July 16th, 1795

Born on July 16th, 1795

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What happened on July 16th?

July 16th, 2013

At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a Midday Meal that was contaminated with pesticide.

July 16th, 2008

A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with 54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and six deaths.

July 16th, 2007

An earthquake of magnitude .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw6.6 struck Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing a leak of radioactive gases from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant.

July 16th, 2004

Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the world's largest rooftop gardens, opened to the public.

July 16th, 1983

A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter operated by British Airways crashed in thick fog in the Celtic Sea, killing 20 of the 26 people on board.

July 16th, 1965

South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries sustained during his capture, but it is generally assumed he was killed on the orders of military officials.

July 16th, 1951

The Catcher in the Rye, an American coming-of-age novel by J. D. Salinger, was first published (cover pictured).

July 16th, 1950

Uruguay won the decisive match of the FIFA World Cup against Brazil 2–1 at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro.

July 16th, 1931

Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie promulgated the nation's first modern constitution.

July 16th, 1790

President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capital of the United States, which later became Washington, D.C.

July 16th, 1782

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally remarked that it had "too many notes".

July 16th, 1377

The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

July 16th, 1232

Muhammad ibn Yusuf, who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona.

July 16th, 1945

The United States conducted the first detonation of a nuclear weapon during the Trinity test (pictured).

July 16th, 1916

Max Reger's Hebbel Requiem was first performed in a memorial concert for the composer, conducted by Philipp Wolfrum.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 16th

Same year
Born in 1795

53

James K. Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

*November 2nd, 1795, Pineville †June 15th, 1849, Nashville

63

George Tyler Wood

2nd Governor of Texas (1795-1858)

*March 12th, 1795, Randolph County †September 3rd, 1858, Point Blank

85

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)

*December 4th, 1795, Ecclefechan †February 5th, 1881, London

70

Gustav Harkort

German politician (1795-1865)

*March 3rd, 1795, Haus Harkorten †August 29th, 1865, Leipzig

72

Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge

German chemist (1794–1867)

*February 8th, 1795, Billwerder †March 25th, 1867, Oranienburg

90

Leopold von Ranke

German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)

*December 21st, 1795, Wiehe †May 23rd, 1886, Berlin

80

Hans Riddervold

Norwegian politician (1795-1876)

*November 7th, 1795, Åsgårdstrand †July 20th, 1876, Christiania

89

John Neergaard

Norwegian politician (1795–1885)

*November 11th, 1795, Rindal Municipality †June 15th, 1885, Gjemnes Municipality

36

Johann Wilhelm Zanders

German entrepreneur (1795–1831)

*January 12th, 1795, Düsseldorf †September 4th, 1831, Bergisch Gladbach

60

James Gates Percival

American geologist, poet, and surgeon (1795-1856)

*September 15th, 1795, Berlin †May 2nd, 1856, Hazel Green

33

Louis Choris

Russian artist and explorer (1795-1828)

*March 22nd, 1795, Dnipro †March 22nd, 1828, Veracruz

68

Heinrich Rose

German chemist (1795–1864)

*August 6th, 1795, Berlin †January 27th, 1864, Berlin

62

Henry Havelock

British Army general (1795–1857)

*April 5th, 1795, Bishopwearmouth †November 24th, 1857, Alambagh

49

Willem de Clercq

Dutch writer and businessman (1795–1844)

*January 15th, 1795, Amsterdam †February 4th, 1844, Amsterdam

82

August von Bethmann-Hollweg

German jurist and politician (1795-1877)

*April 8th, 1795, Frankfurt †July 14th, 1877, Castle Rheineck

63

Aaron V. Brown

American politician (1795-1859)

*August 15th, 1795, Brunswick County †March 8th, 1859, Washington, D.C.

63

Moritz Gottlieb Saphir

Austrian writer (1795–1858)

*February 8th, 1795, Lovasberény †September 5th, 1858, Baden

92

Peter Jan Beckx

Jesuit (1795-1887)

*February 8th, 1795, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem †May 4th, 1887, Rome

33

Pedro Blanco Soto

President of Bolivia (1795-1829)

*October 19th, 1795, Cochabamba †January 1st, 1829, Sucre

76

James Gordon Bennett Sr.

American publisher (1795-1872)

*September 1st, 1795, Keith †June 1st, 1872, Manhattan

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1795 is a normal year and no leap year.

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