Spørgsmål om den 16. oktober
1. Hvad skete der den 16. oktober?
- 2017 – The Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in Bidnija.
- 2013 – In Laos's deadliest air accident, Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashed into the Mekong River, resulting in the deaths of all 49 people aboard.
- 1991 – A man drove his vehicle through the window of a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, and opened fire, killing 23 people before fatally shooting himself.
- 1973 – The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would be jointly awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ, sparking international controversy.
- 1964 – With the success of Project 596, China became the world's fifth nuclear power.
2. Hvem blev født den 16. oktober?
- 2005 – Ruby Rose Turner, American actress
- 2003 – Scott Ogden, British motorcycle racer
- 2001 – Willian Pacho, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1999 – Aaron Nesmith, American basketball player
- 1999 – Nicolò Bulega, Italian motorcycle racer
3. Hvem døde den 16. oktober?
- 2024 – Ollie Olsen, Australian musician, composer and sound designer (born 1958)
- 2024 – Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (born 1993)
- 2024 – Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas (born 1962)
- 2023 – Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)
- 2017 – Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist and blogger (born 1964)
4. Hvad fejres den 16. oktober?
- Air Force Day (Bulgaria)
- Boss's Day (United States)
- Christian feast day: Balderic (Baudry) of Monfaucon
- Christian feast day: Bertrand of Comminges
- Christian feast day: Colmán of Kilroot (Colman mac Cathbaid)