Wednesday April 16, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from โ€œThe Extremes of Good and Evilโ€ by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

73
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
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.
The accidental shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
Lenin returns to Petrograd from exile in Switzerland.
Bernard Baruch coins the term “Cold War” to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.
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 ?

Joseph Black, Scottish chemist (d. 1799)
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842)
Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852)
Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, Welsh socialite (d. 1924)
August Eigruber, Austrian war criminal (d. 1947)
Dusty Springfield, English singer (d. 1999)
Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, Romanian writer and photographer
Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician (d. 2007)
Paul di Resta, British racing driver
Liliana Mumy, American actress

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