Georg Ohm
b. 1789
German physicist and mathematician
On This Day · The 75th day of the year
March 16
March 16 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1190 and 2003. Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 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.
The shape of the day
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.
Pisces is the sign for March 16 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on March 16
Movies, games, albums & shows2026
- 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- 1190
York Castle
Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.
- 1621
Samoset
Samoset, an Abenaki, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
- 1660
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.
- 1945
World War II
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist.
- 1962
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 disappears in the western Pacific Ocean with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
- 1968
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: My Lai massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops.
- 1978
Aldo Moro
Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped; he is later murdered by his captors.
- 1984
William Francis Buckley
William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity.
- 2002
Sofia Gubaidulina
Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern is premiered, together with her earlier Johannes-Passion, at Hamburg's Michaeliskirche, performed by soloists, choir and orchestra from the Mariinsky Theatre combined with NDR choir and orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
- 2003
Rachel Corrie
American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah by being run over by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer while trying to obstruct the demolition of a home.
Famous birthday twins
Born on March 16Richard Stallman
b. 1953
American computer scientist and programmer
Xuande Emperor
b. 1399
ruler of Ming China
James Madison
b. 1751
American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
b. 1916
Japanese engineer and businessman
Theo Walcott
b. 1989
English footballer
Sully Prudhomme
b. 1839
French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate
Bernardo Bertolucci
b. 1941
Italian director and screenwriter
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)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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