Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people. Date: September 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury. Date: September 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day…
Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore is soon expelled from this new country. Date: September 16, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra. Date: September 16, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September. Date: September 16, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight. Date: September 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations. Date: September 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia. Date: September 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Night of the Pencils: In the city of La Plata, Argentina, a group of high-school students were kidnapped and later tortured, raped and murdered during the Argentinian military dictatorship Date: September 16, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day…
Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir. Date: September 16, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)