Today is Friday, October 16, 2026
Everything happening on October 16, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About October 16
October 16, 2026 falls on a Friday, week 42 of 2026. It is day 289 of the year, with 76 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 10 national days and fun holidays on October 16, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on October 16
August 13, 2024
World Menopause Day
August 13, 2024
Global Cat Day
August 13, 2024
World Food Day
August 13, 2024
World Restart A Heart Day
August 13, 2024
World Spine Day
August 13, 2024
National Food Bank Week Week Of
August 13, 2024
Department Store Day
August 13, 2024
National Dictionary Day
August 13, 2024
National Liqueur Day
August 13, 2024
National Sports Day
On This Day in History — October 16
- 2017 — Hurricane Ophelia makes eerie red sun and yellow sky from Sahara dust and ashes from Iberia causes 200,000 homes in Ireland without power and damage
- 2013 — Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people.
- 2002 — Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, is officially inaugurated.
- 1998 — Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a warrant from Spain requesting his extradition on murder charges.
- 1996 — Eighty-four people are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 football fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City.
- 1995 — The so-called Million Man March, which, according to the National Park Service, only about 400,000 attended,[1] takes place in Washington, D.C.
Notable Deaths on October 16
- 2017 — Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist and blogger (b. 1964)
- 2017 — Roy Dotrice, British actor (b. 1923)
- 2017 — John Dunsworth, Canadian actor (b. 1946)
- 2017 — Sean Hughes, British-born Irish stand-up comedian (b. 1965)
- 2016 — Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb, Canadian professor and computer scientist (b. 1921)
- 2015 — Richard J. Cardamone, American lawyer and judge (b. 1925)
Sports on October 16
- NHL: Winnipeg Jets @ Chicago Blackhawks — Scheduled
- NHL: San Jose Sharks @ Nashville Predators — Scheduled
- NHL: St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota Wild — Scheduled
- College Football: Colorado State Rams @ Texas State Bobcats — Scheduled
- MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Dodgers — Scheduled
- NFL: Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos — Scheduled