What Happened on March 16
Historical Events
- 597 BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
- 1527 Battle of Khanua: Mughal Emperor Babur defeats Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga consolidating Mughal power
- 1660 English Long Parliament disbands
- 1792 King gustav iii of Sweden is shot by Count Jacob Johan Anckarström at a masked ball at the Opera; he dies on March 29
- 1867 First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in "The Lancet"
- 1935 Adolf Hitler orders German re-armament in violation of The Treaty of Versailles
- More Historical Events
Mar 16 in Film & TV
- 1934 6th Academy Awards: "Cavalcade" and its director Frank Lloyd, Charles Laughton (The Private Life of Henry VIII), and Katharine Hepburn (Morning Glory) win; host Will Rogers announces "Come and get it, Frank" and Frank Capra gets up
Mar 16 in Music
- 1894 Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs" premieres in Paris, includes piece “Méditation” for violin and orchestra
Mar 16 in Sport
- 1872 1st English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0; Morton Betts scores winner
Did You Know?
Did You Know?Sir Arthur Evans rediscovers the bronze age city of Knossos in Crete, home of the legendary Minotaur
On March 16, 1900
James Madison
Anna Atkins
Jerry Lewis
Bernardo Bertolucci
Kevin Smith
Flavor FlavWould You Believe?
General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado
On March 16, 1968
Famous Weddings
- 1661 Princess Henrietta of Orange-Nassau (16) weds Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans (20)
- 1822 Italian opera composer (The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini weds 1st wife, opera singer Isabella Colbran, in Bologna
- 1905 Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi (30) weds Beatrice O'Brien
Famous Divorces
More Weddings & Divorces
Selma Lagerlöf
Thomas E. Dewey
T-Bone Walker
Arthur Godfrey
Eddie ShoreArticles, Photos and Quiz
Assassination of King Gustav III
The masquerade costume worn by Gustav III when he was shot in the back by an assassin
March 16, 1792My Lai: America's Village of Shame
American soldiers fighting in Vietnam entered the village of My Lai on this day. What followed was a massacre of civilians that shames US military history.
March 16, 1968Weekly Quiz for March 16 - 22
Who discovered the electric battery this week in 1800? Which country holds the Emerald Buddha sacred? What island did Napoleon escape from in 1815?
