Today in History
16 September
291 births · 108 deaths · 54 events recorded
Notable Births
All 291 ›
Toby Couchman
b. 2003
Australian rugby league footballer
Avishag Semberg
b. 2001
Israeli female taekwondo practitioner
Sam Howell
b. 2000
American football player (born 2000)
Oliver Skipp
b. 2000
English footballer (born 2000)
Brady Tkachuk
b. 1999
American ice hockey player (born 1999)
Jackie Young
b. 1997
American basketball player (born 1997)
Mike Mignola
b. 1960
American comic artist and writer (born 1960)
Patricia Wald
b. 1928
American judge (1928–2019)
Notable Deaths
All 108 ›
Robert Redford
d. 2025
American actor and director (1936–2025)
Song Binbin
d. 2024
Chinese revolutionary (1947–2024)
Jane Powell
d. 2021
American actress (1929–2021)
Clive Sinclair
d. 2021
English entrepreneur and inventor (1940–2021)
Maxim Martsinkevich
d. 2020
Russian neo-Nazi activist (1984–2020)
H. S. Dillon
d. 2019
Indonesian politician (1945–2019)
James B. Thayer
d. 2018
United States Army general (1922–2018)
Marcelo Rezende
d. 2017
Brazilian journalist and television presenter (1951–2017)
On This Day in History
All 54 ›2022
During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.
Let Yet Kone massacre
2022
The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests.
Death of Mahsa Amini
2021
A 6.0 Mw earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88.
2021 Luxian earthquake
2021
Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
Inspiration4
2015
A 8.3 Mw earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina.
2015 Illapel earthquake
2014
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.
Siege of Kobanî
2013
A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
Washington Navy Yard shooting
2007
One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people.
One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269