What day is January 16? Historical events that took place on January 16
This Day in History January 16th. The most notable events that took place on January 16th range from historical, political to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on January 16
January 16, 1912:Dr. Tran Duy Hung's birthday. He was a doctor, and served as Deputy Minister of the Interior and Deputy Minister of Health of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. On August 30, 1945, Mr. Vo Nguyen Giap - Minister of the Interior of the Provisional Revolutionary Government signed a decree appointing Dr. Tran Duy Hung as Mayor of Hanoi. After October 10, 1954, he returned to Hanoi to assume the position of Chairman of the City Administrative Committee (later the People's Committee) and was trusted to hold this position until June 1977. He died on October 2, 1988.
January 16, 1951:Traditional day of Division 320 (Corps 3) and Division 390 (Corps 1).
January 16, 1961:The Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam has issued a decree to establish the Committee for Water Management and Exploitation of the Red River System (hereinafter referred to as the Red River Committee). The establishment of the Red River Committee aims to promote flood and storm prevention and water management, contributing to stabilizing production and the lives of people in the Red River region.
January 16, 1975:Bach Mai Hospital was rebuilt after being destroyed by American bombs in December 1972.
January 16, 1986:The fifth National Congress of Heroes and Emulation Fighters opened in Hanoi with the participation of 218 heroic units and collectives, 111 heroic individuals and 223 national emulation fighters.
January 16, 2010:Establishment date of Vocational College No. 22 (Army Corps 4).
International events taking place on January 16
January 16, 1547:Ivan IV of Russia, also known as Ivan the Terrible, became Tsar of Russia.
January 16, 1605:The first edition of Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, the Ingenious Knight of La Mancha is published in Madrid, Spain.
January 16, 1909:The expedition of Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David, and Alistair Mackay claimed to have first found the South Magnetic Pole, which was then located on land. The Earth's South Magnetic Pole is a point on the Earth's surface where magnetic field lines point vertically upward. The South Magnetic Pole is constantly moving due to changes in the Earth's magnetic field. In 2005, it was located very close to the coast of Wiles Land, Antarctica. That point lies outside the Antarctic Circle. Due to magnetic drift, the pole moves northwest about 10 - 15 km per year.
January 16, 1920:The League of Nations (the predecessor of the United Nations) held its first council meeting in Paris, France.
January 16, 1991:The Gulf War (or Operation Desert Storm) began, the US and 27 allies attacked Iraq to liberate Kuwait after it was attacked by Iraq on August 2, 1990.
