16 April In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, on April 16, the day number in a year is 106 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 107. April 16 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1520	TOLED, Castill citizens, who were opposed to Charles V's rule of foreign origin, increased in rebellion when the royal government attempted to unite radical city councilors.
1746	Jacobet Rising 1745: Battle of Culloden, the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the King of Cumberland defeated Jacob's army.
1780	The University of Münster was founded in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
1797	The Spithead and North Rebellion began in the British Royal Navy.
1799	Napoleon Wars: Battle of Mount Tabor - Napoleon used to drive Ottoman Turks across the Jordan River near Ecker Sek.
1818	The United States Senate confirmed the Rush-Bagod Treaty, which laid the base of a demarcated border between the US and the British North America.
1847	Wars of New Zealand-A minor Maori chief accidentally shot by Bayer Junior British Army Officer to launch the Wanganui campaign in Petre Basti of New Zealand.
1862	Slavery was abolished in the districts of Colombia.
1862	Slavery in Washington, DC ended, when District Kalumbia became compensation to become a law law.
1881	Famous Lawman Bat Mastarson of American Old West later fought for the last gun before becoming a journalist.
1889	The birth of Charlie Chaplin, who made the world laugh amid the tragedy of the second world war.
1894	Manchester City Football Club was formed in England.
1912	The American Harriet Quambie became a woman who was about to fly to the English Channel across.
1917	Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd from Switzerland, and joined the Bolshevik movement in Russia.
1919	Gandhiji declared a fast to pay tribute to those who died in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
1919	The Polish-Soviyat War-Polar Army began Wilna to capture Vinius in modern Lithuania.
1922	A treaty was signed between Russia and Germany in Italy.
1924	American media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM) was founded in Los Angeles.
1941	Ten days after the Axis invasion of the Second World War-Ugoslavia, Annett Pavelic announced a new government in Croatia under the leadership of Fascist Ustai.
1945	World War II-One million Soviet soldiers started a Battle of Seo Heights against 'Gates of Berlin'.
1947	The US Financer and President's advisor Bernard Barchfiest described the post -World War II tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as 'Cold War'.
1955	Sir Lawrence Olivier's film version of Shakespeare's Richard III was released in Britain.
1963	Martin Luther King, Junior wrote his letter from Birmingham Jailin in response to an open letter written by a white pastor four days ago.
1970	Icy storms in the European country France killed 70 people.
1980	The US conducted a nuclear test in Nevada.
1989	1st Senior Golf Tradition was held in the year 1989. It was won by Don Bais.
1989	Costo Rica defeated US in the RD round of the Football World Cup to win the tournament.
1990	Piano Leson was opened in Walter Ker Tagentre in New York City. It lasted houseful for 20 days.
1990	The 19th Boston Women's Marathon was won by Roja Mota. He is from Portugal. He completed the marathon in 2 hours 25 minutes and 30 seconds.
1990	The 94th Boston Marathon was won by Gelindo Boardin, Italy. He completed the race in 2 hours 8 minutes 19 seconds.
1992	Afghan President Najibullah resigned.
1992	The metro was released at the Minscoff Theater in New York City. It lasted houseful for 13 days.
1992	New York Rangers registered a record -breaking victory in 50 games.
1994	Finland's voters decided to join the European Union in a referendum.
1994	Harry Cornic Junior Married Jill Kudare. Harry is a singer and Jill is a model.
1999	The largest size bacterium, known as the New Microve, was discovered in the US.
2002	120 died in a plane crash in South Korea.
2007	One of the most deadly shooting incidents in the United Stateshistone, a gunman committed suicide by more than 20 people at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blackberg, Virginia and killed more than 32 people.
2008	The statue of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in London.
2012	55 people killed in Syrian conflict.
2012	Argentina President Christina Fernandez introduced the Nationalization Bill of 5% of the YPF. YPF is an oil company located in Argentina.
2013	37 killed by earthquake in Iran.
2014	Around 174 students were rescued from a South Korean boat which was located away from the coast. The boat was carrying 476 people. Rescue operations were implemented as soon as the accident was reported.
2014	The South Korean boat MV Civol Dongemochao is located at a distance of 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of Jindo County, with 476 ships, with 172 people left.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1853	Indian Railways will become the state -owned railway company in India, the first passenger line was opened between Bombay (now Mumbai) and Thane.
1853	Inauguration of Indian Railways, India's first train ran between Victoria Terminus Station and Thane in Bombay.
2001	India and Bangladesh began a five -day struggle on their undisputed border, which ended in a deadlock.

Birth Year	Name/Category/Country
1848	Kandukuri Veeresalingam / Author / India
1905	Shamsher Khan / Swimmer / India
1924	Madanjeet Singh / Author / India
1933	Avtar Singh Cheema / Mountainer / India
1934	Ram Naik / Politician / India
1961	Jarbom Gamlin / Politician / India
1978	Lara Dutta / Actress / India

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