Santo Domingo.- The events of July 16th are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left their mark on world history. Below are the main events of
July:
- World Snake Day
- Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Catholic Saints:
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Saint Mary Magdalene Postel
- Saint Sisenand of Cordoba
- Blessed Simon of Lipnica
National Anniversaries:
- 1955: The Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration is officially inaugurated in Santiago de los Caballeros. It was originally dedicated to Trujillo.
- 1861: In the context of the annexation to Spain, acts of nationalist resistance are recorded in different areas of the country.
International Anniversaries:
- 622 AD: The Hijra begins: Muhammad emigrates from Mecca to Medina. This event marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
- 1439: In France, Parliament prohibits the use of the printing press for fear of the free dissemination of ideas.
- 1790: Washington D.C. is established as the capital of the United States.
- 1945: The first nuclear test in history is carried out in New Mexico (USA): the “Trinity” atomic bomb.
- 1969: NASA launches Apollo 11, the mission that would take the first human to the Moon.
- 1994: The Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet collides with Jupiter, offering an unprecedented astronomical spectacle.
Births:
- 1746: Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer, discoverer of the Ceres asteroid.
- 1872: Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, the first to reach the South Pole.
- 1952: Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police.
- 1963: Phoebe Cates, American actress.
- 1984: Katrina Kaif, British actress of Indian origin.
Deaths:
- 1916: Emperor Yuan Shikai, of China.
- 1944: Ivan Bunin, Russian writer and Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1957: Julia Lathrop, pioneer of social work in the USA.
- 1999: John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette and her sister-in-law die in a plane crash.
