On this day: April 16
Events
Battle of MegiddoApril 16, 1457 BC · Wars & Conflicts
Serbian EmpireApril 16, 1346 – 1371 · World History
Battle of Mount TaborApril 16, 1799 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of MaerskApril 16, 1904 · Companies- Release of The Rolling StonesApril 16, 1964 · Music
- Release of Savage AmusementApril 16, 1988 · Music
- Release of Evil EmpireApril 16, 1996 · Music
Release of Fear of a Blank PlanetApril 16, 2007 · Music
2009 Indian general electionApril 16, 2009 · Politics
2013 Sistan and Baluchestan earthquakeApril 16, 2013 · Geography
sinking of the MV SewolApril 16, 2014 · World History
2016 Ecuador earthquakeApril 16, 2016 · Geography
Release of Anno 1800April 16, 2019 · Gaming
Born on this day
Petrus ApianusApril 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552 · Science
Frans van Mieris the ElderApril 16, 1635 – March 12, 1681 · Art
Jules Hardouin-MansartApril 16, 1646 – May 11, 1708 · Culture
Jan LuykenApril 16, 1649 – April 5, 1712 · Art
Hans SloaneApril 16, 1660 – January 11, 1753 · Exploration
John HadleyApril 16, 1682 – February 14, 1744 · Technology
Joseph BlackApril 16, 1728 – December 6, 1799 · Science
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le BrunApril 16, 1755 – March 30, 1842 · Art
Giovanni AldiniApril 16, 1762 – January 17, 1834 · Science
John FranklinApril 16, 1786 – June 11, 1847 · Exploration
Albrecht AdamApril 16, 1786 – August 28, 1862 · Art
Ford Madox BrownApril 16, 1821 – October 6, 1893 · Art
Robert LutherApril 16, 1822 – February 15, 1900 · Science
Gotthold EisensteinApril 16, 1823 – October 11, 1852 · Science
Ernest SolvayApril 16, 1838 – May 26, 1922 · Science
Anatole FranceApril 16, 1844 – October 12, 1924 · Culture
Ernst JosephsonApril 16, 1851 – November 22, 1906 · Art
Laura Theresa Alma-TademaApril 16, 1852 – August 15, 1909 · Art
Émile FriantApril 16, 1863 – June 9, 1932 · Art
Georgy VoronoyApril 16, 1868 – November 7, 1908 · Science
Leó WeinerApril 16, 1885 – September 13, 1960 · Music
Charlie ChaplinApril 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977 · Film
Boris IofanApril 16, 1891 – March 11, 1976 · Culture
Federico MompouApril 16, 1893 – June 30, 1987 · Music
Jerzy NeymanApril 16, 1894 – August 5, 1981 · Science
Tristan TzaraApril 16, 1896 – December 24, 1963 · Art
Joseph-Armand BombardierApril 16, 1907 – February 18, 1964 · Technology
Charlotte SalomonApril 16, 1917 – October 10, 1943 · Art
Peter UstinovApril 16, 1921 – March 28, 2004 · Film- Samuel YoudApril 16, 1922 – February 3, 2012 · Film
Henry ManciniApril 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994 · Music
Inji AflatounApril 16, 1924 – April 17, 1989 · Art
Benedict XVIApril 16, 1927 – December 31, 2022 · World History
Herbie MannApril 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003 · Music
Sarah KirschApril 16, 1935 – May 5, 2013 · Art
Margrethe II of DenmarkApril 16, 1940 – present · Art
Peteris VasksApril 16, 1946 – present · Music
Gerry RaffertyApril 16, 1947 – January 4, 2011 · Music
Michel BlancApril 16, 1952 – October 3, 2024 · Film
Alexey PajitnovApril 16, 1955 – present · Science
David M. BrownApril 16, 1956 – February 1, 2003 · Space
Michael BarrattApril 16, 1959 – present · Space
Ian MacKayeApril 16, 1962 – present · Music
Esbjörn SvenssonApril 16, 1964 – June 14, 2008 · Music
SelenaApril 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995 · Music
Peter BillingsleyApril 16, 1971 – present · Film
AkonApril 16, 1973 – present · Music- Xu JingleiApril 16, 1974 – present · Film
Shu QiApril 16, 1976 – present · Film
K’naanApril 16, 1978 – present · Film
Marié DigbyApril 16, 1983 – present · Music