swimmer Sharon Stouder sets a world record of 1:04.7 to beat Ada Kok of the Netherlands by 0.9 seconds and win the women's 100 m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics
American singer Leslie Uggams (32) weds her childhood friend and later manager Grahame Pratt in NYC
13th General Conference on Weights and Measures in Paris ends after redefining the second using a cesium-beam atomic clock [1]
Americans Tommie Smith (gold, 19.83, WR) and John Carlos (bronze) famously give the Black Power salute on the 200 m medal podium during the Mexico City Olympics to protest racism and injustice against African Americans
American Bob Seagren, Claus Schiprowski of West Germany, and East German Wolfgang Nordwig all record 5.40 m in the final of the pole vault at the Mexico City Olympics; Seagren is awarded gold on countback
The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater is an outdoor concert venue located in McLaren Park in San Francisco, California, opened in 1971. Its maximum capacity (as of 2022) is 1,200 people.
A Protestant youth member (15) of the Ulster Defence Association and a UDA member (26) are run over by British Army vehicles during riots in East Belfast
American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival breaks up
Soyuz 23 returns to Earth
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005.
Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs. Pakistan at Faisalabad
John Mayer, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1978-10-16. John Clayton Mayer ( MAY-ər; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
MLB outfielder Tim Raines (20) weds his high school sweetheart Virginia Hilton
China performs a nuclear test at Lop Nor, China
Torch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts: International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and Widows and Children First! The story centers on Arnold...
Mt. Palomar Observatory is the first to detect Halley's Comet on its 13th return
George Gervin, nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for...
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist.
Challenger vehicle moves to launch pad for STS-61-A mission
Armand Hammer returns to the US with Jewish refusenik David Goldfarb
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards organizes a concert celebrating rock and roll legend Chuck Berry's 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri; performers include Richards, Berry, Johnnie Johnson, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Robert Cray, and Julian Lennon, among oth
Jessica McClure Morales fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months. Over the next 58 hours, rescuers worked to free her from the 8 in (20...
"Smile Jamaica" concert for Hurricane Gilbert victims is held in London
Bikenibeu Paeniu is installed as premier of Tuvalu
Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game postseason winning streak
Dallas Mavericks' Roy Tarpley becomes the seventh player to be banned from the NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement
1,700th David Letterman Show
Anti-Nazi riot breaks out in Welling, Kent, after police stop protesters from approaching the British National Party headquarters
Bryce Harper, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1993-10-16.
Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor and humanitarian. He was best known for his intense and varied roles on stage and screen.
Allan Anthony Donald is a South African former cricketer who is also the former bowling coach of Bangladesh national cricket team.
Brian Lara is a former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He was a skilled batsman, and was known for his ability to bat for long and high-scoring innings.
Eighty-four people are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 football fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City
Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a Spanish warrant requesting his extradition on murder charges
Naomi Osaka, Japanese athlete, known for japanese tennis player, was born on 1998-10-16. Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No.
The US Coast Guard lifts a ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers entering Boston Harbor to make deliveries to Distrigas' Everett LNG terminal, imposed on September 26 in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11
Conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria, leads to 24 militant deaths and several structures set ablaze
18 people are killed after Typhoon Wipha strikes Japan
The 2014 United Nations Security Council election was held on 16 October 2014 during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
Ed Whitlock (85) becomes the oldest person to complete a marathon under 4 hours at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 3 hours and 56 minutes
Findings are published of a neutron star collision that occurs two months prior on August 17, the first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light, confirming that heavy elements such as gold result from such collisions
Anna Burns wins the Man Booker Prize for her novel "Milkman," becoming the first author from Northern Ireland to receive the award
Egyptian archaeologists announce the discovery of more than 20 painted wooden coffins from the Theban necropolis of Asasif
Netflix reveals its most popular original movie was Sandra Bullock's "Bird Box" and its most popular TV series was "Stranger Things" for the year
On 16 October 2020, Samuel Paty, a French secondary school teacher, was attacked and killed in Éragny, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France, by an Islamic terrorist. The perpetrator, Abdoullakh...
Camden County Commissioners unveil a statue of boxing champion Jersey Joe Walcott at Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden, New Jersey
More than 600 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and displaced more than 1.3 million people, according to a government minister [1]
Amazon's largest tributary, the Negro River, records its lowest-ever level, confirming the rainforest is in the midst of its most significant drought [1]
Italian fashion house Prada and aerospace company Axiom Space unveil the new spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission to the Moon in Milan [1]
US military launches sixth known strike of boat in the Caribbean suspected of drug trafficking; two survivors are returned to home countries of Ecuador and Colombia for prosecution [1]