Today, April 16, is the 106th day of the year (107th day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Aries.
AP April 16 in History
The 2010s
The 2000s
- 2007: Cho Seung-Hui goes on a shooting spree killing 32 fellow students at Virginia Tech University.
April 16 1972
The 1910s
- 1917: After years of exile Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia.
Holidays and Observances
- United States: Emancipation Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1965: Martin Lawrence - Bad Boys
- 1947: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - LA Lakers
- 1927: Pope Benedict XVI
- 1889: Charlie Chaplin - Comedian
Famous Deaths
- 1859: Alexis de Tocqueville - Writer