Pilgrimage of Grace
Robert Aske leads the rebels into York as the movement becomes the largest rising of Henry VIII's reign.
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October 16 in History
This permanent archive page contains 259 World History Database records for October 16, spanning 1430 to 2024. Recorded topics include Birth of James II; Pilgrimage of Grace; Second Arrest of Somerset.
Total: 259Events: 232Births: 4Deaths: 14Battles: 9Countries: 32
Events on October 16
Second Arrest of Somerset
The former Lord Protector, Edward Seymour, is arrested again after allegations of plotting against Northumberland and other councillors.
Burning at Oxford
Is burned at the stake for Protestant beliefs.
Candle Speech
Encourages Ridley with the famous candle speech.
Cranmer Witnesses Execution
Thomas Cranmer watches Ridley and Latimer burned at Oxford.
Execution
Burned at the stake with Nicholas Ridley.
Execution
Latimer is burned with Nicholas Ridley at Oxford.
Execution
Nicholas Ridley is burned at Oxford for Protestant beliefs
Execution
Burned at the stake for Protestant doctrine.
Execution
Ridley is burned at Oxford for Protestant doctrine.
Execution with Latimer
Is executed beside Hugh Latimer outside Oxford city walls.
Heresy
Executed for refusing to recant Protestant doctrine.
Latimer Burned
Hugh Latimer is burned alongside Ridley at Oxford.
Latimer Encouragement
Latimer encourages Ridley before their execution.
Latimer Executed
Hugh Latimer is burned with Nicholas Ridley at Oxford
Martyrdom
His death becomes central to Protestant martyrology.
Martyrdom
Dies refusing to accept Catholic doctrine on the mass.
Oxford Martyrs
Dies with Nicholas Ridley as one of the Oxford Martyrs.
Oxford Martyrs
Is burned with Hugh Latimer as one of the Oxford Martyrs.
Ridley Burned
Nicholas Ridley is burned for heresy at Oxford.
Capture of Newcastle
Helps capture Newcastle for the Parliamentarians
Capture of Newcastle
Commander of "Ironsides" during Parliaments capture of Newcastle
Exile of Charles II
Lands at Fecamp near Rouen
Execution
Cook is executed for prosecuting Charles I before the High Court of Justice.
Execution
Executed after the Restoration for supporting the regicide cause.
Siege of Berlin
An Allied force plunders Berlin
Vice-President of Legislative Assembly
Vergniaud was elected vice-president of the Legislative Assembly as his influence among the left increased.
Execution
Marie-Antoinette was executed by guillotine.
Execution
The execution of Marie-Antoinette by the Guillotine
Siege of Maubeuge
The French raide the siege at Maubeuge as orderred by Carnot
General
Appointed General of the Division, provisional
General
Appointed General of the Division, provisional
Cispadine Rep
Creates the Cispadine Republic
Arrival in Paris
Napoleon arrived in Paris as the Directory faced military, political and financial instability.
Army of Silesia Corps
Commands a Russian corps in Blucher's Army of Silesia during the battle.
Coalition Headquarters
Joins senior Allied leaders directing the campaign against Napoleon at Leipzig.
Coalition Southern Army
Commands major Russian forces in the Allied attacks south of Leipzig.
Coalition Supreme Command
Commands the main Coalition army at the opening of the Battle of Leipzig.
Coalition Western Operations
Commands Austrian forces operating west of Leipzig against Napoleon's communications.
French Cavalry Command
Directs major French cavalry operations during the first day's fighting.
French Counterattack
Orders a powerful counterattack after the first Coalition assaults fail to break his centre.
French II Corps
Commands II Corps in the main French battle line south of Leipzig.
French IV Corps
Commands IV Corps and helps secure Napoleon's western line of retreat.
French XI Corps
Commands XI Corps during Napoleon's operations south and east of Leipzig.
Guard Cavalry
Commands Imperial Guard cavalry during the battle.
Imperial Guard Artillery
Directs artillery of the Imperial Guard during the Battle of Leipzig.
Marshal of France
Is made a Marshal of France during the Battle of Leipzig.
Mockern Defence
Commands French VI Corps during heavy fighting at Mockern.
Mockern Fighting
Directs the Army of Silesia in fierce fighting north of Leipzig.
Napoleon Headquarters at Leipzig
Directs French operations from positions near Leipzig as the Coalition offensive begins.
Northern Coalition Attack
Commands Russian corps fighting with Blucher's Army of Silesia north of Leipzig.
Northern French Command
Commands French forces facing the Coalition north of Leipzig.
Communism and Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung
Publishes an article responding to attacks on communism in the Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung.
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Counsellor
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador
Capture of Harpers Ferry
The abolitionist, John Brown, captures the Government arsenal at Harpers Ferry
HMS Magnificent Command Assumed
Carden is appointed captain of HMS Magnificent, flagship of the Channel Squadron's second-in-command.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Launch
Oversees the naval programme as HMS Queen Elizabeth is launched.
Pygmalion World Premiere
Pygmalion receives its world premiere in a German translation.
Super-Dreadnought Programme
Advances construction of a new oil-fired battleship class.
Vienna Theatre Production
Introduces Shaw's drama concerning language, class and Eliza Doolittle.
Dismissal
Dismissed after the Dardanelles campaign, never given another command
Hamilton Relieved after Campaign Failure
Hamilton is relieved of command as the British government reassesses the failed Gallipoli strategy.
Bolshevik Party
Lenin and Stalin direct an enlarged meeting of the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party Stalin sharply criticizes the speeches of the traitors Kamenev and Zinoviev on the question of armed insurrection
Military Revolutionary Committee
Serves in the committee as Bolshevik plans advance.
MRC
Approves the creation of the Military Revolutionary Committee
October Revolution
Lenin and Stalin direct an enlarged meeting of the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party Stalin sharply criticizes the speeches of the traitors Kamenev and Zinoviev on the question of armed insurrection. A Party Centre, headed by Stalin, is elected to direct the uprising
President of Russia
Appointed President of the Military Revolutionary Committee
President of Russia
Appointed President of the Military Revolutionary Committee
Homs Captured
Allied forces capture Homs as the pursuit continues through Syria.
Peoples Manifesto
Publication of "Peoples Manifesto"
1st Public Address
Hitler speaks for the 1st time in public & raises 300 Marks for the party funds
NSDAP
111 people attend a public NSDAP meeting at the Hofbraukeller
Reballion of plan for
The fascist leadership agrees on a plan for insurrection
Article Eight Treaty Duration Procedure
Article Eight establishes a League Council procedure governing any eventual termination of the pact.
Article Four Breach Referral to League Council
Article Four requires an alleged violation of the pact or Rhineland clauses to be brought before the League Council.
Article Four Guarantor Assistance Obligation
The guarantor powers agree to assist the victim after the League Council determines that a covered violation has occurred.
Article One Western Territorial Status Quo
Article One guarantees the territorial status quo on Germany's frontiers with France and Belgium.
Article Three Peaceful Settlement Requirement
Article Three requires unresolved German disputes with France and Belgium to be settled through peaceful procedures.
Article Two Belgian-German Non-Aggression
Article Two places the same non-aggression obligation on Belgium and Germany.
Article Two Franco-German Non-Aggression
Article Two commits France and Germany not to attack, invade or resort to war against each other except under stated exceptions.
Articles Forty Two and Forty Three Protected
The main pact guarantees observance of Versailles Articles 42 and 43 governing the demilitarized Rhineland.
Belgian Acceptance of Rhineland Pact
Vandervelde accepts the Rhineland Pact guaranteeing Belgium's frontier with Germany.
Belgian Frontier Included in British Italian Guarantee
Vandervelde secures British and Italian guarantees of the Belgian-German frontier.
Belgian German Arbitration Convention Approved
Vandervelde approves the bilateral arbitration convention governing disputes between Belgium and Germany.
Belgian German Non-Aggression Undertaking Approved
Belgium accepts the mutual undertaking with Germany not to attack, invade or resort to war except under specified exceptions.
Beneš Initials Locarno Final Protocol
Beneš endorses the conference protocol that incorporates Czechoslovakia's separate agreement with Germany.
Briand Accepts Arbitration with Germany
France accepts a separate arbitration convention requiring peaceful procedures for disputes with Germany.
Briand Approves Five-Power Guarantee
Briand approves the five-power guarantee linking Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Italy.
Briand Supports League Council Enforcement Role
Briand accepts a central League Council role in determining and responding to breaches of the western guarantee.
Britain Accepts Immediate Aid after Flagrant Breach
Britain agrees that an unmistakable act of aggression in the demilitarized zone can trigger assistance before a final League ruling.
British Guarantee of Rhineland Pact
Chamberlain commits Britain to guarantee the western frontier settlement negotiated between Germany, France and Belgium.
British Support for League Breach Determination
Chamberlain accepts the League Council's role in determining whether a treaty breach has occurred.
British Support for Locarno Settlement
Chamberlain supports the Locarno settlement as a means of strengthening European security and League diplomacy.
British Support for Peaceful Settlement Procedures
Chamberlain supports judicial, conciliation and League procedures for disputes not resolved by ordinary diplomacy.
Chamberlain Initials Final Protocol
Chamberlain initials the final protocol linking the seven Locarno agreements into a single diplomatic settlement.
Chamberlain Supports Arbitration Package
Chamberlain supports the arbitration conventions and treaties that accompany the main Rhineland Pact.
Conciliation Commission Procedure Established
Other disputes can be submitted to conciliation, with unresolved questions then going to the League Council.
Czechoslovak Eastern Frontier Outside Western Guarantee
Beneš accepts that Czechoslovakia's German border is handled through arbitration rather than the five-power Rhineland guarantee.
Czechoslovak German Arbitration Treaty Approved
Beneš accepts a treaty requiring structured conciliation or adjudication when normal diplomacy cannot resolve a dispute with Germany.
Dominions and India Opt-In Clause
Article Nine states that British dominions and India are not bound unless their governments accept the treaty.
French Alliance with Czechoslovakia Preserved
France keeps its separate commitment to assist Czechoslovakia while joining the western Locarno framework.
French Alliance with Poland Preserved
Briand ensures that the western pact does not cancel France's security commitments toward Poland.
French Czechoslovak Security Relationship Preserved
Beneš retains French backing for Czechoslovak security while accepting arbitration as the principal Locarno mechanism with Germany.
French Polish Security Relationship Preserved at Locarno
Skrzyński leaves Locarno with Poland's bilateral ties to France intact despite the absence of an eastern territorial guarantee.
French Support for Locarno Disarmament Commitment
Briand joins the final protocol's commitment to cooperate with League efforts toward a general disarmament agreement.
German Acceptance of Franco-Belgian Western Borders
Stresemann accepts a treaty guaranteeing Germany's existing western boundaries with France and Belgium.
German Acceptance of Rhineland Demilitarization Guarantee
Germany accepts that the Locarno guarantee also covers the Versailles provisions governing the demilitarized Rhineland.
German Approval of Czechoslovak Arbitration Treaty
Stresemann agrees to a separate Czechoslovak dispute procedure based on conciliation and adjudication without guaranteeing the eastern frontier.
German Approval of Peaceful Dispute Settlement
Stresemann accepts compulsory peaceful procedures for disputes with France and Belgium that diplomacy cannot settle.
German Approval of Polish Arbitration Treaty
The German delegation accepts a bilateral mechanism sending unresolved Polish-German legal disputes to arbitration or judicial settlement.
Italian Approval of Immediate Assistance Clause
Italy accepts emergency action when a clear treaty violation creates an immediate military danger to another signatory.
Italian Approval of League Breach Mechanism
Scialoja accepts the procedures giving the League Council a central role in determining treaty breaches.
Italian Guarantee of Belgian-German Frontier
Italy also becomes a guarantor of Belgium's security against a prohibited German attack across their common border.
Italian Guarantee of Franco-German Frontier
Mussolini accepts an Italian obligation to support the settlement fixing the western boundary between France and Germany.
Italian Signature of Rhineland Pact
Scialoja signs the Rhineland Pact for Italy, which joins Britain as an external guarantor of the western settlement.
Judicial Decision for Legal Disputes
Disputes involving conflicting claims of legal rights are to be submitted for judicial decision.
League Article Sixteen Exception Preserved
The pact preserves action taken under Article 16 of the League Covenant as an exception to the non-aggression undertaking.
League Decision Exception Preserved
The pact allows action resulting from specified decisions of the League Assembly or Council.
Legitimate Defence Exception Defined
The pact permits legitimate defence against aggression or an immediately dangerous flagrant breach of the Rhineland demilitarization clauses.
Locarno Final Protocol
Briand joins the other delegates in approving the final protocol and interdependent Locarno agreements.
Locarno Opens Germany's League Path
Locarno helps clear the diplomatic path for Germany's eventual admission to the League of Nations.
Luther Initials Locarno Final Protocol
Luther joins the other delegates in initialling the final protocol that links the Locarno agreements together.
Polish Eastern Frontier Left Outside Rhineland Guarantee
Skrzyński fails to obtain the same territorial guarantee for Poland that France and Belgium receive in the west.
Polish German Arbitration Treaty Approved
Skrzyński approves the arbitration treaty establishing peaceful procedures for Polish-German disputes.
Scialoja Initials Locarno Final Protocol
Scialoja initials the final protocol for Italy at the conclusion of the conference.
Skrzyński Initials Locarno Final Protocol
Skrzyński approves the conference protocol recording Poland's arbitration settlement and related security arrangements.
Stresemann Initials Locarno Final Protocol
Stresemann initials the final protocol and accepts the package of western guarantees and arbitration agreements.
Vandervelde Initials Final Protocol
Vandervelde initials the final protocol on behalf of Belgium.
Purge
In a BBC radio broadcast calls Labours policies "Bolshevism run mad"
Long March
The Ruijing base is abandoned & the Long March begins. 80,000 communists troops are pursued by 400,000 strong army of nationalists
Long March
Commander in Chief of the Communist forces
Long March
Begins a withdrawal after defeats by the Nationalists to the province of Shensi
Long March
Mao begins a 12 month long march to establish a new base in northern China at Yennan
Bombing of Firth of Forth
1st air attack on British territory
Bombing of Firth of Forth
1st air attack on British territory
Invasion of Italy
Defends the Gustav line from Minturno to Cassino
Invasion of Italy
Forced to withdraw 15 miles north of the Volturno Line
Offensive
Launches an offensive to cut off the 1st Panzer Army in the Dnieper Rive
Siege of Kiev
Vatutin launches a 4 day breakout from the Burkin bridgehead south of Kiev
Capture of Woensdrecht
The German 15th army is encircled in the Beveland peninsula. Liberated by the Canadian 2nd Division
Questions Tehran Curzon Claim
Mikolajczyk protests Molotov's assertion that Roosevelt had accepted the Curzon Line at Tehran and seeks clarification of the American position.
Siege of Beveland
Seals the German 15th army in the Beveland Peninsula
Manhattan Project
Oppenheimer resigns as director of Los Alamos, and is succeeded by Norris Bradbury
Manhattan Project
Oppenheimer resigns as director of Los Alamos, and is succeeded by Norris Bradbury
Manhattan Project
Oppenheimer resigns as director of Los Alamos, and is succeeded by Norris Bradbury
Manhattan Project
Oppenheimer resigns as director of Los Alamos, and is succeeded by Norris Bradbury
Execution
Death of Hans Frank, executed for war crimes
Trial
Found guilty of 3 war crimes & 4 crimes against humanity
Civil War Declared Ended
The government announces the end of major organised communist resistance.
Mobilization
16-26 October, the United Nations forces at Inchon are moved to the east coast as far as Wonsan
Assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan
Liaquat Ali Khan is assassinated while addressing a public meeting in Rawalpindi.
Assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan
The assassination ends Liaquat Ali Khan's four-year premiership.
History Will Absolve Me
Delivers his defence speech after the Moncada attack.
Moncada Trial Defence
During proceedings after the Moncada attack, Fidel Castro conducts his own defence and sets out political arguments later associated with the revolutionary movement.
Trial
Delivers his History Will Absolve Me defence speech at trial.
Martyrdom Anniversary
Protestant commemorations mark four hundred years since Latimer's execution.
Arrival in the Escambray
Guevara's column reaches the Escambray mountains and begins a new phase of operations in Las Villas.
Moscow Arrival
Oswald arrived in Moscow on October 16, 1959, and registered at the Hotel Berlin as a student.
Rima Shirokova Intourist Assignment
Intourist assigned Rima Shirokova as Lee's Moscow guide shortly after his arrival, and she assisted him with Soviet authorities.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Ball joined the first senior discussions and examined diplomatic consequences of attacking Soviet missile installations in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bundy informed Kennedy at 8:45 a.m. that a major international crisis had developed.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Dillon joined the crisis deliberations and supported careful evaluation of the economic and political consequences of military action.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy convened his principal advisers at 11:45 a.m. to examine the missile evidence and possible responses.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy ordered continued secrecy while advisers studied the risks of surprise attack, quarantine, and invasion.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy ordered that the discovery of Soviet missiles remain secret while his advisers evaluated military and diplomatic options.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Robert Kennedy joined the first crisis discussions and questioned the political and moral consequences of a surprise attack on Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Robert Kennedy participated in the secret advisory meetings that later became known as ExComm.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Lundahl briefed Kennedy directly on the U-2 photographs and explained how analysts identified the Soviet missile equipment.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McNamara discussed military options including surveillance, quarantine, air strikes, and invasion.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Rusk joined discussions of diplomatic, political, and military responses to the Soviet deployment.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Taylor and the Joint Chiefs developed plans for attacks against missile sites and other military targets.
Return for Missile Crisis
After learning that U-2 photography confirmed Soviet offensive missiles in Cuba, McCone returned to Washington and remained there through the crisis.
Depository Employment Begins
Oswald began work at the Texas School Book Depository on October 16, 1963, filling customer book orders for $1.25 an hour.
Texas School Book Depository
Through Ruth Paine Oswald found a job filling book orders at the Texas School Book Depository, where he started work on October 16
Cabinet
Healey enters Harold Wilson's cabinet as Secretary of State for Defence.
China First Nuclear Test
China conducts its first nuclear test at Lop Nur and becomes the fifth nuclear-weapon state.
Chinese Atomic Bomb
China tests its first atomic bomb using uranium programme infrastructure.
Chinese Nuclear Test Intelligence
After China conducted its first atomic test, McCone emphasized the importance of technical collection and strategic estimates for tracking the emerging Chinese nuclear capability.
Defence Secretary Appointment
Healey joins Harold Wilson’s Cabinet as Secretary of State for Defence.
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Minister of Housing and Local Government
Appointed Minister of Housing and Local Government in Harold Wilson's first government.
Nuclear Power
China successfully tests its own atomic bomb, becomes the world's 5th nuclear power
Polaris Programme
Wilson enters office and reviews inherited nuclear policy including Polaris
Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, first term
Demonstrations
Anti-war rallies occur in 40 U.S. cities and in international cities including London & Rome
Caspian Sea Monster
The achievement marks caspian sea monster as an important Russian scientific milestone.
KM Ekranoplan First Flight
Directs the first flight of the large KM ground-effect vehicle.
Apollo 7 Minimum-Impulse SPS Burn
Controls a brief Service Propulsion System firing to test minimum-impulse performance.
German Occupation
Russia and Czech sign a Treaty on the withdrawal of Warsaw Pact forces from Czech
Treaty of Warsaw Pact
Russia and Czech sign a Treaty on the withdrawal of Warsaw Pact forces from Czech
Warsaw Pact
Russia and Czech sign a Treaty on the withdrawal of Warsaw Pact forces from Czech
October Crisis
Invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.
Kalmbach Spy Fund
Woodward and Bernstein report that Nixon's personal lawyer Herbert Kalmbach was connected to funds used for political intelligence and sabotage activities.
Nixon Lawyer Spy Fund
Bernstein and Woodward report that President Nixon's personal lawyer Herbert Kalmbach was connected with funds used for political intelligence and sabotage activities.
Ceasefire
Tries to persuade Egypt to accept a ceasefire as Israeli forces prepare to cross the Suez Canal.
Ceasefire Negotiations
Visits Cairo to press for a ceasefire after Israel gains the initiative.
Ceasefire Negotiations
Receives Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin during ceasefire diplomacy.
End of Lars Korvald Government
The Lars Korvald Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Nobel Peace Prize
Named co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for Vietnam negotiations
Nobel Peace Prize Refusal
Refuses the Nobel Peace Prize awarded for Vietnam negotiations
Second Army
Takes command responsibilities on the Second Army front during the Israeli crossing crisis.
Second Trygve Bratteli Government
Begins the Second Trygve Bratteli Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Suez Bridgehead
Establishes a bridgehead near Deversoir across the Suez Canal.
Suez Canal
Helps coordinate the Israeli crossing operation on the Suez Canal front.
Suez Canal
Israeli tanks cross the Suez Canal during the counteroffensive against Egypt.
Suez Canal
His forces cross the Suez Canal during the Israeli counteroffensive.
Suez Canal Crossing
Israeli forces cross the Suez Canal and begin threatening Egyptian rear areas.
Suez Canal Crossing
Israeli tanks under Sharon cross the Suez Canal and begin to threaten the rear of Egyptian forces.
Election
Elected by the College of Cardinals, in the Eighth round
Inauguration
Inaugurated Pope
Pope
Appointed Pope, the 1st non-Italian pontiff since 1523. Appointed Pope, at 58 the youngest Pope in 132 yrs
Strike
Pit supervisors vote to strike
Commonwealth
Opposes sanctions on South Africa at the Nassau Commonwealth Conference. 16-23 October, attends the Commonwealth Prime Minister's conference
Conference of Commonwealth
Opposes sanctions on South Africa at the Nassau Commonwealth Conference. 16-23 October, attends the Commonwealth Prime Minister's conference
Nassau Commonwealth Conference
Opposes sanctions on South Africa at the Nassau Commonwealth Conference
End of Second Gro Harlem Brundtland Government
The Second Gro Harlem Brundtland Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Jan P. Syse Government
Begins the Jan P. Syse Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Prime Minister of Norway
Appointed Prime Minister of Norway
Prime Minister of Romania
Stolojan forms a government following Petre Roman's resignation.
Prime Minister Takes Office
Sergey Tereshchenko becomes Prime Minister during the independence transition
Birmingham European Council
Represents Denmark as European leaders address public confidence, subsidiarity and the continuing Maastricht ratification problem.
Government Departmental Priorities
Answers Commons questions concerning coordination of departmental priorities.
Constitution of Poland
A new constitution comes into effect
Galileo October Io Flyby
Galileo passes about 184 kilometres above Io during a late-mission encounter focused on volcanic and plasma activity.
End of Second Jens Stoltenberg Government
The Second Jens Stoltenberg Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Erna Solberg Government
Begins the Erna Solberg Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
GW170817 Kilonova
Tanvir leads Hubble observations of the optical counterpart to the neutron-star merger GW170817, linking gravitational waves with a kilonova.
Pro-Democracy Protests
Declares emergency measures during pro-democracy protests.
Jerusalem Policy
Razzaz participates in jerusalem policy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Inflation
ONS reports annual CPI inflation of 1.7 percent for September 2024.
Victory Plan
Presents a five-point Victory Plan to the Verkhovna Rada.
Births on October 16
Birth of James II
Birth of James II
Birth of James Thomas Brudenell
Birth of James Thomas Brudenell
Birth of Michael John (Mick) Collins
Birth of Michael John ("Mick") Collins
Birth of Angela Brigid Lansbury
Birth of Angela Brigid Lansbury
Deaths on October 16
Death of Hugh Latimer
Death of Hugh Latimer, burned at Oxford.
Death of Hugh Latimer
Dies during the Marian persecution of Protestants.
Death of Nicholas Ridley
Death of Nicholas Ridley, burned at Oxford.
Death during War
Dies before the final peace with the Ottoman Empire
Death of Grigory Potemkin
Dies while travelling near Jassy during the Russo-Turkish War
Death of Marie-Antoinette
The execution of Marie-Antoinette by the Guillotine. Death of Marie-Antoinette, executed by the guillotine
Death of Marie-Antoinette
The execution of Marie-Antoinette by the Guillotine. Death of Marie-Antoinette, executed by the guillotine.
Death of Hans Frank
Death of Hans Frank, executed for war crimes
Death of Liaquat Ali Khan
Liaquat Ali Khan dies from gunshot wounds after the Rawalpindi attack.
Death of Liaquat Ali Khan
Pakistan mourns Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan after his assassination.
Death of Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard dies in Paris.
Death of Moshe Dayan
Death of Moshe Dayan
Death of Ferenc Puskas Biro
Death of Ferenc Puskas Biro
Death of Deborah Kerr
Death of Deborah Kerr
Battles on October 16
Battle of Wattignies
The French raide the siege at Maubeuge as orderred by Carnot
Battle of Wattignies
Defeated by the French
Battle of Wattignies
Driven back by the French under Jourdan
Battle of Wattignies
Drives back Prince Saxe-Coburg & forces the Austrians to abandon the siege of Maubeuge
Battle of Leipzig
Russia joins Prussia, Austria and other allies in defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig.
Battle of Leipzig
To the North, the unexpected arrival of Bluchers Army of Silesia ties down French reserves badly needed for the French main effort. Leads the Prussian forces at the Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Leipzig
In total, the French have around 190,000 soldiers and the Allies almost 330,000 with both sides having significant artillery, there were over two and a half thousand pieces of ordnance on the field.
Battle of Leipzig
The allied offensives achieve little and are soon forced back, but Napoleon's outnumbered forces are unable to break the allied lines, resulting in a hard fought stalemate.
Battle of Leipzig
The Battle beginswith an attack by 78,000 Allied troops from the south and 54,000 from the north, with Napoleon using the bulk of his army in the south.