Page 8: Historical Events In October - 16

2018  Canada legalises the sale and use of cannabis, becoming the second country in the world to do so, after Uruguay in 2013 on October - 16.   

2019  Netflix reveals its most popular original movie was Sandra Bullock 's "Bird Box" and TV series "Stranger Things" for the year on October - 16.   

2021  The Lucy spacecraft is launched by NASA, the first mission to explore the Trojan asteroids on this day in history.   

2024  On October - 16 yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, is killed in a gunfight with Israeli forces in Rafah.   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.   

1430  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

1535  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On October - 16 amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on this day in history.   

1355  On this day in history death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.