What Happened on April 16
Significant Events
- 1457 BC Battle of Megiddo: Egyptian forces of Thutmose III defeat a large Canaanite coalition under King of Kadesh. First battle recorded with a reliable account.
- 1705 Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge
- 1746 Jacobite Rising 1745: Battle of Culloden, the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army.
- 1900 US Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps
- 1917 Vladimir Lenin issues his radical "April Theses" calling for Soviets to take power during the Russian Revolution [OS Apr 4]
- 1948 Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris
- 2003 Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union
April 16 in Film & TV
- 1932 Short film "The Music Box" starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1932 Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film)
April 16 in Music
- 1849 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "Le prophète" premieres in Paris
April 16 in Sport
- 1929 NY Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers
Did You Know?
Swiss scientist Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD
On April 16, 1943
Famous Birthdays
Wilbur Wright
(1867 - 1912)
Charlie Chaplin
(1889 - 1977)
Benedict XVI
91 Years Old
Margrethe II
78 Years Old
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
71 Years Old
Bill Belichick
66 Years Old
Would You Believe?
World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland
On April 16, 2017
Famous Weddings
- 1966 Actor and comedian Michael Palin (22) weds Helen Gibbins
- 1994 Singer Harry Connick Jr (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30) at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1996 Singer Judy Collins (57) weds industrial designer Louis Nelson (59) at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City
- 2005 One Tree Hill actress Sophia Bush (23) weds actor Chad Michael Murray (24) at Hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, California
- 2005 "Survivor: All-Stars" winner Amber Mariano (26) weds The Amazing Race star Rob Mariano (29) at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas
Famous Divorces
- 1816 Leading Romantic poet Lord Byron signs Deed of Separation dissolving his marriage with Lady Byron at her request after 1 year of marriage
Madame Tussaud
Rosalind Franklin
David Lean
Pat SummerallApril in History
Iceberg Sinks 'Unsinkable' Titanic
The Titanic hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank on this day in history. She took with her to the bottom of the sea some of the world’s richest people.
April 15, 1912
Madame Tussaud's Bloody Background
Madame Tussaud, famous for her waxworks, perfected her art in the grimmest of 'schools' – the French Revolution - where she made models of guillotined heads.
April 16, 1850
Boxing Match That Went for 42 Rounds
The first "world championship" boxing match was a brutal affair, lasting nearly two and a half hours and stretching over 42 rounds.
April 17, 1860
Wicked or Sinless? The Life of Lucrezia Borgia
Hardly a week went by when Lucrezia Borgia, born on this day, was not accused of some foul deed. But was she just a pawn in the hands of her evil family?
April 18, 1480