January 16 - January 16 January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 349 days remaining (350 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1362 - One of the North Sea's greatest stormtides ever destroys the island of Strand with the city of Rungholt. 1547 - Ivan the Terrible becomes Tsar of Russia. 1556 - Philip II becomes King of Spain. 1572 - The Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. 1581 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism. 1761 - British capture Pondicherry, India from the French. 1777 - Vermont declares its independence from New York. 1780 - American Revolution:.
June 16 - June 16 June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses 1586 - Mary Queen of Scots recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir 1654 - Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates 1745 - British troops take Cape Breton Island at the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River 1745 - Sir William Pepperell captures the French fortress of Louisburg during the War of the Austrian Succession. 1746 - War of Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
July 16 - July 16 July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1779 - American Revolutionary War: United States forces led by General Anthony Wayne capture Stony Point, New York from British troops. 1783 - Grants of land in Canada to American loyalists announced. 1790 - The signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia (seat of government) of the United States (see Washington, DC). 1862 - American Civil War: David G. Farragut becomes the first United States Navy rear admiral. 1880 - First woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada -.
Irish general election, 1982 (November) - Irish general election, 1982 (November) Party Leader Seats Loss/Gain Dáil Seats (%) Fianna Fáil Charles Haughey 75 - 6 45.2 Fine Gael Garret FitzGerald 70 + 7 42.2 Labour Dick Spring 16 + 1 9.6 Others - 5 - 2 3.0 See also: 1982 Irish General Election (Mar) 1987 Irish General Election Government of the 24th Dáil List of Irish general elections.
Karl Rudolf König - Rudolf König Karl Rudolph König (November 26, 1832 - October 2, 1901), was a German physicist, chiefly concerned with acoustic phenomena. He was born in Königsberg (Prussia), and studied at the university of his native town. About 1852 he went to Paris, and became apprentice to the famous violin-maker, Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (1798-1875), and some six years later he started business on his own account. He called himself a "maker of musical instruments," but the instrument for which his name is best known is the tuning fork, his work speedily gained a high reputation among physicists for accuracy and general excellence. From this business König derived his livelihood for the rest of his life. He was, however, very far from being a mere tradesman. Acoustical research was his real interest, and.
Karl Eberhard Schongarth - to 4,000 Jewish citizens between July and September of 1941. He was an Attendee to the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, along with Dr Rudolf Lange (Einsatzgruppen A) who also had participated in genocide. Schongarth was captured at the end of the war. He was found guilty of executing a downed Allied pilot (which occurred on November 21, 1944) by a British Court in Burgsteinfurt on February 11, 1946. He was executed on May 16, 1946..
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick - Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (October 9, 1735 - November 10, 1806), German general, was born at Wolfenbüttel. He received an unusually wide and thorough education, and travelled in his youth in Holland, France and various parts of Germany. His first military experience was in the North German campaign of 1757, under the duke of Cumberland. At the battle of Hastenbeck he won great renown by a gallant charge at the head of an infantry brigade; and upon the capitulation of Kloster Zeven he was easily persuaded by his uncle Ferdinand of Brunswick, who succeeded Cumberland, to continue in the war as a general officer. The exploits of the hereditary prince, as he was called, soon gained him further reputation, and he became an acknowledged master of irregular warfare. In pitched.
Kamen - December 1951 : A modified K-225 equipped with a Boeing 502 engine becomes the world's first gas turbine powered helicopter , ushering in the turbine age for helicopters. This aircraft is now at the Smithsonian 1953 : Kaman produced the first electrically powered drone April 1953 : HOK (OH-43) 1954 : K-16 A V/STOL designed around a rotoprop March 1954 : A modified Kaman HTK-1 becomes the world's first twin-turbine powered helicopter September, 1956 : HH-43 Huskie A variant of the OH-43, equipped with a Lycoming T-53 turbine engine HH-43B Rotor diameter: 14.33 m each Length: 7.62 m Height: 4.74 m Weight: 2000 kg - Max: 4150 Engine: 1 Avco Lycoming T53-L-1B of 825 hp Speed: Max: 190 km/h Range: 450 km Service Ceiling: 7600 m July 1957 : QH-43 Another.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions - were passed in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts by the Kentucky legislature on November 16, 1798, written by Thomas Jefferson and by the Virginia legislature on December 24, 1798 written by James Madison. The resolutions attacked the Federalists' interpretation of the Constitution, which extended the powers of the national government over the states. The resolutions declared that the Constitution only established an agreement and that the federal government had no right to exercise powers not specifically delegated to it; should the federal government assume such powers, its acts under them would be void. It was the right of the states to decide as to the constitutionality of such acts. The resolutions were submitted to other states for approval but with no real result. Their importance lies in that they.
Venera - of the pair. 1VA (proto-Venera) - Flyby - launched February 4, 1961 : Failed to leave earth orbit Venera 1 - Flyby - launched February 12, 1961 : Communications lost enroute to Venus Venera 2 - Flyby - launched November 12, 1965 : Communications lost just before arival Venera 3 - Atmospheric Probe - launched November 16, 1965 : Communications lost just before atmospheric entry Venera 4 - Atmospheric Probe - launched June 12, 1967 : Arrived October 18, 1967 and was the first probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and return data Venera 5 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 5, 1969 : Arrived May 16, 1969 and successfully returned atmoshperic data before being crushed by pressure within 26km of the surface Venera 6 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January.
Ken James - Ken James Ken James, born November 16, 1948 in Sydney, Australia is an actor known for regular roles in several popular television series. He played television actor Tony Wild in The Box and later was Mike O'Brien in Sons and Daughters. Other appearances include Skippy and Skyways..
Khaosai Galaxy - In fact, after taking his only loss, Galaxy won 15 consecutive fights by knockout and shot up the world rankings to become super flyweight (115-pound) WBA world champion Jiro Watanabe's mandatory challenger by the summer of 1984. When Watanabe failed to defend his title against Galaxy, the WBA stripped him and matched Galaxy against undefeated Eusebio Espinal for the vacant title on November 21, 1984. Galaxy knocked him out in the sixth round, beginning the longest title reign in his division's history. Galaxy defended his WBA title an incredible 19 times over the next seven years, winning 16 of his title fights by knockouts. In the mid-1980s, when world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was in his prime and scoring knockouts over everyone, boxing fans tagged Galaxy with his nickname The Thai.
Kingdom of the Netherlands - of the kingdom and each country individually. The monarch is represented by governors in the Netherland Antilles and Aruba. Other affairs of the kingdom are: Defence Foreign affairs Citizenship Extradition Other affairs are delegated to the national governments. The statute ended the colonial relationship between the Netherlands on the one side and the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname on the other side. On November 25, 1975 Suriname became independent of the Kingdom. Aruba obtained a separate status from the remainder of the Caribbean islands. Each of the countries has its own document describing the foundation of its government: the Constitution of the Netherlands -- the grondwet. Although the title refers to the kingdom, the document applies only to the Netherlands. the Constitution of Aruba is the staatsregeling of Aruba. the Constitution of.
Vernonia, Oregon - of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.82 and the average family size is 3.29. In the city the population is spread out with 34.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $41,181, and the median income for a family is $48,563. Males have a median income of $37,447 versus $24,219 for.
Kingdom of Romania - a government that would have included Iron Guard ministers, and in direct confrontation to Adolf Hitler's expressed support of the Iron Guard, King Carol II dismissed the government and instituted a short-lived royal dictatorship. (These events are further detailed in the article Romania during World War II.) In 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which stipulated, among other things, the Soviet "interest" in Bessarabia. Timeline 1918 "Greater Romania." Constitution of 1918 grants citizenship to the Jews and other previously disenfranchised minorities. 1920 Treaty of Trianon upholds Romanian unification. 1921 (Generally unsuccessful) agrarian reform. 1923 Liberal constitution of 1923. Christian National Defense League (LANC) founded. 1924 LANC member (later Iron Guard founder) C.Z. Codreanu assassinates Prefect of Police in Iaşi but is acquitted. 1926 Liberal Electoral Law adopted..
King Philip's War - hanged on June 8, 1675 at Plymouth. The war Philip led his warriors in an attack at Swansea on June 20. After a siege of 5 days, the town was destroyed. The colonists from Plymouth and Boston were quick to respond, and on June 28 they sent an expedition that destroyed the Wampanoag town at Mount Hope (modern Bristol, Rhode Island). Early engagements The war quickly spread, and soon involved the Podunk and Nipmuch tribes. During the summer of 1675 the Indians attacked at Mendon (July 14), Brookfield (August 2), and Lancaster (August 9). In early September they attacked Deerfield, Hadley, and Northfield. The New England Confederacy declared war on the Indians on September 9, 1675. The next colonial expedition was soundly defeated in the battle of Bloody Brook (near Hadley).
Knoxville, Tennessee - is also the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus (UTK). The university's sports teams, called the "Volunteers" or "Vols", are extremely popular in the surrounding area. In fact, the area code comprising Knoxville and nearby Oak Ridge is 865 (VOL). During the American Civil War, the Battle of Campbell Station was fought here on November 16, 1863. In that battle Confederate troops led by General James Longstreet unsuccessfully attacked Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside. The next day the two week long Siege of Knoxville began when Longstreet placed Knoxville under siege. The siege failed and Longstreet returned with his men to General Robert E. Lee. Knoxville hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Knoxville is also the home of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, thanks partly to the popularity.
Konoe Fumimaro - 12, 1891 - December 16, 1945) was a Japanese politician and the 34th (June 4, 1937 - January 5, 1939), 38th (July 22, 1940 - July 18, 1941) and 39th (July 18, 1941 - October 18, 1941) Prime Minister of Japan. He was born a Prince into the ancient Fujiwara family in Tokyo. He entered politics in 1920 as a moderate and a protege of Saionji Kimmochi, opposed to the power of the army. In June 1937, he became Prime Minister in an attempt to balance the growing power of the military, but he turned increasingly militaristic himself. After the Marco Polo Bridge incident in July 1937 and under pressure from hard-liners, his cabinet agreed to expand operations in China and handed the entire conduct of the conflict in China to.
Kong Le - minister. On August 11, General Ouane Rattikone, as the cabinet's envoy, arrived in Vientiane from Louang Phrabang. After negotiations with Kong Le and Souvanna Phouma, Ouan returned to Louang Phrabang with a document in which the coup leaders requested the cabinet to return. Fearing violence in Vientiane, the premier, Prince Somsanith, resigned, and the king named Souvanna Phouma prime minister. The new government was invested by thirty-four deputies on August 16. The next day, Kong Le declared his coup d'état over and vacated the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. General Phoumi Nosavan then went to Thailand and with the help of its dicator, his mentor, Sarith Thanarath returned to Laos to establish a competing capital in Savannakhet. Phoumi proceeded to attack Vientiane, weakened by a Thai blockade, on September 18th.
Kopete - notifier, an IRC plugin from Nick Betcher, Emoticons and history support. Various hackers join the team, including Martijn Klingens, who will be responsible for leading a deep Kopete restructure to make maintenance easier. June 1, 2002 - Kopete 0.4 is released. New Jabber plugin by Daniel Stone. Big refactorings were introduced thanks to Martijn Klingens and Ryan Cumming. June 16, 2002 - Kopete 0.4.2 is released September 30, 2002 - Kopete 0.5 is released. At this time, Olivier Goffart joins the team, and becomes responsible, along with Martijn Klingens for making the MSN plugin full featured. The new Metacontact concept is introduced. The ICQ plugin backend is now based on the SIM ICQ client. February 9, 2003 - Kopete 0.6 is released. A big bunch of misc. plugins are introduced. August.
