According to Gregory calendar, on April 16, the day number in a year is 107 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 108. April 16 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Important Historical Events of 16 April in the World ⚡

Event YearIncident/Event
1520TOLED, Castill citizens, who were opposed to Charles V's rule of foreign origin, increased in rebellion when the royal government attempted to unite radical city councilors.
1746Jacobet Rising 1745: Battle of Culloden, the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the King of Cumberland defeated Jacob's army.
1780The University of Münster was founded in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
1797The Spithead and North Rebellion began in the British Royal Navy.
1799Napoleon Wars: Battle of Mount Tabor - Napoleon used to drive Ottoman Turks across the Jordan River near Ecker Sek.
1818The United States Senate confirmed the Rush-Bagod Treaty, which laid the base of a demarcated border between the US and the British North America.
1847Wars of New Zealand-A minor Maori chief accidentally shot by Bayer Junior British Army Officer to launch the Wanganui campaign in Petre Basti of New Zealand.
1862Slavery was abolished in the districts of Colombia.
1862Slavery in Washington, DC ended, when District Kalumbia became compensation to become a law law.
1881Famous Lawman Bat Mastarson of American Old West later fought for the last gun before becoming a journalist.
1889The birth of Charlie Chaplin, who made the world laugh amid the tragedy of the second world war.
1894Manchester City Football Club was formed in England.
1912The American Harriet Quambie became a woman who was about to fly to the English Channel across.
1917Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd from Switzerland, and joined the Bolshevik movement in Russia.
1919Gandhiji declared a fast to pay tribute to those who died in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
1919The Polish-Soviyat War-Polar Army began Wilna to capture Vinius in modern Lithuania.
1922A treaty was signed between Russia and Germany in Italy.
1924American media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM) was founded in Los Angeles.
1941Ten days after the Axis invasion of the Second World War-Ugoslavia, Annett Pavelic announced a new government in Croatia under the leadership of Fascist Ustai.
1945World War II-One million Soviet soldiers started a Battle of Seo Heights against 'Gates of Berlin'.
1947The US Financer and President's advisor Bernard Barchfiest described the post -World War II tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as 'Cold War'.
1955Sir Lawrence Olivier's film version of Shakespeare's Richard III was released in Britain.
1963Martin Luther King, Junior wrote his letter from Birmingham Jailin in response to an open letter written by a white pastor four days ago.
1970Icy storms in the European country France killed 70 people.
1980The US conducted a nuclear test in Nevada.
19891st Senior Golf Tradition was held in the year 1989. It was won by Don Bais.
1989Costo Rica defeated US in the RD round of the Football World Cup to win the tournament.
1990Piano Leson was opened in Walter Ker Tagentre in New York City. It lasted houseful for 20 days.
1990The 19th Boston Women's Marathon was won by Roja Mota. He is from Portugal. He completed the marathon in 2 hours 25 minutes and 30 seconds.
1990The 94th Boston Marathon was won by Gelindo Boardin, Italy. He completed the race in 2 hours 8 minutes 19 seconds.
1992Afghan President Najibullah resigned.
1992The metro was released at the Minscoff Theater in New York City. It lasted houseful for 13 days.
1992New York Rangers registered a record -breaking victory in 50 games.
1994Finland's voters decided to join the European Union in a referendum.
1994Harry Cornic Junior Married Jill Kudare. Harry is a singer and Jill is a model.
1999The largest size bacterium, known as the New Microve, was discovered in the US.
2002120 died in a plane crash in South Korea.
2007One of the most deadly shooting incidents in the United Stateshistone, a gunman committed suicide by more than 20 people at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blackberg, Virginia and killed more than 32 people.
2008The statue of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in London.
201255 people killed in Syrian conflict.
2012Argentina President Christina Fernandez introduced the Nationalization Bill of 5% of the YPF. YPF is an oil company located in Argentina.
201337 killed by earthquake in Iran.
2014Around 174 students were rescued from a South Korean boat which was located away from the coast. The boat was carrying 476 people. Rescue operations were implemented as soon as the accident was reported.
2014The South Korean boat MV Civol Dongemochao is located at a distance of 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of Jindo County, with 476 ships, with 172 people left.

Important Historical Events of 16 April in India ⚡

Event YearIncident/Event
1853Indian Railways will become the state -owned railway company in India, the first passenger line was opened between Bombay (now Mumbai) and Thane.
1853Inauguration of Indian Railways, India's first train ran between Victoria Terminus Station and Thane in Bombay.
2001India and Bangladesh began a five -day struggle on their undisputed border, which ended in a deadlock.

Famous People's Birthdays on 16 April 😀

Birth YearName/Category/Country
1848Kandukuri Veeresalingam / Author / India
1905Shamsher Khan / Swimmer / India
1924Madanjeet Singh / Author / India
1933Avtar Singh Cheema / Mountainer / India
1934Ram Naik / Politician / India
1961Jarbom Gamlin / Politician / India
1978Lara Dutta / Actress / India

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