January 16

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on January 16. From 1900 until now. January 16 is under the sign of Capricorn. Famous birthdays on this day include Kate Moss (1974), Aaliyah (1979) and Sade Adu (1959). Several movies were released around January 16 over the years, such as Gun Crazy in 1950 directed by Joseph H. Lewis and You Can Count on Me in 2000 directed by Kenneth Lonergan.
But much more happened on January 16 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

National Religious Freedom Day in the United States, to commemorate the adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786
Teacher's Day in Thailand

Events

2019 Manbij bombing: In Manbij, Syria, a suicide attack claimed by ISIL causes at least 19 casualties. Among them, two U.S. soldiers, a Pentagon Civilian, and a civilian contractor are reported dead and three other Service Members wounded. (The Washington Post)
2018 Aftermath of the Caracas helicopter incident: The Venezuelan government confirms that Óscar Pérez, the rogue pilot responsible for the Caracas helicopter incident in June 2017, was killed in a firefight with the Venezuelan Army yesterday. Two police officers and seven people from Pérez's group were killed, and six members of Pérez's group were arrested. (CNN) (teleSUR)
2017 Syrian Civil War: Deir ez-Zor offensive (January–February 2017): ISIL's third attack against the Syrian government's forces in the city of Deir ez-Zor reportedly splits the government held area in two. An estimated 14,000 ISIL fighters are participating in the attack according to the government. (Al Masdar News)
2016 2016 Ouagadougou attacks: Burkina Faso security forces storm the Hotel Splendid which had been under attack by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb militants. Over 126 people have been freed and at least 29 people have died. (AP via the Daily Mail), (BBC), (CNN), (AFP via Daily Star)At least 10 bodies have also been found in the Cappucino cafe which was also attacked by the militants. (AP via Miami Herald)
2015 Syrian Civil War: The United States Department of Defense announces that it will send 400 troops to train moderate Syrian rebels in the spring of 2015. (AP)
2014 Gaza–Israel conflict:: Five people are injured on the Gaza Strip in an Israel Air Force raid following Palestinian militants firing a rocket towards Ashkelon. (BBC) (The Times of Israel)
2013 Syrian civil war:: Three car bombs explode near military checkpoints and government buildings in Idlib Governorate, Syria, leaving 24 people dead. Two other bombs were defused by government forces. (Reuters)
2012 Romanian protests: Demonstrations continue for the fifth consecutive day against president Traian Băsescu and the Emil Boc government in more than 60 cities across the country. (Realitatea TV)
2011 2010–2011 Tunisian protests:
2010 Previously unknown Florence Green, at 108, is believed to be Britain's oldest surviving UK-resident First World War veteran, and the last known female First World War veteran, having served with the Women's RAF (WRAF) in 1918 (''The Daily Telegraph'')
2009 Bank of America is rescued by the U.S. government with a US$20 billion bailout and a guarantee for almost $100 billion of potential losses on toxic assets.
2008 In Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Oracle Corp announces it will acquire BEA Systems for US$8.5 billion in cash.
2007 In Scottsdale, Arizona, the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction is held, over six days. A 1967 silver Corvette coupe, the last Sting Ray built, sells for US$600,000.
2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state. (CNN)
2005 Adriana Iliescu becomes the world's oldest woman to give birth, at age 66.
2004 Chen Shui-bian makes a televised address reiterating the Four Noes and One Without pledge and announcing the two questions for a referendum to coincide with the ROC presidential election, 2004 on March 20.
2003 The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
2002 U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announces that American Taliban member John Walker Lindh will be tried in the United States.
2001 US President Bill Clinton awards former US President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service during the Spanish-American War. Eleven of Roosevelt's descendants accept the honor on his behalf.
2000 In Sacramento, California, a commercial truck carrying evaporated milk is driven into the State Capitol building, killing the driver.
1998 NASA announces that John Glenn, age 76, will return to space when the Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off in October.
1997 Ennis Cosby, the 29-year-old only son of actor Bill Cosby, is killed by a gunman while changing a flat tire in Los Angeles, California.
1996 President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February.
1995 UPN (Universal-Parmount Network) begins telecasting (WWOR in NYC)
1994 Scott skates world record 1000m (1:12.54).
1992 2 Shakespearean Actors opens at Cort Theater NYC for 29 performances
1991 7th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins
1989 (to January 18) Race riots occur in Overtown, Miami, Florida.
1988 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins
1987 León Febres Cordero, president of Ecuador, is kidnapped by followers of imprisoned general Frank Vargas, who successfully demand the latter's release.
1986 Police arrest three Irish Republican Army-terrorists in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1985 Playboy announces end of stapling centerfolds
1984 Paul and Linda McCartney arrested in Barbados-possession of cannabis
1981 John Lennon releases Woman in the UK
1980 Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession
1979 Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt
1978 Soyuz 27 returns to Earth.
1976 Donny & Marie Osmond musical variety show premieres on ABC TV
1974 Jaws by Peter Benchley is published
1973 NBC presents 440th and final showing of Bonanza
1972 Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 in New Orleans; Most Valuable Player: Roger Staubach, Quarterback.
1971 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (1:58.7).
1970 Colonel Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya.
1969 Soviet Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space
1968 21st NHL All-Star Game: Toronto Maple Leafs beat All-Stars 4-3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1967 1st black government installed in Bahamas
1966 Harold R Perry becomes 2nd black Roman Catholic Bishop in US
1965 Oh What a Lovely War closes at Broadhurst NYC after 125 performances
1964 Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing, opens at Saint James Theater in New York City, New York for 2,844 performances.
1962 Shooting begins on Dr No
1961 Conquering Hero opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 8 performances
1957 3 B-52s leave California for 1st non-stop round world flights
1956 Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine.
1955 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open.
1954 South Pacific closes at Majestic Theater in New York City, New York after 1928 performances.
1953 KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC / CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 New Dutch bible translation finished.
1951 Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi, Vietnam.
1950 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands recognize Israel.
1949 Rape of Lucretia closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 23 performances
1948 35 Haganah members are ambushed and killed in Gush Etzyon.
1947 Vincent Aurial elected President of France.
1946 Charles de Gaulle resigns as a head of a French provisional government.
1945 Scottish 52nd land division / 1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg
1944 Gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London
1943 First US air raid on Ambon.
1942 William Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army.
1941 War Department forms first Army Air Corps squadron for black cadets.
1939 Comic strip Superman debuts in the USA.
1938 Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing
1936 Spanish socialists / communists / anarchists form Unidad Popular
1935 The FBI kills the Barker Gang, including Ma Barker, in a shootout.
1933 Bert Oldfield flattened by Larwood delivery in Adelaide cricket Test.
1926 A ''BBC'' radio play about a worker's revolution causes a panic in London.
1925 Leon Trotsky dismissed as CEO of Russian Revolution Military Council.
1924 Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for the fourth time.
1920 18th Amendment, prohibition, becomes the law of the land - one year after ratification; it is repealed in 1933.
1919 Prohibition ratified by 3 / 4 of states; Nebraska is 36th
1914 Writer Maksim Gorki returns to Russia.
1913 British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule for Ireland.
1911 Pandora becomes first two-man sailboat to round Cape Horn west to east.
1909 British explorer Ernest Shackleton finds magnetic south pole.
1908 Pinnacles National Monument, California established.
1906 April 7 ampndash Algeciras Conference to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany.
1905 Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months.
1904 The first large-scale bodybuilding competition in America takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1900 The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
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Ilse Langen: Writer, dies at 87.
Kaye Webb: Publisher, dies at 81.
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Robert J Van de Graaff: American nuclear physicist (Born 1901).
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Andrija Artukovic: Croatian war criminal (Born 1899).
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Dennis Donnini: British rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies...
Michail M Prishvin: Russian writer, dies.
Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen: Dutch minister (1908-13), dies at age...
Emanuel Stickelberger: Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies...
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Harry Potts: football player/manager, dies at age 75.
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Charlie Alfred Galbraith: jazz trombonist, dies at age 76.
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