On this day: 16 October

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

Events

• 1384 – Jadwiga was officially crowned as "King of Poland" instead of "Queen" to reflect the fact that she was a sovereign in her own right. Read more: Jadwiga of Poland List of Polish monarchs Queen regnant
• 1841 – The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in Kingston, Ontario, in Canada. Read more: Church of Scotland Queen's University at Kingston Kingston, Ontario
• 1875 – Brigham Young University was founded in Provo, Utah, United States. Read more: Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
• 1905 – Authorities of the British Raj partitioned the Bengal Presidency, separating the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas. Read more: British Raj Partition of Bengal (1905) Bengal Presidency
• 1916 – Margaret Sanger established the United States' first family planning clinic in Brooklyn, New York. Read more: Margaret Sanger Family planning Brooklyn
• 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. Read more: Roy O. Disney Walt Disney The Walt Disney Company
• 1926 – Háry János (poster pictured), a Hungarian folk opera by Zoltán Kodály, was premiered at the Royal Hungarian Opera House in Budapest. Read more: Háry János Zoltán Kodály Hungarian State Opera House
• 1950 – The first novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was published in the United Kingdom. Read more: The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• 1973 – The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would be jointly awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ, sparking international controversy. Read more: Norwegian Nobel Committee 1973 Nobel Peace Prize Henry Kissinger

Born on this day

• 1954 – Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland Read more: Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean Secretary of State for Scotland
• 1977 – Björn Yttling, Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, producer and member of Peter, Bjorn and John Read more: Björn Yttling Peter Bjorn and John
• 1996 – Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, Turkish motorcycle racer Read more: Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
• 1996 – Andrea Locatelli, Italian motorcycle racer Read more: Andrea Locatelli (motorcyclist)
• 1997 – Aliou Dieng, Malian footballer Read more: Aliou Dieng
• 1997 – Charles Leclerc, Monégasque racing driver Read more: Charles Leclerc
• 1997 – Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player Read more: Naomi Osaka
• 1999 – Aaron Nesmith, American basketball player Read more: Aaron Nesmith
• 1999 – Nicolò Bulega, Italian motorcycle racer Read more: Nicolò Bulega
• 2001 – Willian Pacho, Ecuadorian footballer Read more: Willian Pacho
• 2003 – Scott Ogden, British motorcycle racer Read more: Scott Ogden
• 2005 – Ruby Rose Turner, American actress Read more: Ruby Rose Turner

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