March 16

Events

 * - capture, replace  with  as king
 * - rs start to massacre the s of ; many Jews commit suicide rather than submit to baptism.
 * - The is officially approved by Cardinal Raniero Capocci, papal legate in Tuscany.
 * - in the.
 * - reaches the.
 * -, a , visits the settlers of and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
 * - The disbands.
 * - The 23rd Regiment of Foot or is founded.
 * - King is shot; he dies on.
 * - The United States Military Academy is established.
 * - (March 16 - ) - British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison during.
 * - of the  proclaimed himself  of the, the first  in the.
 * - - Spanish forces defeat Chileans under.
 * - in  is founded.
 * - became  of, replacing , who was evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the.
 * - First publication of an article by outlining the discovery of , in .
 * - The won the first, the oldest  competition in the world, beating  1-0 at  in ,.
 * - Sir purchases the land around the ruins of, the largest   on.
 * -, ill member of 's expedition leaves the tent saying, "I am just going outside and may be some time."
 * - 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under cross the border to join the hunt of.
 * - The of  formally annexed by   regime.
 * - : launches the first liquid-fueled, at.
 * - orders  to rearm herself in violation of the .  Conscription was reintroduced to form the.
 * - From Hitler proclaimed  a German.
 * 1939  - Marriage of Princess  to Shah
 * - : First test launch (exploded at liftoff)
 * - : The ends but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist.
 * 1945  -,  is 90% destroyed, with 5,000 dead, in only 20 minutes by British bombers.
 * - In, , 73 inches (1,870mm) of falls in one day, setting a new world record.
 * - St. Urho's Day is first celebrated.
 * - produces its 50 millionth automobile, the, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.
 * - A  disappears in the western, with 107 people missing.
 * - erupts on  - 11,000 dead
 * - Launch of, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with the.
 * - : In the, between 350 and 500 Vietnamese villagers -- men, women, and children -- are killed by American troops.
 * 1968  -  releases its 100 millionth automobile, the  Toronado.
 * - A Venezuelan Airlines crashes shortly after takeoff in,  killing 155
 * - Government of in
 * - UK Prime Minister, resigns.
 * - is kidnapped by left-wing terrorists in  and is later killed by his captors.
 * 1978  - Supertanker  splits in two after running aground on Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of,  resulting in the 5th-largest  in history
 * - Demolition of the, the last radio tower in Germany built of.
 * -, the station chief in , , is kidnapped by ic fundamentalists and later dies in captivity.
 * - newsman  is taken hostage in . He would be released on,.
 * - : Lieutenant Colonel and Vice Admiral  are indicted on charges of  to defraud the.
 * 1988  - : The ish town of  in  was attacked with a mix of  and s, killing thousands of people.
 * - formally ratifies the, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of.
 * - is elected leader of the.
 * - - On, soldiers of commander  arrest  and his mercenaries of the
 * - apologises for inactivity and silence of some Roman Catholics during the.
 * - Largest coordinated worldwide vigil, as part of the global.
 * - Israel officially hands over to Palestinian control
 * - The votes  overwhelmingly to establish the.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, Swiss-born preacher (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Dutch historian and writer (d. )
 * -, Dutch writer (d. )
 * -, French critic (d. )
 * -, German orientalist (d. )
 * -, queen consort in Prussia (d. )
 * -, German-born English astronomer (d. )
 * -, 4th (d. )
 * -, Argentine military leader and politician (d. )
 * - Captain, English explorer of the coasts of Australia (d. )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, Austrian geologist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, German philosopher and writer (d. )
 * -, French realist painter and sculptor (d. )
 * -, Scottish geologist (d. )
 * -, French writer, laureate (d. )
 * 1839  -, Northern Irish artist (d. )
 * -, Japanese industrialist (d. )
 * -, Swedish mathematician (d. )
 * -, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (d. )
 * -, called Napoleon IV, the only child of of France (d. )
 * -, British historian (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * -, Irish-American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Scottish author (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German archbishop and cardinal (d. )
 * -, South African athlete (d. )
 * -, Soviet actor and chairman of the (d. )
 * -, Peruvian poet (d. )
 * 1892  -, leader of the U.S. musicians union (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Australian poet (d. )
 * -, French/Swedish philosopher (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American jazz clarinetist (d. )
 * -, American politician, and diplomat (d. )
 * -, German actress (d. )
 * 1905  -, American naturalist (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * 1906  -, Spanish writer
 * -, French Surrealist writer (d. )
 * 1908  -, American film director, screenwriter and producer (d. )
 * -, Nazi war criminal (d. )
 * 1911  -, Belgian politician
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Colombian writer (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Australian actor (d. )
 * 1920  -, Hitler's secretary (d. )
 * 1920  -, British composer (d. )
 * 1920  -, Nazi war criminal (d. )
 * -, American television scriptwriter and playwright
 * -, Mexican chemist, co-inventor of the (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1926  -, American comedian
 * -, Soviet cosmonaut (d. )
 * 1927  -, U.S. Senator from New York (d. )
 * 1927  -, American comedian
 * -, German mezzo-soprano
 * 1928  -, Austrian actor
 * -, Austrian actress
 * -, American jazz pianist (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American baseball player and manager (d. )
 * 1932  -, American astronaut
 * -, American financier and philanthropist
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Spanish soprano
 * -, American singer-songwriter (d. )
 * -, Israeli psychologist (d. )
 * -, Argetinian football coach
 * -, Italian film director
 * 1940  -, Dutch politician
 * 1940  -, English guitarist  and painter
 * -, ruler of (d. )
 * 1941  -, American game show host
 * -, Taiwanese politician
 * 1942  -, American musician
 * 1942  -, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. )
 * -, Evolutionary Scholar, Cell Biologist
 * -, English chess master
 * 1946  -, Dutch conductor
 * -, Chechen accordionist
 * -, American musician. Guitarist and keyboard player for
 * 1948  -, British guitarist
 * 1948  -, American author
 * 1948  -, Quebec singer, songwriter and film director
 * -, Puerto Rican actor
 * -, American Singer-Songwriter
 * 1949  -, Canadian actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American football player
 * -, French-American entrepreneur
 * -, French actress
 * 1953  -, American free software activist
 * -, British actor and singer
 * 1954  -, American guitarist, singer, and actress
 * -, Japanese boxer
 * 1955  -, Brazilian film director
 * -, Mexican TV anchor
 * -, American rapper
 * 1959  - ,
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, and media entrepreneur
 * 1961  -, Australian  footballer
 * -, American musician, drummer
 * 1963  -, New Zealand actor (d. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1964  -, American movie director
 * 1964  -, Swiss cyclist
 * -, English songwriter and record producer
 * 1965  -, Spanish actress
 * -, American actress
 * - (Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson), Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey
 * -, American actor
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Greek archer
 * -, English actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1976  -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, Irish hurler
 * -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1979  -, Finnish musician 
 * -, Spanish basketball player
 * 1980  -, American football player
 * -, Irish swimmer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American football player
 * -, Australian supermodel
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Estonian model
 * -, English footballer
 * 1989  -, English writer
 * -, British murder victim (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actress and singer

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, and Chancellor of
 * -, German archbishop
 * -, English soldier (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Hungarian statesman and warrior (b. )
 * -, queen of (b. )
 * -, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. )
 * -, French Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, n priest, died of injuries caused by
 * -, Governor of the (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, President of (b. )
 * -, German architect (b. )
 * -, father of (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, Princess of (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, British artist (b. )
 * -, mayor of (b. )
 * -, American jurist
 * -, Swiss politician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, decorated dog
 * -, Spanish dictator (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born physician and physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * 1935  -, Latvian-born chess player (b. )
 * -, French journalist and feminist (b. )
 * -, Swedish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, French-Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Romanian sculptor (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * 1968  -, Swedish poet and writer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American presidential candidate (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * 1975  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, leader of the Lebanese Druze (b. )
 * -, French politician (b. )
 * -, Polish-born painter (b. )
 * -, American actor and television host (b. )
 * 1983  -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * 1992  -, Quebec novelist and television writer (b. )
 * -, American singer and producer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, British chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Quebec playwright and director (b. )
 * -,  (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )
 * -, American political activist (b. )
 * 2003  -, father of  (b. )
 * -, Czech conductor and composer (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * 2005  -, British architect  (b. )
 * 2005  -, American TV actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, South African politician (b. )
 * 2005  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Bangladeshi test cricket player (b. )
 * -, Bangladeshi test cricket player (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - The controversial
 * St. Urho's Day - the fictional patron saint of Finnish immigrants to the US, created by Richard Mattson in 1956
 * The first day of the in

Liturgical feasts

 * (died 1021)
 * (+1260)
 * (+680)
 * (+1260)
 * (+680)
 * (+680)