July 16

Friday 16, 2004:

A fire at a private school in Kumbakonam, India kills over 80 people.

Saturday 16, 1983:

Sikorsky S-61 disaster: helicopter crash off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.

Wednesday 16, 1969:

Apollo program: Apollo 11 launches from Cape Kennedy, Florida and will become the first manned space mission to land on the moon.

Friday 16, 1965:

The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France with Italy opens.

Tuesday 16, 1918:

Russian Revolution: At Ekaterinburg, Bolsheviks execute Czar Nicholas II of Russia and his family.

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