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April 16: Day of the Week
April 16, 2024 was the 107th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 259 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 16 Historical Event(s)
1582
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
1863
American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg – ships led by Union Admiral David Dixon Porter move through heavy Confederate artillery fire on approach to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1919
Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
1922
The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
1925
During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
1941
Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws the only Opening Day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball, beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.
1945
More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine torpedo.
1947
Bernard Baruch coins the term “Cold War” to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
2007
President of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo declares the First Ivorian Civil War to be over.
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?
1915
Joan Alexander, American actress (d. 2009)
1917
Barry Nelson, American actor (d. 2007)
1921
Peter Ustinov, English actor (d. 2004)
1927
Pope Benedict XVI
1940
Benoît Bouchard, Canadian politician
1944
Richard Bradshaw British opera conductor
1956
Lise-Marie Morerod, Swiss skier
1984
Noah Fleiss, American actor
1993
Mirai Nagasu, American figure skater
2008
Princess Eléonore of Belgium
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