Virginia Tech shooting: Seung-Hui Cho murders 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide. Date: April 16, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)

The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment. Date: April 16, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Pulitzer Prize winners are announced. It was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize. Date: April 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway. Date: April 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

The South Korean ferry MV Sewol capsizes and sinks near Jindo Island, killing 304 passengers and crew and leading to widespread criticism of the South Korean government, media, and shipping authorities. Date: April 16, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On…

Ecuador's worst earthquake in nearly 40 years kills 676 and injures more than 230,000. Date: April 16, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

The New York Times and The New Yorker win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for breaking news of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal. Date: April 16, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

The historic Børsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, is severely damaged by a fire. Date: April 16, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)