What are the important events that happened on March 16? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
March 16: Facts & Myths About This Day
March 16 is the 75th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 290 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 3, 2023 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 27,982,080 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘heptacontapentagon’ day.
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 331 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 3,737 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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March 16 Historical Events
- 1621 –Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, “Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset.”
- 1689 –The 23rd Regiment of Foot or Royal Welch Fusiliers is founded.
- 1818 –Second Battle of Cancha Rayada – Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.
- 1900 –Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
- 1926 –History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
- 1939 –Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran.
- 1945 –Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers. 5,000 are killed.
- 1968 –General Motors produced its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
- 1978 –Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped and is later killed by his captors.
- 1984 –William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists and later died in captivity.
Who were born on March 16?
- 1889 –Reggie Walker, South African athlete (d. 1951)
- 1911 –Dr. Josef Mengele, German physician and SS officer (d. 1979)
- 1924 –Beryl Davis, English singer (d. 2011)
- 1932 –Don Blasingame, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
- 1963 –Jimmy Degrasso, American musician (F5)
- 1963 –Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (d. 2002)
- 1964 –Pascal Richard, Swiss cyclist
- 1964 –Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter
- 1983 –Brandon League, American baseball player
- 1984 –Hosea Gear, New Zealand rugby player
Who died on March 16?
- 1559 –Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496)
- 1721 –James Craggs the Elder, English politician (b. 1657)
- 1747 –Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia (b. 1690)
- 1892 –Samuel F. Miller, American politician (b. 1827)
- 1903 –Roy Bean, American jurist
- 1940 –Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
- 1968 –Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and writer (b. 1907)
- 1983 –Fred Rose, Canadian politician (b. 1907)
- 2005 –Dick Radatz, American baseball player (b. 1937)
- 2008 –Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (b. 1912)
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