July 16 in History
16 July in History – 143 years ago

North America 1882: Apache Wars
The 1849 Mexican-American War had placed the Apache and other tribes of the southwest under... SEE MORE…
on 16 July 1866
All Events on 16 July
starts
1960
UN troops replace Belgian forces in the Congo
1956
Karelo-Finnish SSR abolished
1945
US successfully detonates first atomic bomb
ends
1943
German offensive against Kursk salient
starts
1917
July Days mutiny in Russia
1894
Britain agrees to end unequal treaties with Japan
1866
Red Cloud’s War breaks out
ends
1863
New York draft riots
ends
1839
Cherokee War in Texas
1825
New South Wales boundary shifted to 129° East
ends
1519
Cortés establishes control over Veracruz coast
70
Romans annex Rhodes to Asia*
starts
60
Romans massacre Druids of Anglesey*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 16 July for purposes of Omniatlas
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