July 16 historical events
997 — Battle of Spercheios
The Battle of Spercheios (Bulgarian: Битка при Сперхей, Greek: Μάχη του Σπερχειού) took place in 997 AD, on the shores of the Spercheios river near the city of Lamia in central Greece. It was fought between a Bulgarian army led by Tsar Samuil, which in the previous year had penetrated south into Greece, and a Byzantine army under the command of General Nikephoros Ouranos.
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1212 — Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arab history as the Battle of Al-Uqab (معركة العقاب), took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain. The Christian forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile were joined by the armies of his rivals, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal, in battle against the Berber Almohad Muslim rulers of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula. The Caliph al-Nasir (Miramamolín in the Spanish chronicles) led the Almohad army, made up of people from the whole Almohad empire.
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1232 — Muhammad ibn Yusuf, who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Nasr (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن يوسف بن نصر, romanized: Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf ibn Naṣr; c. 1195 – 22 January 1273), also known as Ibn al-Ahmar (ابن الأحمر, lit. 'Son of the Red') and by his honorific al-Ghalib billah (الغالب بالله, lit.
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1369 — Siege of Kolding (1368–1369)
The siege of Kolding (Danish: Belejringen af Kolding) also known as the siege of Koldinghus, was a siege by the County of Holstein on the Danish castle of Koldinghus in 1368 during the Danish–Hanseatic War (1361–1370). The siege would end inconclusive for both sides; however, the commander of the castle, Peder Iversøn, promised to surrender if King Valdemar IV of Denmark would die, abdicate, or lose the kingdom.
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1377 — King Richard II of England is crowned
Richard II (6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince and Joan of Kent. The Black Prince died in 1376, leaving Richard as heir apparent to his grandfather, King Edward III. Upon the King's death, the 10-year-old Richard succeeded to the throne.
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1429 — March to Reims
After the French lifted the siege of Orléans and won a decisive victory at the Battle of Patay, the English and Burgundians no longer posed a threat. Joan of Arc convinced the Dauphin Charles to go to Reims for his coronation. Successfully marching their army though the heart of territory held by the hostile Burgundians solidified the Dauphin’s regrasp of the throne of France.
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1465 — Battle of Montlhéry
The Battle of Montlhéry was fought between Louis XI and the League of the Public Weal on 16 July 1465 in the vicinity of Longpont-sur-Orge. It had no clear winner and therefore did not decide the war.
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1536 — Jacques Cartier, navigator and explorer, returns home to St. Malo after claiming Stadacona (Quebec), Hochelaga (Montreal) and the River of Canada (St. Lawrence River) region for France
Jacques Cartier (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French maritime explorer from Brittany. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "Canada" after the Iroquoian names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).
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1614 — Battle of Bronnitsy
The Battle of Bronnitsy was part of the Ingrian War.
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1616 — Battle of Cape Gelidonya
The Battle of Cape Gelidonya or Celidonia took place on 14 July 1616 during the Ottoman–Habsburg struggle for the control of the Mediterranean. During its course, a small privateer fleet owned by Spanish Viceroy of Sicily Pedro Téllez-Girón, Duke of Osuna, under the command of Francisco de Ribera, was attacked by an Ottoman fleet that vastly outnumbered it while cruising off Cyprus.
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1638 — Siege of Saint-Omer
The siege of Saint-Omer (24 May – 16 July 1638) was a siege in the Thirty Years' War in which a French army under Gaspard III de Coligny, Maréchal de Châtillon, laid siege to the Flemish city of Saint-Omer, defended by a small garrison in command of Lancelot II Schetz, count of Grobbendonck.
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1644 — Siege of York
The siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the First English Civil War, between the Scottish Covenanter army and the Parliamentarian armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association, and the Royalist Army under the Marquess of Newcastle. It lasted from 22 April until 1 July when the city was relieved by Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
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1656 — Battle of Valenciennes (1656)
The Battle of Valenciennes was fought on 16 July 1656 between the Spanish troops commanded by John Joseph of Austria and the French troops under Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, in the outskirts of the city of Valenciennes in the Spanish Netherlands during the Franco-Spanish War.
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1683 — Battle of Penghu
The Battle of Penghu (Chinese: 澎湖海戰) was a naval battle fought in 1683 between the Qing dynasty and the Kingdom of Tungning. The Qing admiral Shi Lang led a fleet to attack the Tungning forces in Penghu. Each side possessed more than 200 warships, while the Tungning admiral Liu Guoxuan's forces were outnumbered by Shi Lang's three to one.
Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
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1741 — Bering's expedition sights the mountains of southern Alaska
Vitus Bering's ship sighted the high coastal mountains of southern Alaska during the Great Northern Expedition. Members of the crew went ashore on Kayak Island several days later.
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1760 — Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was fought on 16 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War at Emsdorf in present-day Hesse, Germany, between forces of British, Hanoverian and Hessian troops under the Prince of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) against German troops in French service under Marechal de Camp von Glaubitz. It was part of the campaign to disrupt the French line of communications by capturing Marburg, a French supply depot.
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1761 — Battle of Villinghausen
The Battle of Villinghausen (or Vellinghausen, also known as the Battle of Kirchdenkern), took place during the Seven Years' War fought on the 15th and 16 July 1761 in the western area of present-day Germany, between a large French army and an Anglo-German force led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick. The French commanders failed to coordinate their actions and suffered defeat.
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1769 — Junípero Serra founds Mission San Diego de Alcalá
On July 16, 1769, Franciscan friar Junípero Serra founded Mission San Diego de Alcalá on Presidio Hill. It was the first of the Spanish missions in what is now California.
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1779 — Battle of Stony Point
The Battle of Stony Point took place on July 16, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War. In a well-planned and -executed nighttime attack, a highly trained select group of George Washington's Continental Army troops under the command of Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeated British troops in a quick and daring assault on their outpost in Stony Point, New York, located in present day Rockland County, approximately 30 mi (48 km) north of New York City.
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1789 — 1789 United States Senate elections in New York
The 1789 United States Senate election in New York was held in July 1789 to elect two U.S. senators to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate. It was the first such election, and before the actual election the New York State Legislature had to establish the proceedings how to elect the senators.
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1790 — George Washington signs the Residence Act
On July 16, 1790, President George Washington signed the Residence Act, which called for a permanent federal capital on the Potomac River. Philadelphia served as the temporary seat of government until the move in 1800.
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1809 — La Paz revolution
The City of La Paz is located in the highlands of Upper Peru, located in what is known today as Bolivia. This area became the center of a political upheaval in 1809. In July a coalition of local elites, militia officers, and urban residents overthrew the Spanish colonial authorities and established a governing body known as the Junta Tuitiva.
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1812 — Battle of River Canard
The Battle of River Canard (French Bataille de Rivière aux Canards) was an engagement between British and American forces on July 16, 1812, during the War of 1812. Although it is called the "Battle" of River Canard, it should be thought of as a series of skirmishes. The battle was the first engagement on Canadian soil after war between Britain and the United States was declared on June 18.
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1822 — Battle of Peta
The Battle of Peta or Battle of Petta was fought between the Greeks (with Philhellenes) led by Alexandros Mavrokordatos with Markos Botsaris and the Ottomans led by Omer Vrioni on July 16, 1822 (July 4 Julian calendar). The conflict occurred on a hillside near the village of Peta in Epirus.
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1835 — Battle of Mendigorría
The Battle of Mendigorría Grand was a battle of the First Carlist War. It occurred on July 16, 1835 south of Mendigorría, Navarre. The Carlists were commanded by Vicente González Moreno, who assumed this post after the death of Zumalacárregui at the Siege of Bilbao. The Carlist pretender Don Carlos was also at Mendigorría. When the Liberals attacked, the Carlists found themselves in a difficult strategic position: they had the Arga River behind them and only one way across, the Bridge of Larraga. The Liberal left flank was led by Baldomero Espartero, the central flank by Luis Fernández de Córdova.
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1849 — Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Anthony Mary Claret, (born Antoni Maria Claret i Clarà; Spanish: Antonio María Claret y Clarà; 23 December 1807 – 24 October 1870) was a Spanish Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and was the confessor of Queen Isabella II. He founded the congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians.
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1861 — Union troops march from Washington toward Bull Run
On July 16, 1861, Union troops under Brigadier General Irvin McDowell marched from Washington toward Manassas. They fought Confederate forces at the First Battle of Bull Run five days later.
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1863 — Battle of Grimball's Landing
The Battle of Grimball's Landing took place in James Island, South Carolina, on July 16, 1863, during the American Civil War. It was a part of the campaign known as Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston.
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1863 — Battle of Shimonoseki Straits
The Battle of Shimonoseki Straits (Japanese: 下関海戦, romanized: Shimonoseki Kaisen) was a naval engagement fought on July 16, 1863, by the United States Navy warship USS Wyoming against the powerful daimyō (feudal lord) Mōri Takachika of the Chōshū clan based in Shimonoseki. USS Wyoming, under Captain David McDougal, sailed into the strait and single-handedly engaged the US-built but poorly manned Japanese fleet.
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1864 — Heaton's Crossroads
Heaton's Crossroads, also known as the Purcellville Wagon Raid, was an American Civil War skirmish that took place between Federal cavalry under Brig. Gen. Alfred N. Duffié and Confederate infantry under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge on July 16, 1864, near present-day Purcellville, Virginia in Loudoun County as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. The action was tactically inconclusive.
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1865 — Battle of la Loma
The Batalle of la Loma was a minor engagement of the French intervention in Mexico which took place on 16 July 1865 in the vicinity of Hacienda de la Loma in the current municipality of Tacámbaro, Michoacán. The battle occurred members of the Mexican Republican army, led by General Porfirio Díaz, and the Belgian Legion, supporting French and Mexican Imperial troops, led by Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Van der Smissen. Besides the Belgian victory, the Mexican mission was highly expensive for Belgium because just a half of 1,500 soldiers sent to Mexico went back to Europe at the end of the war.
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1866 — Battle of Boquerón (1866)
The Battle of Boquerón was fought on 16 July 1866 and the Battle of Sauce on 18 July 1866, between an allied force of Uruguayans, Brazilian, and Argentines on one side and Paraguay on the other in the Paraguayan War. The Spanish-born Uruguayan officer León de Pallejas (1816-1866) and the Paraguayan officer Elizardo Aquino were killed in the battle.
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1877 — Battle of Nikopol
The Battle of Nikopol, or Nicopolis (Turkish: Niğbolu Muharebesi), was one of the early battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). As the Russian army crossed the Danube river, they approached the fortified city of Nikopol (Nicopolis). The Turkish high command sent Osman Pasha with the troops from Vidin to oppose the Russians' crossing of the Danube. Osman's intentions were to reinforce and defend Nikopol.
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1900 — Battle of Witpoort
The Battle of Witpoort was a battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Major Frederick Henry Munn commanded the detachment of the Royal Irish Fusiliers at Witpoort which was attacked on 16 July 1900, his orders being to "hold his position at all costs". The Boers called on Major Munn to surrender, but, scornfully refusing, he held out from daybreak till 2 pm, when the Canadian forces mounted a counterattack and the Boers retired. The battle became famous because of the death of Harold Lothrop Borden.
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1908 — Pembrokeshire by-election, 1908
The Pembrokeshire by-election of 1908 was held on 16 July 1908. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Wynford Philipps. It was won by the Liberal candidate Walter Francis Roch.
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1910 — John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia
The Duigan pusher biplane (often simply called the Duigan biplane) was an early aircraft which made the first powered flight by an Australian-designed and built machine when it flew in Victoria in 1910. The aircraft was constructed by John Duigan with help from his brother, Reginald, on their family farm at Mia Mia.
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1915 — At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law
The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the honor society of Scouting America, composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers. It was founded as a camp fraternity by E. Urner Goodman, with the assistance of Carroll A. Edson, in 1915. Although it began without national approval, it was eventually admitted as an "Official Experiment" of Scouting America.
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1916 — Capture of Ovillers
The Capture of Ovillers (1–16 July 1916) was a British local operation during the Battle of Albert in France, the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme. The village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle (commonly shortened to Ovillers) forms part of the small commune of Ovillers-la-Boisselle, about 22 mi (35 km) north-east of Amiens in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
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1916 — Reger’s Hebbel Requiem receives its first performance
On July 16, 1916, Max Reger’s Hebbel Requiem was first performed in Heidelberg at a memorial concert for the composer, conducted by Philipp Wolfrum. The concert also included Reger’s Der Einsiedler. Written in 1915, the Requiem sets Friedrich Hebbel’s German poem for a solo singer, chorus and orchestra; it is distinct from Reger’s unfinished Latin Requiem.
July 16 is the first performance, after Reger’s death in May 1916.
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1918 — Finsbury East by-election, 1918
The Finsbury East by-election, 1918 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of East Finsbury in north London on 16 July 1918.
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1919 — Bothwell by-election, 1919
The Bothwell by-election of 1919 was held on 16 July 1919. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, David Henderson Macdonald. It was won by the Labour candidate John Robertson.
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1919 — Proskuriv offensive
The Proskuriv offensive or Proskuriv breakthrough (Ukrainian: Проскурівський прорив) was a major military operation carried by the Ukrainian People's Army against the Bolshevik forces in June of 1919 as a part of the Soviet-Ukrainian War. The operation was successful and resulted in a seizure of large parts of Western Podolia by the People's Army, capture of Kamianets-Podilskyi and its proclamation as a temporary capital of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
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1921 — 1921 Hertford by-election
The 1921 Hertford by-election was held on 16 July 1921. It had been necessitated by the resignation of the incumbent MP, Noel Pemberton Billing due to ill-health. The seat was gained from the Unionist Party by the Anti-Waste League.
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1922 — 1922 Coppa Italia final
The 1922 Coppa Italia final was the inaugural final of the Coppa Italia. The match was played on 16 July 1922 between Vado and Udinese. Vado won 1–0 the first Coppa Italia, the first of the two teams reaching the trophy without playing in the First Division and the only one who never played it.
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1922 — 2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
The 2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in the Shanghai International Settlement at the apartment of Li Da of 625 Pude Lane, South Chengdu Road, between July 16 and July 23, 1922. The congress was attended by 12 representatives, representing 195 members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The congress succeeded the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and preceded the 3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
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1923 — 1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota
The 1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota took place on July 16, 1923. The election was held to fill, for the remainder of the unexpired term, the seat in the United States Senate left vacant by Republican U.S. Senator Knute Nelson, who died in office on April 28, 1923.
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1923 — 1923 United States Senate elections
The United States Senate elections of 1923 were special elections that occurred in the near the end of Republican President Warren G. Harding's term. The Farmer-Labor party gained one seat from Republicans who kept the other seat and their majority.
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1924 — Birth of Hsu Yun-chi
On 16 July 1924, Hsu Yun-chi, a physicist, was born.
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1927 — Battle of Ocotal
The Battle of Ocotal occurred in July 1927, during the American occupation of Nicaragua. A large force of rebels loyal to Augusto César Sandino attacked the garrison of Ocotal, which was held by a small group of US Marines and Nicaraguan National Guards. Ultimately the rebels were defeated with heavy losses, while the Americans and their Nicaraguan allies suffered very light casualties.
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1928 — 1928 Yukon general election
The 1928 Yukon general election was held on 16 July 1928 to elect the three members of the Yukon Territorial Council. The council was non-partisan and had merely an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner.
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1931 — 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia
The 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia was the first modern constitution of the Ethiopian Empire, intended to officially replace the Fetha Nagast, which had been the supreme law since the Middle Ages. It was promulgated in "an impressive ceremony" held 16 July 1931 in the presence of Emperor Haile Selassie, who had long desired to proclaim one for his country.
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1935 — Oklahoma City installs its first parking meters
Oklahoma City began installing and testing coin-operated meters downtown. The first was installed at First Street and Robinson Avenue.
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1937 — 1937 Soviet Cup final
The 1937 Soviet Cup final was a football match that took place at the Dynamo Stadium, Moscow on July 16, 1937. The match was the second Soviet Cup final and it was contested by Dynamo Moscow and last year finalist Dinamo Tbilisi.
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1941 — Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to 56 games
Joe DiMaggio got three hits against Cleveland at League Park, extending his hitting streak to 56 games. The Yankees won 10–3. The streak ended the following day.
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1943 — Operation Fustian
Operation Fustian was an airborne forces operation undertaken during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 in the Second World War. Also known as the Battle of Primosole Bridge, the operation was carried out by Brigadier Gerald Lathbury's 1st Parachute Brigade, part of the British 1st Airborne Division. Their objective was the Primosole Bridge across the Simeto River.
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1943 — Battle of Mount Tambu
The Battle of Mount Tambu was a series of actions fought in the Salamaua area of the Territory of New Guinea between Allied and Japanese forces, which took place between 16 July and 18 August 1943, during World War II. The battle formed part of the wider Salamaua–Lae campaign and was fought in the final stages of the campaign, which had seen a combined Australian and US force advance from Wau towards Salamaua following the repulse of the Japanese attack on Wau in late January and early February 1943.
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1944 — Battle of Lopata Hill
The Battle of Lopata Hill took place between the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and German-Hungarian forces, on 6–16 July 1944.
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1945 — The Trinity nuclear test is conducted in New Mexico
On July 16, 1945, the United States conducted the Trinity test in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico. It was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. The Manhattan Project experiment tested an implosion-type plutonium device known as the Gadget.
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1945 — USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with components for Little Boy
The U.S. Navy cruiser Indianapolis departed San Francisco carrying components and enriched uranium for the atomic bomb known as Little Boy. It delivered the cargo to Tinian later that month.
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1948 — Miss Macao
Miss Macao (Chinese: 澳門小姐; Sidney Lau: O3 Moon4 Siu2 Je2) was a Catalina seaplane owned by Cathay Pacific and operated by subsidiary Macau Air Transport Company. On 16 July 1948 it was involved in the first hijacking of a commercial aircraft. Piracy for robbery and ransom was the motive. The aircraft crashed after the pilot was shot while resisting the attackers; 25 people died, including three hijackers, but one hijacker survived by jumping out of the airplane before impact.
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1948 — Death of Lau Yew
The death of Lau Yew took place at the beginning of the Malayan Emergency. British security forces and Malayan Police clashed with those of the Malayan Communist Party resulting in the death of one of their key leaders, Lau Yew. He had been betrayed by his own bodyguard. Six people were killed in the initial attack.
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1950 — Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)
The match between Uruguay and Brazil was the decisive match of the final stage at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. It was played at the Maracanã Stadium in the then-capital of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, on 16 July 1950. Uniquely to this World Cup, as all other editions have concluded with a one-off final, the winner was the team with the most points after round-robin games between the top four teams.
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1950 — Chaplain–Medic massacre
The Chaplain–Medic massacre took place in the Korean War on July 16, 1950, on a mountain above the village of Tuman (current Duman-ri, Geumnam-myeon, Sejong City). South Korean local natives claim that it took place on a mountain above the village of Yongdam-ri, which is next to Duman-ri. Thirty unarmed, critically wounded United States Army (US) soldiers and an unarmed chaplain were murdered by members of the Korean People's Army (KPA) during the Battle of the Kum River.
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1950 — Invasion of Buru
The United States of Indonesia invaded the island of Buru, one of the three major islands in the South Moluccas region then under the control of the Republic of South Maluku, on 14 July 1950. Codenamed Operation Night (Indonesian: Operasi Malam) by the Indonesian military, it resulted in a swift occupation of the island within two days. It was one of the first organized combined-arms operations conducted by post-independence Indonesia.
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1951 — J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye
Jerome David Salinger ( SAL-in-jər; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American writer best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work.
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1951 — King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium
Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasion in May 1940, he surrendered his country, earning him much hostility, both at home and abroad.
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1952 — 1952 Quebec general election
The 1952 Quebec general election was held on July 16, 1952, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme. This was the fourth time (and the third in a row) that Duplessis led his party to a general election victory.
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1953 — Dongshan Island Campaign
The Dongshan Island Campaign (traditional Chinese: 東山島戰役; simplified Chinese: 东山岛战役; pinyin: Dōngshān Dǎo Zhànyì) was a battle fought on Dongshan Island, Fujian between the Nationalists and the Communists during the Chinese Civil War when the Nationalists unsuccessfully attempted to retake the island from the Communists. The campaign was the last and largest battle between the two sides after the Nationalists retreated to Taiwan.
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1957 — KLM Flight 844
KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) Flight 844 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Biak-Mokmer Airport, Dutch New Guinea (now Indonesia) to Manila International Airport, Manila, Philippines on 16 July 1957, which crashed into Cenderawasih Bay 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi; 0.65 nmi) from its departure airport. As a result, 58 (9 of which were crew members) out of 68 onboard perished.
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1964 — 1964 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
Republican presidential nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona chose Representative William E. Miller of New York as his vice presidential running mate. The Goldwater–Miller ticket would lose the 1964 election to the Democratic ticket of Johnson–Humphrey.
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1965 — France and Italy inaugurate the Mont Blanc Tunnel
On July 16, 1965, French President Charles de Gaulle and Italian President Giuseppe Saragat inaugurated the Mont Blanc Tunnel. The road tunnel runs under Mont Blanc, linking Chamonix in France with Courmayeur in Italy. It opened to public traffic three days later, on July 19.
July 16 was the inauguration ceremony; public traffic began on July 19.
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1967 — 1967 Bulgarian Cup final
The 1967 Bulgarian Cup final was the 27th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Levski Sofia and Spartak Sofia on 16 July 1967 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Levski won the final 3–0.
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1967 — Operation Crockett
Operation Crockett was an operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the United States Marine Corps against People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces around Khe Sanh Combat Base in northwest Quảng Trị Province that took place from 13 May to 16 July 1967. The PAVN tested U.S. defenses, forcing the Marines to deploy additional forces to the area, following which the PAVN disengaged but did not withdraw from the area.
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1969 — Apollo 11
Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program. The mission was crewed by Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, all of whom were on their second and final spaceflight.
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1969 — Operation Virginia Ridge
Operation Virginia Ridge was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in northwest Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam, from 2 May to 16 July 1969.
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1981 — Warrington by-election, 1981
The Warrington by-election, 1981 was held on 16 July 1981. The by-election was caused by the appointment of Thomas Williams, Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington, as a High Court Judge. Warrington had been held by the Labour Party since the 1945 general election, and by Williams since the Warrington by-election, 1961. It had long been regarded as a safe seat for the party, and even in 1979, generally a year of poor results for Labour, Williams won with a majority of 32.8%. Labour expected to hold the seat comfortably, and selected Doug Hoyle, the former MP for Nelson and Colne, who had lost his seat in 1979.
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1981 — Mahathir Mohamad takes office as prime minister of Malaysia
On July 16, 1981, Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. He became Malaysia’s fourth prime minister.
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1982 — 1982 Australian Labor Party leadership spill
A leadership spill of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 16 July 1982. Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth Bob Hawke unsuccessfully challenged ALP leader Bill Hayden, with Hayden winning 42 votes to 37.
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1983 — British Airways Helicopters Flight 5918
On 16 July 1983, British Airways Helicopters Flight 5918, a British Airways Helicopters commercial Sikorsky S-61 helicopter, Oscar November (G-BEON), crashed in the southern Celtic Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, while en route from Penzance to St Mary's, Isles of Scilly in poor visibility. Only six of the twenty-six people on board survived. It was Britain's worst civil aviation helicopter accident at the time.
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1984 — 1984 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for vice president of the United States in the 1984 election. Former Vice President Walter Mondale won the 1984 Democratic nomination for president of the United States, and chose New York Representative Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. Ferraro was the first woman to be a part of a national ticket for a major party.
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1987 — 1987 St. John by-election
A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. John on 16 July 1987 after the death of the first prime minister of Barbados Errol Barrow. He was a Democratic Labour Party member and the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.
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1987 — 1987 Indian presidential election
The Election Commission of India held indirect ninth presidential elections of India on 16 July 1987. R. Venkataraman with 740,148 votes won over his nearest rival V. R. Krishna Iyer who got 281,550 votes.
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1988 — 1988 Austrian Supercup
The 1988 Austrian Supercup was a football match that saw the 1987–88 Bundesliga champions Rapid Wien face off against 1987–88 Austrian Cup winners Kremser SC. It was the third straight Supercup appearance for Rapid Wien. The match was held on 16 July 1988 at the Sepp-Doll-Stadion in Krems an der Donau. Rapid Wien defended their title for the third year in succession.
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1990 — Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine
The Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Декларація про державний суверенітет України, romanized: Deklaratsiia pro derzhavnyi suvernitet Ukrainy, IPA: [deklɐˈrɑts⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ pro derˈʒɑu̯nɪj sʊweren⁽ʲ⁾iˈtɛt ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]) was adopted on July 16, 1990, by the recently elected parliament of Ukrainian SSR by a vote of 355 for and four against. The declaration established Ukraine, not Ukrainian SSR, as official name of the republic, and defined it as a sovereign nation state developing on the base of Ukrainian people's right for self-determination.
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1990 — 1990 Luzon earthquake
The 1990 Luzon earthquake occurred on July 16 at 4:26 p.m. (PHDT) on the densely populated island of Luzon in the Philippines. The shock had a surface-wave magnitude of 7.8 and produced a 125 km-long ground rupture that stretched from Dingalan to Kayapa. The event was a result of strike-slip movements along the Philippine Fault and the Digdig Fault within the Philippine fault system.
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1990 — The Long March 2E rocket makes its maiden flight
The Long March 2E made its maiden flight on 16 July 1990 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China. The medium-lift vehicle was developed to launch commercial communications satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
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1992 — NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a series of actions undertaken by NATO whose stated aim was to establish long-term peace during and after the Bosnian War. NATO's intervention began as largely political and symbolic, but gradually expanded to include large-scale air operations and the deployment of approximately 60,000 soldiers of the Implementation Force.
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1992 — Shankar Dayal Sharma is declared elected president of India
India’s returning officer declared Shankar Dayal Sharma the winner of the indirect presidential election, three days after the electoral college voted. Sharma took the oath of office on July 25.
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1994 — Heatwave '94: the Battle for the Future
Heatwave '94: the Battle for the Future was the first Heatwave professional wrestling event produced by Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on July 16, 1994 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.
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1994 — First fragment of comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 strikes Jupiter
The first observed fragment of comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 struck Jupiter. Astronomers used spacecraft and telescopes to track the impacts as other fragments hit over the following days.
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1995 — Bash at the Beach (1995)
The 1995 Bash at the Beach was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It was the second Bash at the Beach and took place on July 16, 1995 on the beach in Huntington Beach, California. Ten professional wrestling matches took place at the event, nine of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view.
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1999 — UFC 21
UFC 21: Return of the Champions was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 16, 1999 at the Five Seasons Events Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
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1999 — 1999 Martha's Vineyard plane crash
On July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. died when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Kennedy's wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, were also on board and died. The Piper Saratoga departed from New Jersey's Essex County Airport; its intended route was along the coastline of Connecticut and across Rhode Island Sound to Martha's Vineyard Airport.
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2000 — Heat Wave (2000)
Heat Wave (2000) was the seventh Heat Wave professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The event took place on July 16, 2000 from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and the final event to be held under the ECW banner. Eight professional wrestling matches were contested at the event.
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2000 — 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship final
The 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final was the showpiece game of that year's Ulster Championship, contested by Armagh and Derry and played at St Tiernach's Park, Clones on 16 July 2000. Armagh were the defending champions, having beaten Down at the same stage the previous year. Armagh won the game by 1–12 to 1–11, qualifying for the All-Ireland Semi Final against Munster Champions Kerry.
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2000 — Operation Khukri
Operation Khukri was a multinational operation launched in the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), involving India, Ghana, Britain and Nigeria. The aim of the operation was to break the two-month-long siege laid by armed cadres of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) around two companies of 5/8th Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion Group of the Indian Army at Kailahun by effecting a fighting breakout and redeploying them with the main battalion at Daru.
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2001 — 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship
The Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation Between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation (FCT) is a twenty-year strategic treaty between China and Russia. The treaty was signed by Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 16 July 2001, and it came into force on 28 February 2002.
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2003 — End of the tenure of Antony Leung
Antony Leung Kam-chung GBS OBE JP (born 29 January 1952) is a businessman who served as Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), from 29 May 2001 until his resignation on 16 July 2003. He was embroiled in a financial scandal in early 2003 after it was revealed he had bought an expensive Lexus car shortly before imposing a new car tax, creating a controversy over conflict of interest that earned him the nickname "Lexus Leung" and which ultimately led to his resignation in July of that year.
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2004 — Leyenda de Plata (2004)
The Leyenda de Plata (2004) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from July 16, 2004, over the course of three of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on July 30, 2004. The annual Leyenda de Plata tournament is held in honor of lucha libre legend El Santo and is one of CMLL's most important annual tournaments.
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2004 — Millennium Park
Millennium Park is a public park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). The park, opened in July 2004, is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) section of northwestern Grant Park.
Construction began in October 1998, and Millennium Park opened in a ceremony on July 16, 2004, four years behind schedule.
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2005 — Kuomintang chairmanship election, 2005
The Kuomintang chairmanship election of 2005 (Chinese: 2005年中國國民黨主席選舉) was held on July 16, 2005 in Taiwan between Ma Ying-jeou and Wang Jin-pyng. The election was triggered by the retirement of chairman Lien Chan. This was the second direct election of the chairman in Kuomintang history. All registered, due-paying KMT party members were eligible to vote. Previous leaders of the KMT had been elected by the party congress in a one-man race (with the candidate being either the incumbent or his designated successor). Lien ran unopposed in 2001, but his election was decided by rank and file party members.
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2005 — 2005 Equatorial Express Airlines An-24 crash
On 16 July 2005, an Equatorial Express Airlines Antonov An-24 crashed into the side of a mountain near Baney, Equatorial Guinea killing all 60 occupants on board the aircraft, making it Equatorial Guinea's deadliest plane crash.
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2006 — 2006 Dutch/Australian Offensive
The 2006 Dutch-Australian offensive was a military operation carried out in Afghanistan by a combined force of Dutch and Australian troops that commenced in late April 2006 and concluded on 16 July 2006. The force entered the Taliban-controlled Chora District and Balochistan region, both of which are located north-east of the provincial capital, Tarin Kowt. The offensive's goal was to protect Tarin Kowt, the site of a soon-to-be base, from a potential Taliban attack.
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2006 — Victory Road (2006)
The 2006 Victory Road was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on July 16, 2006 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second event under the Victory Road. Nine matches were featured on the event's card. In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.
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2006 — 2006 Ukrainian Super Cup
The 2006 Ukrainian Super Cup became the third edition of Ukrainian Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Top League and Ukrainian Cup competitions. The match was played at the Central Stadium "Chornomorets", Odesa, on 16 July 2006, and contested by league winner Shakhtar Donetsk and cup winner Dynamo Kyiv. Dynamo won it 2–0.
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2007 — 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred 10:13 local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, at a previously unknown offshore fault in the northwest Niigata Prefecture of Japan. The city of Kashiwazaki and the villages of Iizuna and Kariwa registered the highest seismic intensity of a strong 6 on Japan's shindo scale, and the quake was felt as far away as Tokyo.
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2007 — Operation Marne Avalanche
Operation Marne Avalanche was a US military operation that occurred in southern Baghdad in July 2007 as part of Operation Phantom Thunder. The goal of the offensive operation was to stop southern Baghdad from being used as a haven and to prevent the movement of weapons, munitions and insurgent activity into Baghdad.
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2008 — Battle of Vidattaltivu
The Battle of Vidattaltivu was fought over the town of Vidattaltivu, Sri Lanka, by the 58 Division of the Sri Lankan Military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The battle took place on July 16, 2008, part of the Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV during the Sri Lankan civil war. The 58 Division victory in the battle marked the first time the Army had been in control of the town in 21 years.
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2009 — Rey del Ring (2009)
The 2009 Rey del Ring (Spanish for "King of the Ring") was a major lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion on July 16, 2009. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. The show was the eight overall IWRG Rey del Ring show held, with the first being held in 2002. The focal point of the show was the eponymous Rey del Ring tournament. a 30 man elimination match similar in concept to the WWE's Royal Rumble match.
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2011 — Dream: Japan GP Final
Dream: Japan GP Final, also known as Dream Japan GP – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final, was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on July 16, 2011 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
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2011 — Operación Lince Norte
Operación Lince Norte (Operation Lynx North) was a military operation carried out by the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense from July 16 to August 4, 2011, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosí. The main objective was to weaken Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel. During the operation, 26 organized crime attacks were prevented and repelled.
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2013 — Rojava–Islamist conflict
The Rojava–Islamist conflict was a major theater in the Syrian civil war (2011–2024) and Syrian conflict (until 2026) in which the forces of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria fought against Islamist militant groups. Fighting erupted between the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist rebel factions in the city of Ras al-Ayn in 2013, and Kurdish forces launched a campaign in an attempt to take control of Islamist-controlled areas after al-Qaeda in Syria used those areas to attack the YPG.
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2013 — Children are fatally poisoned by a school meal in Bihar
Children at Dharmasati Primary School in Bihar fell ill after eating a school lunch. Twenty-three died.
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2014 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller (also known as UFC Fight Night 45) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 16, 2014, at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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2015 — Battle of the Sama Forest
On July 16, 2015, the Malian army raided a jihadist base in the Sama Forest, in southern Mali's Sikasso Region. The raid is one of the few confrontations between jihadists and the Malian army in southern Mali, and marked the end of the Khalid ibn Walid katiba and jihadist expansion in southern Mali.
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2015 — 2015 Chattanooga shootings
On July 16, 2015, Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez opened fire on two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. He first committed a drive-by shooting at a recruiting center, then traveled to a U.S. Navy Reserve center and continued firing, where he was killed by police in a gunfight. Four Marines died on the spot. A Navy sailor, a Marine recruiter, and a police officer were wounded; the sailor died from his injuries two days later.
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2015 — 2015 Belgian Super Cup
The 2015 Belgian Super Cup was a football match played on 16 July 2015, between Gent, the winners of the 2014–15 Belgian Pro League and 2014–15 Belgian Cup winners Club Brugge. Gent won 1–0, winning the Super Cup for the first time.
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2016 — 2016 Toowoomba South state by-election
A by-election was conducted for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Toowoomba South on 16 July 2016, following the 29 April resignation of LNP MP John McVeigh. McVeigh resigned after he was preselected as the LNP candidate for the federal division of Groom at the 2016 federal election.
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2016 — 2016 Ukrainian Super Cup
The 2016 Ukrainian Super Cup became the thirteenth edition of Ukrainian Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Top League and Ukrainian Cup competitions. The match was played at the Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa, on 16 July 2016, and contested by league winner Dynamo Kyiv and cup winner Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar won it on penalty shootout.
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2016 — 2016 Supercupa României
The 2016 Supercupa României was the 18th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The game was contested between Liga I title holders, Astra Giurgiu, and Romanian Cup holders, CFR Cluj. It was played at Cluj Arena in Cluj-Napoca in July.
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2016 — 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
On 15 July 2016 evening, an attempted military coup occurred in Turkey, orchestrated by a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces of 8,500 soldiers and military cadets, identifying themselves as the "Peace at Home Council". Armed troops attempted to seize control of several key locations in Ankara, Istanbul, and Marmaris but were defeated by a mix of loyalist soldiers and civilian protestors.
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2017 — 2017 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 16 July 2017, with a second round of voting following on 30 July in constituencies where no candidate secured a majority.
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2017 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio (also known as UFC Fight Night 113) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 16, 2017, at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
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2017 — 2017 Supercopa MX
The 2017 Supercopa MX was a Mexican football match-up played on 16 July 2017 between the champions of the Apertura 2016 Copa MX, Querétaro, and América. Like the previous two editions, the 2017 Supercopa MX was contested in a single-leg format at a neutral venue in the United States. This match took place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California for the second straight year.
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2017 — 2017 Campeón de Campeones
The 2017 Campeón de Campeones was the 45th edition of the Campeón de Campeones, an annual football super cup match. It was played on 16 July 2017 between Apertura 2016 winners Tigres UANL and Clausura 2017 winners Guadalajara. Like the previous editions, the 2017 Campeón de Campeones was contested in a single-leg format at a neutral venue in the United States.
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2020 — UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige
UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige (also known as UFC on ESPN 13 and UFC Fight Island 1) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 16, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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2020 — July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
The July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes began on 12 July 2020 between the Armenian Armed Forces and Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Initial clashes occurred near Movses in Tavush Province of Armenia, and Ağdam in Tovuz District of Azerbaijan at the Armenian–Azerbaijani state border. Both sides accused each other of reigniting the conflict, which erupted near the Ganja gap, a strategic route that serves as an energy and transport corridor for Azerbaijan.
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2021 — Bellator 262
Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on July 16, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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2022 — 2022 Iraq FA Cup final
The 2022 Iraq FA Cup final was the 29th final of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The match was contested between Al-Karkh and Al-Kahrabaa, at Al-Madina Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 16 July 2022 to be the final match of the competition. Al-Karkh made their first appearance in the Iraq FA Cup final while Al-Kahrabaa made their second appearance.
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2022 — UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez (also known as UFC on ABC 3) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 16, 2022, at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York in the United States.
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2022 — 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election
The 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election took place on 16 July 2022, to elect the governor of Osun State. Incumbent All Progressives Congress Governor Gboyega Oyetola was eligible for re-election but lost by a 3.5% margin to former Senator Ademola Adeleke—the nominee of the Peoples Democratic Party. Adeleke and his running mate, Kola Adewusi, were inaugurated on 27 November.
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2022 — 2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections
The 2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held on 18 June 2022, in Ekiti State, and on 16 July 2022, in Osun State. The last regular gubernatorial elections for both states were in 2018. Before the elections, the All Progressives Congress held both offices with Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi being term-limited after serving his second nonconsecutive term and Osun Governor Gboyega Oyetola running for a second term with his party's nomination.
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2023 — 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winner of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was the 17th final of the Gold Cup, a biennial tournament contested by the men's national teams representing the member associations of CONCACAF and an invited guest to decide the champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The match was held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, United States, on July 16, 2023, and was contested by Mexico and Panama.
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2023 — 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores final
The 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores final (Spanish: Final de la Copa Libertadores Sub-20 de 2023) was the final of the 7th. edition of the U-20 Copa Libertadores, an under age football competition organised by CONMEBOL. It was contested by Argentine side Boca Juniors and Ecuadorian team Independiente del Valle, and hosted by Estadio La Portada in the city of La Serena, Chile.
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2024 — 2024 Bureau of the European Parliament election
The Bureau of the European Parliament election was held on 16 and 17 July 2024, where members of the European Parliament, elected in the 2024 election, voted to elect its Bureau for the 2.5 years term during the Tenth European Parliament. On 16 July, Roberta Metsola was elected president of the European Parliament together with 14 vice-presidents. On 17 July, 5 quaestors were elected.
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2025 — 29th Fantasia International Film Festival
The 29th Fantasia International Film Festival opened on July 16 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with American neo-Western black comedy film Eddington, by Ari Aster. The Canadian Trailblazer Award was presented to Hungarian-born Canadian filmmaker George Mihalka, the director of the 1981 slasher film My Bloody Valentine, and Sheila McCarthy, Canadian actress and singer during festival. Pascal Plante, a Canadian film director and screenwriter served as jury president for Compétition Cheval Noir.
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