On This Day — January 16

🕰️ Notable Events on January 16

• 2016 — 33 out of 126 freed hostages are injured and 23 killed in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on a hotel and a nearby restaurant. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish-American War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City, Mexico ending the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War that claimed at least 75,000 lives. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Buckminster Fuller receives the Gold Medal award from the American Institute of Architects. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard. Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Benny Goodman and his band performed in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for the fourth time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Temperance movement: The United States ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring Prohibition in the United States one year after ratification. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — Russo-Turkish War (1877-78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — Hartley Colliery disaster: Two hundred and four men and boys killed in a mining disaster, prompted a change in UK law which henceforth required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1809 — Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña. Wikipedia ↗
• 1786 — Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson. Wikipedia ↗
• 1780 — American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Wikipedia ↗
• 1707 — The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1605 — The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid, Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1572 — Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1556 — Philip II becomes King of Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1547 — Ivan the Terrible becomes Czar of Russia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1492 — The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I. Wikipedia ↗
• 1412 — The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1362 — A storm tide in the North Sea ravages the East coast of England and destroys the German city of Rungholt on the island of Strand. Wikipedia ↗
• 1120 — The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗
• 929 — Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III established the Caliphate of Córdoba. Wikipedia ↗
• 550 — Gothic War: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison. Wikipedia ↗
• 378 — General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spearthrower Owl of Teotihuacán. Wikipedia ↗
• Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on January 16

• 1995 — Mikaela Turik, Australian-Canadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Hannes Anier, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Amandine Hesse, French tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Matt Duchene, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jorge Torres Nilo, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jake Epstein, Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Charlotte Henshaw, English swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Johannes Rahn, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Mark Trumbo, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Reto Ziegler, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Joe Flacco, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Jayde Herrick, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Gintaras Januševičius, Russian-Lithuanian pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Jonathan Richter, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Stephan Lichtsteiner, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Miroslav Radović, Serbian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Andriy Rusol, Ukrainian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Preston, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tuncay Şanlı, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jamie Lundmark, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Paul Rofe, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Albert Pujols, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Aaliyah, American singer and actress (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jason Ward, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Alfredo Amézaga, Mexican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jeff Foster, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Viktor Maslov, Russian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Martina Moravcová, Slovak swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Marlon Anderson, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — John Hopoate, Tongan-Australian rugby league player and boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Kate Moss, English model and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ruben Bagger, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ang Christou, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov, Russian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ezra Hendrickson, Vincentian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Joe Horn, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Josh Evans, American film producer, screenwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jonathan Mangum, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ron Villone, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Neil Back, English rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Marinus Bester, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Stevie Jackson, Scottish guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Roy Jones Jr., American boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Rebecca Stead, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jack McDowell, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Gail Graham, Canadian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian electrician and politician, 51st Australian Minister of Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Maxine Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Lisa Milroy, Canadian painter and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Anatoli Boukreev, Russian mountaineer and explorer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lena Ek, Swedish lawyer and politician, 9th Swedish Minister for the Environment Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Andris Šķēle, Latvian businessman and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Latvia Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jurijs Andrejevs, Latvian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Ricardo Darín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mark Pawsey, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Wayne Daniel, Barbadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Jerry M. Linenger, American captain, physician, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Wolfgang Schmidt, German discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Vasili Zhupikov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Robert Jay Mathews, American militant, founded The Order (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Fuad II, King of Egypt Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Piercarlo Ghinzani, Italian race car driver and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — L. Blaine Hammond, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Julie Anne Peters, American engineer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Anne F. Beiler, American businesswoman, founded Auntie Anne's Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — R. F. Foster, Irish historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Andrew Refshauge, Australian physician and politician, 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — John Carpenter, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Ants Laaneots, Estonian general Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Ruth Reichl, American journalist and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy, English academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Harvey Proctor, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Laura Schlessinger, American physiologist, talk show host, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Wim Suurbier, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Dieter Moebius, Swiss-German keyboard player and producer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jim Stafford, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jill Tarter, American astronomer and biologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Judy Baar Topinka, American journalist and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Gavin Bryars, English bassist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Ronnie Milsap, American singer and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — René Angélil, Canadian singer and manager (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Barbara Lynn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Christine Truman, English tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Ralph Gibson, American photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Marina Vaizey, American journalist and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Luiz Bueno, Brazilian race car driver (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Francis George, American cardinal (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Michael White, Scottish actor and producer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — A. J. Foyt, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Bob Bogle, American rock guitarist and bass player (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Marilyn Horne, American soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Victor Ciocâltea, Romanian chess player (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Dian Fossey, American zoologist and anthropologist (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — John Enderby, English physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Robert L. Park, American physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, 8th Federal President of Germany (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Mary Ann McMorrow, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan anthropologist and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — William Kennedy, American novelist and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano and actress (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Peter Hirsch, German-English metallurgist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Anthony Hecht, American poet (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Keith Shackleton, English painter and television host (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Alberto Crespo, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Clem Jones, Australian surveyor and politician, 8th Lord Mayor of Brisbane (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Eddie Burns, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Philip Lucock, English-Australian minister and politician (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Roger Wagner, French-American conductor and educator (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Ivan Barrow, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Clement Greenberg, American art critic (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Sammy Crooks, English footballer (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Günther Prien, German captain (d. 1941) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Alexander Knox, Canadian-English actor and screenwriter (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Paul Nitze, American banker and politician, 10th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Johannes Brenner, Estonian footballer and pilot (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Diana Wynyard, English actress (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — William Grover-Williams, English-French race car driver (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Eric Liddell, Scottish runner, rugby player, and missionary (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Frank Zamboni, American businessman, founded the Zamboni Company (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Kiku Amino, Japanese author and translator (d. 1978) [1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Edith Frank, German-Dutch mother of Anne Frank (d. 1945) [2] Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Margaret Booth, American producer and editor (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Irving Rapper, American film director and producer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet and academic (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Evripidis Bakirtzis, Greek soldier and politician (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — T. M. Sabaratnam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on January 16 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on January 16

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Isra Mikraj Nabi Muhammad (perkiraan) (ID)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Lailat-ul-Miraj