April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th if leap year). It 259 days before the end of the year.
Celebrations
There is no celebration for this day!
Events
Shootings at Virginia Tech
(April, 16 2007)This event took place on campus at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg in the state of Virginia,This is the shooting in the school the deadliest in the history of the United States. 33 people died.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to cross the English Channel by plane
(April, 16 1912)Aviation pioneer, Harriet Quimby, born May 11, 1875 and died on 1 July 1912 became the first woman in history to cross the English Channel by plane.She made the crossing on a Bleriot monoplane motor Gnome. The Aero Club of America allowed him to be the first American woman pilot patented in ...
Sayings
There is no saying for this day!
Astrology
Sign of the Zodiac: 27th day of the astrological sign of Aries.
Last events added
- Discovery of two new natural satellites for Saturn - August, 16 2004
- Nagasaki atomic bombings - August, 9 1945
- Madagascar becomes a French colony - August, 6 1896
- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima - August, 6 1945
- Explosions at the Port of Beirut - August, 4 2020