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简体中文 Historical Events on October 16
1923
The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney.
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1939
World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
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1947
Republic of the Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
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1978
Karol Wojtyla is elected Pope John Paul II after the October 1978 Papal conclave, the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
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1998
Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a warrant from Spain requesting his extradition on murder charges.
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Famous Birthdays on October 16
1854Oscar Wilde
1974Paul Kariya
1977John Mayer
1983Kenny Omega
Famous Deaths on October 16
1793Marie Antoinette
1959George Marshall
2011Dan Wheldon
