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Historical Events on April 16

  • Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    1520

    The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V.

  • Battle at Lee's Mills

    1862

    American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.

  • Jallianwala Bagh massacre

    1919

    Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.

  • Vilna offensive

    1919

    Polish-Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.

  • Battle of the Tarigo Convoy

    1941

    World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.

  • Fidel Castro

    1961

    In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.

  • Letter from Birmingham Jail

    1963

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation.

  • Apollo 16

    1972

    Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

  • 2011 Norway attacks

    2012

    The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway.

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