On this day: March 16
Events
Babylonian captivityMarch 16, 597 BC – 538 BC · World History
Jabal DruzeMarch 16, 1921 – December 2, 1936 · World History
Protectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaMarch 16, 1939 – May 8, 1945 · World History
Founding of VansMarch 16, 1966 · Companies- Release of EverQuestMarch 16, 1999 · Gaming
- Release of From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood MoneyMarch 16, 1999 · Film
Release of macOS ServerMarch 16, 1999 · Technology- Release of Unreal Tournament 2004March 16, 2004 · Gaming
Release of Final Fantasy XIIMarch 16, 2006 · Gaming- Release of Dead SilenceMarch 16, 2007 · Film
- Release of Metro 2033 (video game)March 16, 2010 · Gaming
- Release of Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian TwilightMarch 16, 2010 · Gaming
- Release of ?March 16, 2018 · Music
Born on this day
Xuande EmperorMarch 16, 1399 – January 31, 1435 · Art
Caroline HerschelMarch 16, 1750 – January 9, 1848 · Science
James MadisonMarch 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836 · Politics
Antoine-Jean GrosMarch 16, 1771 – June 25, 1835 · Art
Matthew FlindersMarch 16, 1774 – July 19, 1814 · Exploration
Georg Simon OhmMarch 16, 1789 – July 6, 1854 · Science
Eduard HeineMarch 16, 1821 – October 21, 1881 · Science
Rosa BonheurMarch 16, 1822 – May 25, 1899 · Art
Alexey BogolyubovMarch 16, 1824 – 1896 · Art
Sully PrudhommeMarch 16, 1839 – September 7, 1907 · Culture
John Butler YeatsMarch 16, 1839 – February 3, 1922 · Art
Gösta Mittag-LefflerMarch 16, 1846 – July 7, 1927 · Science- DeLisle StewartMarch 16, 1870 – February 8, 1941 · Science
Frédéric François-MarsalMarch 16, 1874 – May 1958 · Politics
Mark SykesMarch 16, 1879 – February 16, 1919 · Exploration
Sydney ChaplinMarch 16, 1885 – April 16, 1965 · Film
Conrad NagelMarch 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970 · Film
Robert RossenMarch 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966 · Film
Kunihiko KodairaMarch 16, 1915 – July 26, 1997 · Science
Frederick ReinesMarch 16, 1918 – August 26, 1998 · Science
Aldo van EyckMarch 16, 1918 – January 1999 · Culture
Traudl JungeMarch 16, 1920 – February 2002 · Art
Tonino GuerraMarch 16, 1920 – March 21, 2012 · Film
Luis E. Miramontes CárdenasMarch 16, 1925 – September 13, 2004 · Technology
Jerry LewisMarch 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017 · Film
Vladimir KomarovMarch 16, 1927 – April 24, 1967 · Space
Tommy FlanaganMarch 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001 · Music
Walter CunninghamMarch 16, 1932 – January 3, 2023 · Space
Sergei YurskyMarch 16, 1935 – February 8, 2019 · Film
Raymond Vahan DamadianMarch 16, 1936 – August 3, 2022 · Technology
Peter KreeftMarch 16, 1937 – present · Culture
Vagif MustafazadehMarch 16, 1940 – December 16, 1979 · Music
Bernardo BertolucciMarch 16, 1941 – November 22, 2018 · Film
Andrew S. TanenbaumMarch 16, 1944 – present · Science
Richard StallmanMarch 16, 1953 – present · Technology
Nancy WilsonMarch 16, 1954 – present · Music
Bruno BarretoMarch 16, 1955 – present · Film
Clifton PowellMarch 16, 1956 – present · Film
Michael J. BloomfieldMarch 16, 1959 – present · Space
Todd McFarlaneMarch 16, 1961 – present · Art
Gore VerbinskiMarch 16, 1964 – present · Film
H.P. BaxxterMarch 16, 1964 – present · Music
Patty GriffinMarch 16, 1964 – present · Music
David MacMillanMarch 16, 1968 – present · Science
Rajpal YadavMarch 16, 1971 – present · Film
Sienna GuilloryMarch 16, 1975 – present · Film
Paul SchneiderMarch 16, 1976 – present · Film
Yoann LemoineMarch 16, 1983 – present · Film
Jhené AikoMarch 16, 1988 – present · Music
SandhjaMarch 16, 1991 – present · Music