Today In History [16th July, 2016]

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.

Today in History
July 16

1765		English Prime Minister Lord Grenville resigns and is replaced by Lord Rockingham.
1774		Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainardji, ending their six-year war.
1779		American troops under General Anthony Wayne capture Stony Point, N.Y.
1875		The new French constitution is finalized.
1882		Mary Todd Lincoln, the widow of Abraham Lincoln, dies of a stroke.
1918		Czar Nicholas and his family are murdered by Bolsheviks at Ekaterinburg, Russia.
1940		Adolf Hitler orders preparations for the invasion of England.
1944		Soviet troops occupy Vilnius, Lithuania, in their drive towards Germany.
1945		The United States detonates the first atomic bomb in a test at Alamogordo, N. M.
1969		Apollo 11 blasts off from Cape Kennedy, Florida, heading for a landing on the moon.
1999		A private plane piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr. is lost over the waters off Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
Born on July 16
1723		Joshua Reynolds, British portrait painter.
1821		Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science movement.
1862		Ida Bell Wells, journalist.
1896		Trygve Lie, first secretary-general of the United Nations.
1907		Barbara Stanwyck, actress.
1911		Ginger Rogers, actress and dancer.
1928		Anita Brookner, writer (Hotel du Lac).
1941		Dag Solstad, Norwegian novelist and playwright.
1948		Ruben Blades, songwriter and actor.
1948		Pinchas Zukerman, violinist and conductor.