On this day: 16 September

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

Events

• 681 – Pope Honorius I was posthumously excommunicated at the Third Council of Constantinople, with his support for monothelitism deemed to be heretical. Read more: Pope Honorius I Excommunication Third Council of Constantinople
• 1844 – Felix Mendelssohn completed the score of his Violin Concerto, his final concerto. Read more: Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn) Concerto
• 1963 – Malaysia was formed as an independent nation from the Federation of Malaya, the State of Singapore, the Crown Colony of North Borneo, and the Crown Colony of Sarawak. Read more: Malaysia Federation of Malaya Colony of Singapore
• 1975 – The prototype of the Soviet Mikoyan MiG-31, one of the fastest combat jets in the world, made its maiden flight. Read more: Mikoyan MiG-31
• 1979 – Eight people escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a home-made hot air balloon. Read more: East Germany balloon escape East Germany West Germany
• 1989 – During a tour of the United States, Soviet politician Boris Yeltsin visited a grocery store in Texas that had a major impact on his views regarding the Soviet Union's economic system. Read more: Boris Yeltsin 1989 visit by Boris Yeltsin to the United States
• 1992 – The British pound (coin pictured) was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday and suffered a major devaluation. Read more: Pound sterling European Exchange Rate Mechanism Black Wednesday

Born on this day

• 1941 – Joe Butler, American singer, autoharp player, and drummer Read more: Joe Butler Autoharp
• 1953 – Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, English journalist and politician, 2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Read more: Mark Malloch Brown Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 1954 – Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Indian sitar player and composer Read more: Sanjoy Bandopadhyay Sitar
• 1973 – Camiel Eurlings, Dutch businessman and member of the International Olympic Committee Read more: Camiel Eurlings International Olympic Committee
• 1974 – Julian Castro, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Read more: Julian Castro United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• 1997 – Clint Ratkovich, American football player Read more: Clint Ratkovich
• 1999 – Brady Tkachuk, American ice hockey player Read more: Brady Tkachuk
• 2000 – Sam Howell, American football player Read more: Sam Howell
• 2000 – Oliver Skipp, English footballer Read more: Oliver Skipp
• 2001 – Avishag Semberg, Israeli Olympic taekwondo bronze medalist Read more: Avishag Semberg Taekwondo
• 2003 – Ryan Couchman, Australian rugby league player Read more: Ryan Couchman
• 2003 – Toby Couchman, Australian rugby league player Read more: Toby Couchman

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