October 16th, 2002

Born on October 16th, 2002

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What happened on October 16th, 2002?

October 16th, 2002

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina

What else happened on October 16th?

October 16th, 2017

The Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in Bidnija.

October 16th, 2013

In Laos's deadliest air accident, Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashed into the Mekong River, resulting in the deaths of all 49 people aboard.

October 16th, 1991

A man drove his vehicle through the window of a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, and opened fire, killing 23 people before fatally shooting himself.

October 16th, 1984

The Bill debuted on ITV, eventually becoming the longest-running police procedural in British television history.

October 16th, 1964

With the success of Project 596 (mushroom cloud pictured), China became the world's fifth nuclear power.

October 16th, 1944

A four-day air battle over Taiwan ended with a decisive American victory, destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft and military facilities.

October 16th, 1943

The Holocaust: The Gestapo conducted a raid on the Roman Ghetto, capturing 1,259 members of the Jewish community, most of whom were sent to Auschwitz.

October 16th, 1923

Roy and Walt Disney founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, which eventually grew to become one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world.

October 16th, 1916

Margaret Sanger established the United States' first family planning clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

October 16th, 1905

Authorities of the British Raj partitioned the Bengal Presidency, separating the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.

October 16th, 1875

Brigham Young University, the largest religious university in the United States, was founded in Provo, Utah.

October 16th, 1841

The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in Kingston, Ontario, in Canada.

October 16th, 1834

Most of the Palace of Westminster in London was destroyed in a fire caused by the burning of wooden tally sticks.

October 16th, 1813

The Sixth Coalition attacked French forces led by Napoleon in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, with over 500,000 troops involved.

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

Born on October 16th, 2002

21

Jule Brand

German footballer

*October 16th, 2002, Germersheim

21

Mathew Thomas

Indian film actor

*October 16th, 2002, Thiruvankulam

21

Madison Wolfe

American actress

*October 16th, 2002, Metairie

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 16th?

37

Inna

Romanian singer

*October 16th, 1986, Mangalia

40

Loreen

Moroccan and Swedish singer and songwriter

*October 16th, 1983, Danderyd

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

33

Weni Anggraini

Indonesian badminton player

*October 16th, 1990, Sridadi

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

26

Naomi Osaka

Japanese tennis player

*October 16th, 1997, Chūō-ku

55

Elsa Zylberstein

French actress

*October 16th, 1968, Boulogne-Billancourt

30

Clément Venturini

French cyclist

*October 16th, 1993, Villeurbanne

87

Günter Grass

German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)

*October 16th, 1927, Free City of Danzig †April 13th, 2015, Lübeck

40

Kenny Omega

Canada-born Japanese professional wrestler

*October 16th, 1983, Winnipeg

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

31

Rembrandt Bugatti

1884-1916 Italian sculptor

*October 16th, 1884, Milan †January 8th, 1916, 7th arrondissement of Paris

96

Angela Lansbury

British actress (1925–2022)

*October 16th, 1925, St Pancras †October 11th, 2022, Los Angeles

46

Oscar Wilde

Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900)

*October 16th, 1854, Dublin †November 30th, 1900, Paris

58

Gerhart Rodenwaldt

German classical archaeologist

*October 16th, 1886, Grunewald †April 27th, 1945, Grunewald

57

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

American voice actress and director

*October 16th, 1966, Los Angeles

61

Kenneth Lonergan

American film director, playwright, and screenwriter

*October 16th, 1962, New York City

32

Javier Gómez

Cyclist

*October 16th, 1991, Sogamoso

46

John Mayer

American musician (born 1977)

*October 16th, 1977, Bridgeport

Same year
Born in 2002

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

22

Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

21

João Gomes

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 31st, 2002, Serrita

21

NLE Choppa

American rapper from Tennessee (born 2002)

*November 1st, 2002, Memphis

22

Lil Mosey

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*January 25th, 2002, Mountlake Terrace

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

22

Eleonora Gasparrini

Italian cyclist

*March 25th, 2002, Turin

21

Jasmine Liu

American Samoan beach handball player

*September 2nd, 2002, Vaitogi

22

Trueno

Argentinian rapper and singer

*March 25th, 2002, Buenos Aires

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

22

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

22

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil

Badminton player

*March 16th, 2002, Gowa Regency

21

Riko Gunji

Badminton player

*July 31st, 2002, Ebina

21

Rui Hirokami

Badminton player

*July 26th, 2002, Takaoka

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

22

Cheng Xing

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 2002, Jiujiang, Guangdong

21

Srivedya Gurazada

US American badminton player

*August 15th, 2002, Boston

21

Katharina Fink

Italian badminton player

*November 14th, 2002, Bolzano

22

Jesita Putri Miantoro

Badminton player

*May 1st, 2002, Depok City

22

Ishaan Bhatnagar

Indian badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Raipur

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Born on October 16th, 2002
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2002 is a normal year and no leap year.

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