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National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for April 16, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
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Showing the first 12 on this date; there are more month-long observances. See the full months list for April.
International and other global observances on this date (may include days, weeks, or months).
Events that occurred on April 16 throughout history
Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus received patent no. 537,442 for his invention of a "machine for embossing photographs."
Less than a year after becoming the first woman in the United States to obtain a pilot's license, Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly a plane across the English Channel.
The Fibber McGee and Mollyradio comedy show aired for the first time on the NBC Blue Network. Jim and Marion Jordan played the roles of Fibber and Molly along with a full complement of actors playing Doctor Gamble, Mayor LaTrivia, and Thockemorton Gildersleeve among many others who lived in Wistful Vista.
NASA launches Apollo 16. The three-person crew included Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke, and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly. Their mission was the space program's fifth crewed lunar landing and tenth crewed mission overall.
