French Revolution: Queen Marie Antoinette is executed. Marie Antoinette, born in 1755 in Vienna, Austria, was the fifteenth child of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor…
Tag: 16 October
16 October 1847
The novel Jane Eyre is published in London. Jane Eyre is the protagonist and title character of the novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë…
16 October 1923
Walt Disney and his brother, Roy, found the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, today known as The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney, whose full name was…
16 October 1968
Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
16 October 1984
Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Tutu’]
16 October 1964
China detonates its first nuclear weapon. On 16 October 1964, the People’s Republic of China conducted its first nuclear test, making it the fifth nuclear-armed…
16 October 1984
Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has chosen to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1984 to Bishop Desmond…
16 October 1793
The widow of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, is guillotined during the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France prior to the French…
16 October 1984
‘The Bill’ debuts on ITV. It eventually becomes the longest running police drama in British television history.
16 October 1968
The Rodney Riots take place in Jamaica following the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.