April 16 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 16 Calendar
April 16st Daily Holidays include:
- Day of the Mushroom
- Emancipation Day
- Foursquare Day
- Go Fly a Kite Day – April 16, 2023 (Third Sunday in April)
- Good Deeds Day – April 16, 2023
- National Bean Counter Day
- National Eggs Benedict Day
- National Healthcare Decisions Day
- National Librarian Day
- National Orchid Day
- Orthodox Easter – April 16, 2023
- Save the Elephant Day
- Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day
- World Semicolon Day
- World Voice Day
April 16: Famous Birthdays
- April 16, 1867 – Wilbur Wright, American pilot, inventor, engineer and along with his brother Orville Wright, founded the Wright Company and built the world’s first successful airplane (d. 1912)
- April 16, 1889 – Charlie Chaplin, English actor, comedian, director, producer, screenwriter and composer, co-founded United Artists (d. 1977)
- April 16, 1935 – Bobby Vinton, American singer and actor (Roses are Red, Blue on Blue)
- April 16, 1939 – Dusty Springfield, English singer and producer (d. 1999)
- April 16, 1947 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA American basketball player (Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers), and coach
- April 16, 1949 – Ann Romney, American author and wife of Mitt Romney, former First Lady of Massachusetts
- April 16, 1963 – Jimmy Osmond, American singer and actor (The Osmonds)
- April 16, 1965 – Jon Cryer, American actor (Two and a Half Men), director, producer, and screenwriter
- April 16, 1965 – Martin Lawrence, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
- April 16, 1971 – Selena, American singer and songwriter (d. 1995)
- April 16, 2008 – Princess Eleonore of Belgium
April 16: Historical Events
- April 16, 1818 – The US border with Canada is established when the US Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty.
- April 16, 1862 – A bill known as the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, ending slavery in the District of Columbia becomes law.
- April 16, 1881 – Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle in Dodge City, Kansas
- April 16, 1908 – Utah establishes the Natural Bridges National Monument.
- April 16, 1912 – The first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel is Harriet Quimby.
- April 16, 1943 – Albert Hofmann discovers the hallucinogenic effects of LSD
- April 16, 1961 – Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
- April 16, 2016 – A 7.8 magnitude earthquake stikes Muisne and Pedernales, Ecuador
April 16: Music Events
- April 16, 1966 – When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge is released
- April 16, 1971 – Brown Sugar is released by The Rolling Stones (showed below)
- April 16, 1973 – Paul McCartney stars in James Paul McCartney, his first TV special
- April 16, 1977 – Don’t Give Up On Us by David Soul hits #1 in the US.
- April 16, 1999 – Shania Twain is the first woman to receive the songwriter/artist of the Year award by the Nashville Songwriters Association International
April 16: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 16 is Aries.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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