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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)
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.
1847
The accidental shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.
1853
The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.
1858
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
1917
Lenin returns to Petrograd from exile in Switzerland.
1945
The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights.
1947
Bernard Baruch coins the term “Cold War” to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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.
1990
The “Doctor of Death”, Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.
Who were born on April 16?
1730
Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)
1933
Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster
1935
Sarah Kirsch, German poet
1950
David Graf, American actor (d. 2001)
1953
J. Neil Schulman, American writer
1954
John Bowe, Australian racing driver
1956
David McDowell Brown, American astronaut (d. 2003)
1965
Martin Lawrence, American actor
1975
Keon Clark, American basketball player
1985
Brendon Leonard, New Zealand rugby player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IHKECA? Check your answers here: Words with these letters IHKECA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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