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Thursday, April 16th 2026

Events:

1853   The first passenger rail opens in India

1912   Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.

1919   Mohandas Gandhi's day of prayer and fasting

Famous Birthdays:

1867   Wilber Wright (Airplane Inventor)

1889   Charlie Chaplin (Actor)

1927   Pope Benedict XVI (Leader of the Roman Catholic Church)

1947   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball Player)

1965   Jon Cryer (Actor)

1965   Martin Lawrence (Actor)

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