King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium. Date: July 16, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas. Date: July 16, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day…

KLM Flight 844 crashes off the Schouten Islands in present day Indonesia (then Netherlands New Guinea), killing 58 people. Date: July 16, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)

South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo, a formerly undetected communist spy and double agent, is hunted down and killed by unknown individuals after being sentenced to death in absentia for a February 1965 coup attempt against Nguyễn Khánh. Date: July 16, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events…

The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens. Date: July 16, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA. Date: July 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)

Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein. Date: July 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities. Date: July 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. Date: July 16, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac. Date: July 16, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)