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Day Of The Week: April 16
April 16, 2025 is the 106th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 259 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aries is your zodiac sign. Diamond is your modern birthstone. Opal is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: April 16
- 73 –Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
- 1346 –Dušan the Mighty is proclaimed Emperor, with the Serbian Empire occupying much of the Balkans.
- 1521 –Martin Luther’s first appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the other estates of the empire.
- 1746 –The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland after the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
- 1780 –The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.
- 1947 –Texas City Disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
- 1953 –Queen Elizabeth II launches the Royal Yacht Ship HMY.
- 1962 –Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become “the most trusted man in America”.
- 2003 –The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.
- 2007 –Virginia Tech massacre: The deadliest spree killing in modern American history. Seung-Hui Cho, kills 32 and injures 23 before committing suicide.
Who were born on April 16?
- 1885 –Leo Weiner, Hungarian composer and music educator (d. 1960)
- 1905 –Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (d. 2005)
- 1930 –Herbie Mann, American jazz flute player (d. 2003)
- 1951 –Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer
- 1953 –J. Neil Schulman, American writer
- 1959 –Alison Ramsay, Scottish field hockey player
- 1960 –Rafael Benítez, Spanish football manager
- 1965 –Michael Wong Man Tak, Hong Kong actor and director
- 1971 –Peter Billingsley, American actor
- 1981 –Anestis Agritis, Greek footballer
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