Attack Submarine Arrived in Istanbul from Kiel

April 16 is the 106st day of the year (107nd in leap years) according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 259 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

1071 – Bari, the last city in southern Italy under Byzantine control, is captured by Norman, Robert Guiscard.
1912 - American aviator Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel. Quimby died three months later when the plane crashed during his performance.
1917 – Bolshevik leader Lenin returns to Russia from Switzerland, where he was in exile, and calls for the initiation of the Socialist Revolution.
1920 - Second Anzavur revolt suppressed.
1925 - Tannin The newspaper was closed indefinitely.
1928 – The Supreme Court gave the first conviction of the Republican era to İhsan Eryavuz on the grounds of corruption in the repair of the Yavuz Battleship.
1939 – Attack Submarine arrived in Istanbul from Kiel.
1939 – The Turkish delegation that went to Iran for the wedding ceremony of Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi arrived in Tehran.
1941 – II. World War II: 500 German planes bombard London all night.
1943 - Dr. Albert Hofmann discovered the psychedelic effects of LSD.
1945 – The Red Army enters Berlin and the Battle of Berlin begins.
1947 – A fire that started in Texas City after an explosion on a freighter killed almost 600 people.
1948 – The Organization for European Economic Cooperation is established.
1959 – A group of young people studying at Ankara University sent a Candy Day greeting to Said-i Nursi with the signature of “Ankara University Nur Students”.
1968 – The leaders of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TIP) Rıza Kuas and Prof. An investigation was launched against Sadun Aren for their participation in the “Mediterranean Countries Progressive and Anti-Imperialist Parties Conference”.
1971 – A lawsuit was filed against the leadership of the Workers' Party of Turkey on the allegation of "Kurdishism".
1972 – Mankind's 5th lunar voyage began with the 'Apollo 16' spacecraft.
1973 – The Turkish People's Liberation Party-Front (THKP-C) trial began. The death penalty was sought for 256 of the 10 defendants.
1974 – Political rights were restored to former Democrats.
1975 – With the fall of the capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia came under Khmer Rouge control.
1980 – The Process Leading to the September 12, 1980 Coup in Turkey (1979 - September 12, 1980): An American non-commissioned officer and a Turkish friend were killed by left-wing militants Ahmet Saner and Kadir Tandoğan in Istanbul. A police officer in Gaziantep, 2 students in Mardin, a teacher in Aydın, and 2 workers in Ankara and Istanbul were killed.
1982 – Former CHP Chairman Bülent Ecevit was arrested by the Martial Law Military Court.
1984 – Minister of Culture and Tourism Mükerrem Taşçıoğlu said, “Tourists who want to swim naked should not come to Turkey.”
1984 – Orhan Pamuk, “Quiet HouseHe received the Madaralı Novel Award for his work ”.
1988 - PLO Second Commander Abu-Jihad was killed by Israeli soldiers.
1995 – The Republic of South Africa placed an arms embargo on Turkey on the grounds of gross human rights violations. The embargo was lifted on April 16, 1997.
1996 – Chechen group of 50 people under the command of Emir Khattab killed 223 Russian soldiers and destroyed a 50-vehicle convoy. This event is known in history as the Castle Ambush.
1999 – Harvard University announced that Tansu Çiller was not awarded an honorary doctorate.
2001 – Mehmet Fidancı, who is stated to be one of the suspects in the assassination of former Diyarbakır Police Chief, Gaffar Okkan, was caught in Istanbul.
2007 – In the armed attack carried out by a student named Cho Seung-Hui at Virginia Technical University in the United States, 33 people were killed, including himself, and 29 were injured.
2017 – A referendum was held to change the form of government to the “Presidential Government System” in Turkey.

Births

1619 – Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch physician, merchant, and founder and first administrator of the Cape Colony (d. 1677)
1728 – Joseph Black, Scottish physicist and chemist (d. 1799)
1786 – John Franklin, British explorer, explorer (d. 1847)
1821 – Ford Madox Brown, English painter (d. 1893)
1825 – Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, Danish politician (d. 1913)
1844 – Anatole France, French writer and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
1861 – Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian traveler, scientist, diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1930)
1865 – Harry Chauvel, Australian general (d. 1945)
1865 – Mehmet Esat Işık, Turkish military physician (d. 1936)
1867 – Wilbur Wright, famous American Wright Brothers (d. 1912) who built the first powered airplane
1871 – John Millington Synge, Irish playwright, poet, and folklore collector (d. 1909)
1885 – Arnold Petersen, National Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party of America (d. 1976)
1886 – Ernst Thaelmann, German politician and leader of the Communist Party of Germany (d. 1944)
1889 – Charlie Chaplin, English film director, actor and writer (d. 1977)
1896 – Tristan Tzara, Romanian-born French poet and writer (d. 1963)
1916 – Behçet Necatigil, Turkish poet and writer (d. 1979)
1918 – Spike Milligan, Irish-British actor and comedian (d.2002)
1919 – Merce Cunningham, American choreographer and dancer (d. 2009)
1919 – Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (d. 2011)
1921 – Peter Ustinov, English actor, director, writer, and Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor (d. 2004)
1922 – Afif Yesari, Turkish writer (d. 1989)
1922 – Kingsley Amis, English writer (d. 1995)
1922 – Leo Tindemans, Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2014)
1924 – Henry Mancini, American composer, arranger and Academy Award winner for Best Original Score (d. 1994)
1925 – Sabri Altınel, Turkish poet (d. 1985)
1927 – XVI. Benedict, 265th Pope of the Catholic Church (d. 2022)
1933 – Erol Günaydın, Turkish cinema and theater actor (d. 2012)
1934 – Robert Stigwood, Australian filmmaker (d. 2016)
1936 – Ayla Arslancan, Turkish actress (d. 2015)
1936 – Saban Bayramovic, Serbian musician (d. 2008)
1937 – George Steele, American Wrestler (d. 2017)
1939 – Dusty Springfield, English pop singer (d. 1999)
1940 – II. Margrethe, queen of Denmark
1942 – Frank Williams, founder and boss of the British Formula 1 racing team (d. 2021)
1946 – Margot Adler, American author, journalist, radio broadcaster, and broadcaster (d. 2014)
1947 - Kerim Abdulcabbar, American basketball player
1947 – Erol Evgin, Turkish singer, composer and actor
1947 – Gerry Rafferty, Scottish composer and singer (d. 2011)
1949 – Şükrü Karatepe, Turkish lawyer and academician
1950 – David Graf, American actor (d. 2001)
1952 – Yve-Alain Bois, Algerian historian, modern art critic and academic
1954 – Ellen Barkin, Emmy-winning, Golden Globe-nominated American actress
1955 – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning since 7 October 2000
1956 – Aleksey Pajitnov, Russian computer engineer, developer of the Tetris game
1956 – Necla Nazır, Turkish actress and singer
1960 – Rafael Benítez, Spanish coach
1960 – Pierre Littbarski, German former football player and manager
1965 – Jon Cryer, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
1965 – Martin Lawrence, American actor, director, and producer
1966 – Jasna Đuričić, Serbian actress
1968 – Vickie Guerrero, American former professional wrestling manager and rare wrestling former professional wrestler
1968 – Barbara Sarafian, Belgian actress
1971 – Emre Tilev, Turkish sports announcer
1971 – Selena, American singer-songwriter (d 1995)
1972 – Conchita Martínez, Spanish professional tennis player
1973 – Akon, Senegalese-American Hip-Hop, R&B and Soul music artist
1974 – Toygar Işıklı, Turkish musician and composer
1976 – Lukas Haas, American actor
1977 – Ceyda Düvenci, Turkish actress
1977 – Fredrik Ljungberg, Swedish football player
1979 – Christijan Albers, Dutch Formula 1 driver
1982 – Gina Carano, American actress and television host
1982 – Boris Diaw, French basketball player
1982 – Robert Popov, Macedonian football player
1983 – Marie Digby, American pop singer
1984 – Claire Foy, English actress
1984 – Pawel Kieszek, Polish football player
1984 – Mourad Meghni, Algerian football player
1984 – Kerron Stewart, Jamaican athlete
1985 – Luol Deng, British professional basketball player of South Sudanese descent
1985 – Benjamin Rojas, Argentinian actor
1985 – Taye Taïwo, Nigerian football player
1985 – Sam Hyde, American comedian, writer, and actor
1986 – Shinji Okazaki, Japanese national football player
1986 – Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast
1987 – Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player
1987 – Aaron Lennon, English football player
1990 – Reggie Jackson, American professional basketball player
1990 – Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player
1991 – Kim Kyung-jung, South Korean football player
1992 – Hiroki Higuchi, Japanese football player
1993 – Mirai Nagasu, American figure skater
1993 – Chance the Rapper, American hip hop artist
1994 – Onur Bulut, Turkish-German football player
1996 – Anya Taylor-Joy, US-born Argentine-British film and television actress
2002 – Sadie Sink, American actress

Deaths

69 – Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)
1090 – Sikelgaita, Lombard princess (b. 1040)
1686 – Jean de Coligny-Saligny, French noble and military commander (b. 1617)
1788 – Georges-Louis Leclerc, French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedist (b. 1707)
1828 – Francisco Goya, Spanish painter (b. 1746)
1850 – Marie Tussaud, founder of Madame Tussauds wax museum (b. 1761)
1879 – Bernadette Soubirous, Roman Catholic saint (b. 1844)
1888 – Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish chemist and physicist (b. 1845)
1838 – George William Hill, American Astronomer and Mathematician (b. 1838)
1930 – José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian political leader and writer (first intellectual to apply Marxist historical materialism to Peruvian social analysis) (b. 1895)
1935 – Panait Istrati, Romanian Writer (b. 1884)
1938 – Steve Bloomer, English international football player (b. 1874)
1947 – Rudolf Höß, soldier in Nazi Germany and Commander of Auschwitz Concentration Camp (b. 1900)
1958 – Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist and crystallographer (b. 1920)
1958 – Archibald Cochrane, Scottish politician and naval officer (b. 1885)
1972 – Yasunari Kavabata, Japanese novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
1989 – Hakkı Yeten, Turkish football player, coach and 18th President of Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club (b. 1910)
1991 – David Lean, British director (b. 1908)
1992 – Sinan Kukul, Turkish revolutionary (b. 1956)
1994 – Ralph Ellison, African-American author (b. 1913)
1995 – Iqbal Messiah, Pakistani child laborer (symbol of child labor abuse in developing countries) (b. 1982)
1997 – Roland Topor, French playwright (b. 1938)
2005 – Kay Walsh, English actress and dancer (b. 1911)
2008 – Edward Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (b. 1917)
2010 – Rasim Delic, Bosnian soldier (b. 1949)
2010 – Carlos Franqui, Cuban writer, poet, journalist, revolutionary and politician (b. 1921)
2015 – Idris Bamus, Moroccan football player (b. 1942)
2016 – Jeanette Bonnier, Swedish journalist, author and media executive (b. 1934)
2016 – Louis Pilot, Luxembourg national football player and manager (b. 1940)
2017 – Giandomenico Boncompagni, Italian radio and TV presenter, director, screenwriter and songwriter (b. 1932)
2018 – Harry Laverne Anderson, American actor and magician (b. 1952)
2018 – Choi Eun-hee, Korean actress (b. 1926)
2018 – Pamela Catherine Gidley, American actress (b. 1965)
2018 – Harold Everett Greer, American former professional basketball player (b. 1936)
2018 – Ivan Mauger, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1939)
2018 – Katharina Reiss, German translator and translator (b. 1923)
2019 – Hansjörg Auer, Austrian mountaineer and rock climber (b. 1984)
2019 – Jörg Demus, Austrian composer and pianist (b. 1928)
2019 – Ahmed Power, Iranian educator, lawyer, writer, historian, and geographer (b. 1925)
2019 – David Lama, Austrian mountaineer and freestyle rock climber (b. 1990)
2019 – Fay McKenzie, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
2019 – Yaşar Özel, Turkish voice artist (b. 1934)
2019 – Jess Roskelley, American mountaineer (b. 1982)
2020 – Daniel Bevilacqua, stage name Christophe, French singer, songwriter, keyboardist and record producer (b. 1945)
2020 – Gene Deitch, American painter, animator, and film director (b. 1924)
2020 – Francesco Di Carlo, Italian mafia member (b. 1941)
2020 – Howard Finkel, American professional wrestling ring announcer (b. 1950)
2020 – Santiago Lanzuela Marina, Spanish politician (b. 1948)
2020 – Henry Miller, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1931)
2020 – Danièle Hoffman-Rispal, French politician (b. 1951)
2020 – Luis Sepulveda, Chilean writer (b. 1949)
2021 – Heinze Bakker, Dutch sports journalist and correspondent (b. 1942)
2021 – Nader Dastneshan, Iranian professional football player and manager (b. 1960)
2021 – Ludmila Guzun, Moldovan female politician (b. 1961)
2021 – Helen McCrory, English actress (b. 1968)
2021 – Éric Raoult, French politician and former minister (b. 1955)
2021 – Yessengaly Abdijapbarovich Raushanov, Kazakh poet (b. 1957)
2021 – Felix Silla, Italian-born American former actor and stuntman (b. 1937)
2021 – Mari Törőcsik, Hungarian actress (b. 1935)
2022 – Rhoda Kadalie, South African academic (b. 1953)
2022 – Gloria Sevilla, Filipino actress (b. 1932)
2022 – Joachim Streich, former East German football player (b. 1951)

Holidays and special occasions

Biologists' Day
Storm : Cygnus Storm (3 Days)
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