On this day: 16 March

Selected events and births on 16 March, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 597 BC – Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem and installed Zedekiah as King of Judah. Read more: 590s BC Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II
• 934 – Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: Chinese general Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor and established Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. Read more: Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Meng Zhixiang Later Shu
• 1621 – Samoset, a member of the Abenaki tribe, walked into Plymouth Colony and greeted the Pilgrims in English. Read more: Samoset Abenaki Plymouth Colony
• 1621 – Samoset, a member of the Abenaki tribe, walked into Plymouth Colony and greeted the Pilgrims in English. Read more: Samoset Abenaki Plymouth Colony
• 1819 – The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in New York City, was incorporated. Read more: Bank for Savings in the City of New-York Savings bank
• 1872 – In the inaugural final of the FA Cup Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 in London. Read more: 1872 FA Cup final FA Cup Wanderers F.C.
• 1960 – African American civil rights activists in Savannah, Georgia, conducted a sit-in, commencing the Savannah Protest Movement. Read more: African Americans Savannah, Georgia Sit-in
• 1962 – Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a charter flight carrying U.S. and South Vietnamese soldiers, disappeared without a trace, prompting one of the largest searches in the history of the Pacific. Read more: Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 South Vietnam
• 2002 – Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern was premiered in Hamburg, together with her Johannes-Passion, by soloists, choirs and orchestras from the Mariinsky Theatre and the NDR. Read more: Sofia Gubaidulina Johannes-Ostern Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)

Born on this day

• 1940 – Jan Pronk, Dutch academic and politician, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Read more: Jan Pronk Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning
• 1942 – James Soong, Chinese-Taiwanese politician, Governor of Taiwan Province Read more: James Soong Taiwan Provincial Government
• 1959 – Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Norway, 13th Secretary General of NATO Read more: Jens Stoltenberg Prime Minister of Norway Secretary General of NATO
• 1961 – Todd McFarlane, Canadian author, illustrator, and businessman, founded McFarlane Toys Read more: Todd McFarlane McFarlane Toys
• 1993 – Marine Lorphelin, French model and beauty queen, Miss France 2013 Read more: Marine Lorphelin Miss France 2013
• 1996 – Ajiona Alexus, American actress and singer Read more: Ajiona Alexus
• 1997 – Dominic Calvert-Lewin, English footballer Read more: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
• 1997 – Florian Neuhaus, German footballer Read more: Florian Neuhaus
• 1997 – Tyrel Jackson Williams, American actor Read more: Tyrel Jackson Williams
• 1999 – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Canadian baseball player Read more: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
• 2000 – Jalen Smith, American basketball player Read more: Jalen Smith
• 2001 – Kyle Hamilton, American football player Read more: Kyle Hamilton

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