The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state. Date: February 16, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)

Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Date: February 16, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA. Date: February 16, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund. Date: February 16, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election. Date: February 16, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)

Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon. Date: February 16, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. A total of 299 British prisoners are freed. Date: February 16, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Attack on Aruba, first World War II German shots fired on a land based object in the Americas. Date: February 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: In Athens, the Greek People's Liberation Army is established Date: February 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)