January 16

Thursday 16, 1997:

Ennis Cosby, the only son of actor Bill Cosby, is killed by a gunman while changing a flat tire in Los Angeles, California.

Sunday 16, 1977:

The Marx Brothers are inducted into the Motion Picture Hall of Fame.

Saturday 16, 1847:

John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.

Sunday 16, 1605:

The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes was published in Madrid.

Monday 16, 1556:

Philip II becomes King of Spain.

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