October 16

Events

 * -  defeats the Emperor  at  and becomes master of the western.
 * - burnt by the.
 * - and  last major raid of the.
 * - captures  after the.
 * -, wife of is d at the height of the.
 * 1793  -.
 * - The attacks  in the.
 * - Much of the ancient structures of the in  is burnt down.
 * - is founded in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
 * - comes up with the idea of s, a  extension of s.
 * - leads raid on
 * -, one of the most famous American , is discovered.
 * 1869  - 's first residential college for women,, is founded.
 * - is founded in,.
 * - The opens for business.
 * - The (India) occurred.
 * - The fools the  of  and several soldiers by impersonating a n officer.
 * - founds  by opening the first U.S. birth control clinic.
 * - is founded by  and his brother,.
 * -  begin the ; it ended a year and four days later, by which time  had regained his title as party chairman.
 * - : First attack on British territory by German.
 * - named first  general in the.
 * 1940  -  established.
 * - The was founded in,.
 * - Ten war criminals of the, condemned in the are hanged.
 * -, leader of the , announces a "temporary cease-fire", effectively ending the.
 * - The first, , is ated in.
 * - opened in Ireland.
 * - between the  and  began.
 * - detonates its first.
 * - athletes  and  are kicked out of the USA's team for performing a  salute during a medal ceremony.
 * 1968  -  is rocked by the, inspired by the barring of  from the country.
 * - - The "miracle"  win the, defeating the  4 games to 1.
 * - - In response to the  terrorist kidnapping,   invokes the.
 * - and  are awarded the.
 * - The, a group of n s based in the town of  in the then  (now ), are killed by n troops.
 * - Karol Józef Wojtyła becomes.
 * - is awarded the.
 * - : force winds to hit much of the  killing 23 people.
 * - : runs amok in, , killing 23 and wounding 20 in Luby's Cafeteria.
 * 1991  -  is founded at a conference in,.
 * - Anti-Nazi riot breaks out in in, after  stop protesters approaching  headquarters
 * - The occurs in.
 * - Eighty-four people are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat  in.
 * - in the ian city of, a commemoration of the  that was lost in , is officially inaugurated.
 * 2002 - Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, was signed into law by President.

Births

 * -, English soldier (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (d. )
 * -, French-born Austrian general (d. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian general (d. )
 * -, Italian geologist (d. )
 * -, Polish painter (d. )
 * -, Queen of Prussia (d. )
 * -, German theologian (d. )
 * -, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. )
 * -, American lexicographer (d. )
 * -, Governor of (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. )
 * -, Governor of (1859-63) (d. )
 * -, American clergyman and author (d. )
 * -, Governor of (1864-68) (d. )
 * -, U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1864-65) (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (d. )
 * -, American politician from New Hampshire (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * - Prince, Japanese governor of Korea (d. )
 * -, Irish writer (d. )
 * 1854 -, Marxist theoretician (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, Irish historian (d. )
 * -, English statesman, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, first (d. )
 * -, American writer, laureate (d. )
 * 1888  -, American activist (d. )
 * -, Irish patriot (d. )
 * 1890  -, American photographer (d. )
 * -, France's oldest living man
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, artist and illustrator (d. )
 * 1900  -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, French storyteller (d. )
 * -, Argentine film director (d. )
 * -, Albanian dictator (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, French Marxist philosopher (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, English singer/songwriter
 * 1922  -, American civil rights leader and pastor (d. )
 * -, German orchestra leader and songwriter (d. )
 * 1923  -, American film actress (d. )
 * -, English-born actress
 * -, German writer, laureate
 * -, American feminist
 * 1928  -, American actress
 * -, Brazilian actress
 * -, Spanish actress
 * -, American Watergate conspirator
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * -, British racing driver
 * -, Russian serial killer (d. )
 * 1936  -, Japanese judge
 * 1936  -, English actor
 * -, founder of Dominos pizza
 * - (born Christa Päffgen; singer-songwriter, fashion model, actress) (d. )
 * 1938 -, Louisiana State Representative (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1940  -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, baseball player and commentator
 * -, Canadian bass player
 * -, American actress
 * -, Welsh snooker player
 * 1947  -, American musician
 * 1947  -, American film director
 * -, American baseball coach
 * -, American musician
 * 1952  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1953  -, American-born rock keyboardist, producer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football coach
 * -, American actor, director, and writer
 * 1958  -, Greek singer
 * -, British musician and actor
 * 1959  -, Estonian composer
 * 1959  -, baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * 1961  -, French novelist
 * -, Australian musician
 * 1962  -, -born basketball player for the
 * 1962  -, Russian baritone
 * -, British journalist and disc jockey
 * -, British television presenter
 * -, American actor
 * 1968  -, French actress
 * -, American trumpeter
 * 1969  -, American actress
 * 1969  -, American pop singer
 * -, German footballer
 * 1970  -, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
 * -, Swedish musician
 * 1972  -,  player
 * 1972  -, American football player
 * -, American singer
 * 1973  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1973  -, English professional footballer
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1974  -, Maltese television presenter, songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * 1975  -, Icelandic footballer
 * 1975  -, South African cricketer
 * -, Australian football (AFL) player and media personality
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actress, model, filmmaker, former softcore erotic actress, and musician
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1980  -, Australian Rugby League player
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1981  -, starting pitcher for the
 * -, Hong Kong singer
 * 1982  -, French rugby player
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1984  -, French
 * 1984  -, UK singer, winner of ,
 * -, Australian motorcycle racer and 2007 MotoGP World Champion
 * -, Hungarian footballer

Deaths

 * -, , felled by the
 * -, German painter (b. )
 * -, English Protestant (martyred)
 * 1555  -, English Protestant (martyred)
 * - (b. )
 * -, English Catholic cardinal (b. )
 * -, Dutch composer (b. )
 * -, French poet and critic (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (b. )
 * -, Italian-Austrian general (b. or )
 * -, German composer and lutenist (b. )
 * -,  (b. )
 * -, British naval officer (b. )
 * -, Russian general and statesman (b. )
 * -, Queen of France (executed) (b. )
 * -, eminent doctor and philosopher (b.
 * - (b. )
 * -, founder of (b. )
 * -, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. )
 * -, French dramatist (b. )
 * -, Mayor of Chicago (b. )
 * -, President of France (b. )
 * -, Sorbian writer (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * - Nuremberg trial executions
 * , German war criminal (b. )
 * , German war criminal (b. )
 * , German military officer (b. )
 * , Austrian SS officer (b. )
 * , German military officer (b. )
 * , German politician (b. )
 * , Nazi ideologist (b. )
 * , German war criminal (b. )
 * , Austrian Nazi leader (b. )
 * , German propagandist (b. )
 * -, president of FIFA (b. )
 * -, , (b. )
 * -, French philosopher and poet (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman from Louisiana (b. )
 * 1972  -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, noted  (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Norwegian author (b. )
 * -, Israeli general (b. )
 * -, Italian tenor (b. )
 * -, Croatian composer (b. )
 * 1983  -, American racehorse (b. )
 * -, Belgian violinist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Cuban-American classical pianist (b. )
 * 1990  -, American jazz drummer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, actor (b. )
 * -, English novelist (b. )
 * 1996  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 1997  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American Internet pioneer (b. )
 * -, American writer and actor (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American murder victim
 * -, Turkish artist (b. )
 * 2003  -, Canadian professional wrestler (b. )
 * 2003  -, Hungarian boxer (b. )
 * -, 's White House Press Secretary (b. )
 * -, American singer and voice actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, American child actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, American singer  (b. )
 * -, Ex President of (b. )
 * 2006  -, British actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, American tubist (b. )
 * 2006  -, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (b. )
 * -, Scottish actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, Macedonian music star (b. )
 * 2007  -, Second to last living  survivor.

Holidays and observances

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