On this day: September 16
Events
Founding of General MotorsSeptember 16, 1908 · Companies
Siege of PrzemyślSeptember 16, 1914 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Ilya MurometsSeptember 16, 1956 · Film
Release of QuerelleSeptember 16, 1982 · Film- Release of Love over GoldSeptember 16, 1982 · Music
- Release of AsylumSeptember 16, 1985 · Music
- Release of Hounds of LoveSeptember 16, 1985 · Music
- Release of NeedleSeptember 16, 1988 · Film
- Release of ButterflySeptember 16, 1997 · Music
Release of The Simpsons: Hit & RunSeptember 16, 2003 · Gaming- Release of RealitySeptember 16, 2003 · Music
Release of The Sims 2September 16, 2004 · Gaming- Release of FahrenheitSeptember 16, 2005 · Gaming
Release of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin MonksSeptember 16, 2005 · Gaming
Release of osu!September 16, 2007 · Gaming- Release of Another Cinderella StorySeptember 16, 2008 · Film
- Release of The Hidden FaceSeptember 16, 2011 · Film
Founding of Snap Inc.September 16, 2011 · Companies
Founding of PobedaSeptember 16, 2014 · Companies
Release of IOS 9September 16, 2015 · Technology
2015 Illapel earthquakeSeptember 16, 2015 · Geography- Release of Monstereophonic (Theaterror Vs. Demonarchy)September 16, 2016 · Music
Release of IOS 18September 16, 2024 · Technology
Born on this day
Pietro PomponazziSeptember 16, 1462 – May 18, 1525 · Culture
Francesco MaurolicoSeptember 16, 1494 – July 22, 1575 · Science
Engelbert KaempferSeptember 16, 1651 – November 2, 1716 · Exploration
Henry St John, 1st Viscount BolingbrokeSeptember 16, 1678 – December 12, 1751 · Culture
Louis de JaucourtSeptember 16, 1704 – February 3, 1779 · Culture
Johannes Nikolaus TetensSeptember 16, 1736 – August 1807 · Science
Saverio MercadanteSeptember 16, 1795 – December 17, 1870 · Music
Anna KingsfordSeptember 16, 1846 – February 22, 1888 · Culture
Seth Carlo ChandlerSeptember 16, 1846 – December 31, 1913 · Science
Albrecht KosselSeptember 16, 1853 – July 5, 1927 · Science
Bonar LawSeptember 16, 1858 – October 30, 1923 · Politics
Ricardo Flores MagónSeptember 16, 1873 – November 21, 1922 · Culture
T. E. HulmeSeptember 16, 1883 – September 28, 1917 · Culture
Jean ArpSeptember 16, 1886 – June 7, 1966 · Art
Nadia BoulangerSeptember 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979 · Music
Louise BoydSeptember 16, 1887 – September 14, 1972 · Exploration
Frans Eemil SillanpääSeptember 16, 1888 – June 3, 1964 · Culture
W. O. BentleySeptember 16, 1888 – August 13, 1971 · Technology
Albert Szent-GyörgyiSeptember 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986 · Science
Alexander KordaSeptember 16, 1893 – January 23, 1956 · Film
Seth NeddermeyerSeptember 16, 1907 – January 29, 1988 · Science- J. J. C. SmartSeptember 16, 1920 – October 6, 2012 · Culture
Ursula FranklinSeptember 16, 1921 – July 22, 2016 · Science
Guy HamiltonSeptember 16, 1922 – April 20, 2016 · Film
Kuan Yew LeeSeptember 16, 1923 – March 23, 2015 · Culture
B. B. KingSeptember 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015 · Music
Eugene GarfieldSeptember 16, 1925 – February 26, 2017 · Science
Charlie ByrdSeptember 16, 1925 – 1999 · Music
E. C. George SudarshanSeptember 16, 1931 – May 14, 2018 · Science
Ronnie DrewSeptember 16, 1934 – August 16, 2008 · Music- Carl AndreSeptember 16, 1935 – January 24, 2024 · Art
Breyten BreytenbachSeptember 16, 1939 – November 24, 2024 · Art
Oskar LafontaineSeptember 16, 1943 – present · Science
Camilo SestoSeptember 16, 1946 – September 8, 2019 · Music
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.September 16, 1950 – present · Culture
Assumpta SernaSeptember 16, 1957 – present · Film
Fiona GrahamSeptember 16, 1961 – January 26, 2023 · Film
Richard MarxSeptember 16, 1963 – present · Music
Marc AnthonySeptember 16, 1968 – present · Music- Andrea BoattiniSeptember 16, 1969 – present · Science
Amy PoehlerSeptember 16, 1971 – present · Film
Flo RidaSeptember 16, 1979 – present · Music
Katie MeluaSeptember 16, 1984 – present · Music
Madeline ZimaSeptember 16, 1985 – present · Film
Max MinghellaSeptember 16, 1985 – present · Film
Nick JonasSeptember 16, 1992 – present · Music