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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 16 MARS

Prague Castle

Année: 1939

From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.

Allegheny River

Année: 1936

Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.

Adolf Hitler

Année: 1935

Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm itself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.

Rocket

Année: 1926

History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

Operation Appearance

Année: 1941

Operation Appearance takes place to re-establish British Somaliland

Bombing of Würzburg in World War II

Année: 1945

Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting in at least 4,000 deaths.

Kočani nightclub fire

Année: 2025

A fire breaks out in a nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, killing at least 59 people and injuring 155 others.

Gemini 8

Année: 1966

Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit.

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739

Année: 1962

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 disappears in the western Pacific Ocean with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.

World War II

Année: 1945

World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist.

NAISSANCES DU 16 MARS

Sid Fleischman

Année de naissance: 1920

Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (died 2010)

John Addison

Année de naissance: 1920

John Addison, English-American soldier and composer (died 1998)

Heinz Wallberg

Année de naissance: 1923

Heinz Wallberg, German conductor (died 2004)

Luis E. Miramontes

Année de naissance: 1925

Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist and engineer (died 2004)

Traudl Junge

Année de naissance: 1920

Traudl Junge, German secretary (died 2002)

Leo McKern

Année de naissance: 1920

Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (died 2002)

Mehrdad Pahlbod

Année de naissance: 1917

Mehrdad Pahlbod, Iranian politician (died 2018)

Aldo van Eyck

Année de naissance: 1918

Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect (died 1999)

Frederick Reines

Année de naissance: 1918

Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)

Mary Hinkson

Année de naissance: 1925

Mary Hinkson, American dancer and choreographer (died 2014)

DéCèS DU 16 MARS

John Macleod (physiologist)

Année de décès: 1935

John Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876)

Aron Nimzowitsch

Année de décès: 1935

Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-Danish chess player (born 1886)

Marguerite Durand

Année de décès: 1936

Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (born 1864)

Alexander von Staël-Holstein

Année de décès: 1937

Alexander von Staël-Holstein, Estonian orientalist and sinologist (born 1877)

Austen Chamberlain

Année de décès: 1937

Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1863)

Miguel Primo de Rivera

Année de décès: 1930

Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1870)

August von Wassermann

Année de décès: 1925

August von Wassermann, German bacteriologist and hygienist (born 1866)

Max Burckhard

Année de décès: 1912

Max Burckhard, Austrian theater director (born 1854)

John O'Leary (Fenian)

Année de décès: 1907

John O'Leary, Irish republican and journalist (born 1830)

John Murray (oceanographer)

Année de décès: 1914

John Murray, Scottish oceanographer, biologist, and limnologist (born 1841)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 16 MARS

Julian of Antioch

Christian feast day: Julian of Antioch

March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Abbán

Christian feast day: Abbán

Heribert of Cologne

Christian feast day: Heribert of Cologne.

Saint Urho

Saint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Canadians)

Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires

Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia)

Lithuanian book smugglers

Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania)

Hilarius of Aquileia

Christian feast day: Hilarius of Aquileia

Eusebia of Hamage

Christian feast day: Eusebia of Hamage

Finian Lobhar

Christian feast day: Finian Lobhar (Finian the Leper)

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