Historical Events on April 16.

1.  World Voice Day

2.  1853, 16th April: Boribunder to Thane passenger train service started for the first time in India.

3.  1917, 16th April: Rebellion of soldiers and formation of temporary government in Russia. Czar Nicholas II left the throne.

4.  1919, 16th April: M. K. Gandhi announced a fast to pay tribute to those who died in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

5.  1948, 16th April: Establishment of the National Students Union (NCC).

6.  1972, 16th April: Apollo 16 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

7.  1999, 16th April: A ground-to-air Trishul missile tested at Chandipur, India.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on April 16.

1.  1162: Genghis Khan, the founder and first Great Khan and Emperor of the Mongol Empire.

2.  1848: Kandukuri Veeresalingam, an Indian social reformer and writer.

3.  1867: Wilbur Wright, an American engineer who invented the engine aircraft with Orville Wright.

4.  1889: Charlie Chaplin, an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer.

5.  1942: Frank Williams, a British businessman, former racing car driver, and mechanic.

6.  1969: S. Sowmya, a Carnatic music singer. 

7.  1978: Lara Dutta, an Indian actress, entrepreneur, and the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. 

Death Anniversaries of famous people on April 16.

1.  1756: Jacques Cassini, a French astronomer.

2.  1828: Francisco Goya, a Spanish romantic painter, and printmaker.

3.  1850: Marie Tussaud, a French artist known for her wax sculptures and ‘Madame Tussauds, the wax museum’.

4.  1961: Randhir Singh, Famous Sikh leader and revolutionary.

5.  1966: Nandalal Bose, an Indian artist.