All Events

Historical Events on April 16

  • American Civil War

    1862

    American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    1919

    Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.

  • Polish-Soviet War

    1919

    Polish-Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.

  • Belgrade

    1944

    World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.

  • Cuba

    1961

    In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    1963

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation.

  • Bangladesh

    2001

    India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.

  • South Korea

    2014

    The South Korean ferry MV Sewol capsizes and sinks near Jindo Island, killing 304 passengers and crew and leading to widespread criticism of the South Korean government, media, and shipping authorities.

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Famous Birthdays on April 16

All Deaths

Famous Deaths on April 16

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