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On This Day · The 75th day of the year

March 16

March 16's record stretches 813 years, from 1190 to 2003. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♓ZodiacPisces ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Pisces is the sign for March 16 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 16?

March 16 is the 75th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1190 and 2003. Famous people born on March 16 include Georg Ohm, Richard Stallman and Xuande Emperor.

Released on March 16

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
  • Game Dragonkin: The Banished
  • Game Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!

2023

  • Game The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

2022

  • Game Tunic

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1190

    York Castle

  2. 1621

    Samoset

  3. 1660

    Long Parliament

  4. 1945

    World War II

  5. 1962

    Flying Tiger Line Flight 739

  6. 1968

    Vietnam War

  7. 1978

    Aldo Moro

  8. 1984

    William Francis Buckley

  9. 2002

    Sofia Gubaidulina

  10. 2003

    Rachel Corrie

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 16

Georg Ohm

b. 1789

Richard Stallman

b. 1953

Xuande Emperor

b. 1399

James Madison

b. 1751

Tsutomu Yamaguchi

b. 1916

Theo Walcott

b. 1989

Sully Prudhomme

b. 1839

Bernardo Bertolucci

b. 1941

Deaths

  • 2003Rachel Corrie
  • 1965Alice Herz
  • 1940Selma Lagerlöf
  • 1925August von Wassermann
  • 1738George Bähr

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Eusebia of Hamage
  • —Christian feast day: Finian Lobhar (Finian the Leper)
  • —Christian feast day: Heribert of Cologne
  • —Christian feast day: Hilarius of Aquileia
  • —Christian feast day: Jean de Brébeuf
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed John Amias and Robert Dalby
  • —Christian feast day: Julian of Antioch
  • —Christian feast day: March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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