16 March In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, on March 16, the day number in a year is 76 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 77. March 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.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1190	Around 150 Jews inside York Castle in York, England, committedmass suicide rather than be killed by a mob.
1244	Following their successful siege of Montségur, French royal forces burned about 210 Cathar Perfecti and unrepentant credentes.
1322	Despenser War-A royalist army defeated troops loyal to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in the Battle of Boroughbridge, which allowed King Edward II of England to hold on to power for another five years.
1527	Babur defeated Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa. Sanga was later killed by poisoning his own confidant.
1621	Samoset became the first Native American to make contact withthe Pilgrims when he strolled straight through the middle of theencampment at Plymouth Colony and greeted them in English.
1730	William Charles Henry Friso was appointed Viceroy of Darenthe.
1802	The United States Congress authorized the establishment of theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers in order to operate the U.S. MilitaryAcademy at West Point, New York.
1815	William I became King of the Netherlands.
1827	The Freedom Journal, the first African-American-owned published newspaper in the United States, was founded in New York City by John Ruswaram.
1831	The Hutchback of Notre-Dame was first published by Victor Hugo.
1843	The city of Petropolis was founded by the Brazilian government.
1867	An article by Joseph Lister, outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, was first published in "The Lancet".
1872	In the first-ever final of the FA Cup, today the oldestassociation football competition in the world, Wanderers F.C. defeatedRoyal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
1883	Susan Hayhurst became the first American female graduate of a college of pharmacy.
1907	The world's largest cruiser, British Invisible, was built in Glasgow.
1922	Sultan Foad became the first Sultan of Egypt, England recognized Egypt.
1926	American scientist Robert H. Goddard launched the world's firstliquid-fueled rocket, which flew for two-and-a-half seconds beforefalling to the ground.
1942	The V-2 rocket was launched, but it exploded at the same time.
1961	The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center was officially located in Maryland, US.
1962	Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a charter flight carrying U.S.and South Vietnamese soldiers, disappeared without a trace, promptingone of the largest air and sea searches in the history of the Pacific.
1966	The US launched the manned spacecraft Gemini 8.
1968	Vietnam War-American soldiers killed hundreds of unarmedcivilians in the Son M? village in the Son T?nh District of SouthVietnam.
1970	New English Bible was published.
1976	The Prime Minister of Britain for eight years and the leader of the Labor Party for 13 years, Harold Wilson resented everyone by resigning.
1978	Former Prime Minister of Italy Aldo Moro was kidnapped in Rome by Mario Moretti and the Red Brigades.
1984	William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, waskidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists.
1988	Using pistols and grenades, loyalist Michael Stone attacked thefuneral of three Provisional IRA volunteers who had been killed inGibraltar ten days earlier, killing three attendees and injuring over 60more.
1988	Iran–Iraq War: Iraqi forces began attacking the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons, killing up to 5, 000 people.
1989	4400 years old mummy was found in the pyramid of Chipose in Egypt.
1995	NASA astronaut Norman became the first American to visit the Russian space station Mir.
1995	Bhupinder Singh created record in world cup history. As he was accompanied by P Dharmani and both of them scored 461 run for the 7th wicket.
1996	Nike Tysan again won the world championship as he defeated Frank Bruno. The match was only continued up to 2nd round.
1997	New Jersey Devil’s Dave Andreychuk became the 26 player to score 500 goals in NHL. He created world history. He after that became a great legend of NHL.
1997	Stuart Appleby wins Honda Golf Classic.
2003	American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death byan Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer in Rafah as she wasprotesting the demolition of a house.
2006	The General Assembly of the United Nations voted unanimously to form the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
2006	The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly toestablish the UN Human Rights Council.
2007	Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa set a world record by hitting six sixes in an over.
2010	Red blood is spilled at the gate of govt. it was done by Thai red shirts who did it on the third day of the protest.
2011	U.S Secretary of state Hillary Clinton gave a terrible statement. That she will retire if President Obama will be re-elected. She said that she won’t serve a 2nd term.
2012	Nicolae Timofti is named as the new president of Moldova. There was no elected head in the country for three years.
2013	24 soldiers died due to bus accident in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2013	Pope Francis delivered his first message at the Vatican City in Italy. He told that he wants a poor church for poor.
2014	The people of Crimea voted in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining Russia.
2014	Crimean Voters supported seceding from Uharaine. They are also joining Russia in a referendum deemed illegal by E.U. and supported by US.
2014	Approximately 40 miles northwest of Iquique, Chili is heat by an earthquake. It measures 6.7 on the Richter scale.
597	Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem andinstalled Zedekiah as King of Judah.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1910	The birth of I Ftikar Ali Khan Pataudi, the only cricketer to play for both India and England.
2012	India's master blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score 100 centuries in international cricket.

Birth Year	Name/Category/Country
1901	Prahlad Balacharya Gajendragadka / Lawyer / India
1910	Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi / Politician / India
1947	Pratima Puri / Journalist / India

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