Τι συνέβη στις 16 Οκτωβρίου;

1. Τι συνέβη στις 16 Οκτωβρίου;

• 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. Ποιος γεννήθηκε στις 16 Οκτωβρίου;

• 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. Ποιος πέθανε στις 16 Οκτωβρίου;

• 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. Τι γιορτάζεται στις 16 Οκτωβρίου;

• 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)