September 16
September 16 is the 260th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 106 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Virgo.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On September 16 the Sun's declination is approximately +1.4°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a September 16.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: Curcodomus
- Christian feast day: Cyprian (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Edith of Wilton
- Christian feast day: Euphemia
- Christian feast day: Ludmila
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 2022 — During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar. ↗(4 years ago)
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The Let Yet Kone massacre was a mass killing of civilians on 16 September 2022, at a monastic school in the village of Let Yet Kone, near Tabayin in Sagaing Region, in north-western Myanmar. During the massacre, Myanmar Army and Myanmar Air Force troops killed at least 13 civilians, including 8 children.
2022 — The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests. ↗(4 years ago)more
On 16 September 2022, 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances. The Guidance Patrol, the religious morality police of Iran's government, had arrested Amini for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards.
- 2021 — A 6.0 Mw earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88. ↗(5 years ago)
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The 2021 Luxian earthquake was a damaging seismic event occurring in the early hours of September 16 at 04:33 China Standard Time. The surface-wave magnitude (Ms ) 6.0 or moment magnitude (Mw ) 5.4 earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 7.5 km and severe shaking in an area of 4,000 square kilometers was assigned a maximum intensity of VIII on the China s...
2021 — Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center. ↗(5 years ago)more
Inspiration4 was a 2021 human spaceflight operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman. The mission launched the Crew Dragon Resilience on September 16, 2021, at 00:02:56 UTC from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A atop a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It placed the Dragon capsule into a low Earth orbit.
2015 — A 8.3 Mw earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina. ↗(11 years ago)more
The 2015 Illapel earthquake occurred 46 km (29 mi) offshore from Illapel on September 16 at 19:54:32 Chile Standard Time (22:54:32 UTC), with a moment magnitude of 8.3–8.4. The initial quake lasted between three and five minutes; it was followed by several aftershocks greater than magnitude six and two that exceeded magnitude seven.
2014 — The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces. ↗(12 years ago)more
The siege of Kobanî was launched by the Islamic State (IS) on 13 September 2014, in order to capture the Kobanî Canton and its main city of Kobanî in northern Syria, in the de facto autonomous region of Rojava.
2013 — A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. ↗(13 years ago)more
The Washington Navy Yard shooting occurred on September 16, 2013, when 34-year-old Aaron Alexis fatally shot 12 people and injured three others in a mass shooting at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), inside the Washington Navy Yard, in southeast Washington, D.C.
2007 — One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people. ↗(19 years ago)more
One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 (OG269) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bangkok to Phuket, Thailand. On 16 September 2007, about 15:41 ICT, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating the flight crashed into an embankment beside runway 27 at Phuket International Airport (HKT) bursting into flames upon impact during an attempted go-around after an ...
- 2007 — Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad. ↗(19 years ago)
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The Nisour Square massacre occurred on September 16, 2007, when employees of Blackwater Security Consulting, which is a private military company contracted by the United States government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad, while escorting a U.S. embassy convoy.
- 2005 — The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy. ↗(21 years ago)
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The Camorra is an Italian Mafia-type criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century. The Camorra's organizational structure is divided into individual groups called "clans".
2004 — Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane. ↗(22 years ago)more
Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane, and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, Ivan formed in early September and reached Category 5 strength on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Sc...
1996 — Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. ↗(30 years ago)more
Space Shuttle Atlantis is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985.
Notable births
2003 — Toby Couchman, Australian rugby league player ↗(23 years ago)more
Toby Couchman is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
2001 — Avishag Semberg, Israeli Olympic taekwondo bronze medalist ↗(25 years ago)more
Avishag Semberg is an Israeli Olympic taekwondo athlete. She is an Olympic bronze medalist for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 49 kg competition. She won Israel's all-time tenth Olympic medal, and is the youngest Israeli to receive an Olympic medal, at the age of 19.
2000 — Sam Howell, American football player ↗(26 years ago)more
Samuel Duke Howell is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, setting school records for most touchdown passes in a single season (38) as well as career passing yards (10,283) and touchdown passes (92).
2000 — Oliver Skipp, English footballer ↗(26 years ago)more
Oliver William Skipp is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Leicester City.
1999 — Brady Tkachuk, American ice hockey player ↗(27 years ago)more
Braeden Tkachuk is an American professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tkachuk was chosen by the Senators as the fourth overall pick in the 2018 NHL entry draft.
1997 — Jackie Young, American basketball player ↗(29 years ago)more
Jacquelyn Young is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Laces of Unrivaled. She is the daughter of Linda Young and David Wayne Edwards Sr. She was drafted first overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2019 WNBA draft.
Notable deaths
2025 — Robert Redford, American actor, producer and director (born 1936) ↗(1 years ago)more
Charles Robert Redford Jr. was an American actor, director and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as a leading man during the American New Wave. Across a career spanning more than six decades, Redford earned widespread recognition and numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and five Golden Globe Awards,.
2024 — Song Binbin, Chinese revolutionary (born 1947) ↗(2 years ago)more
Song Binbin, also known as Song Yaowu, was a Chinese woman who, as a 19-year old, began engaging in violence that led to her role as a senior leader in the Chinese Red Guards during Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution.
2021 — Jane Powell, American actress (born 1929) ↗(5 years ago)more
Jane Powell was an American actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door image, Powell appeared in films, television and on the stage, performing in the musicals A Date with Judy (1948), Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Hit the Deck (19...
2021 — Clive Sinclair, English entrepreneur and inventor (born 1940) ↗(5 years ago)more
Sir Clive Marles Sinclair was an English entrepreneur and inventor, best known for being a pioneer in the computing industry and also as the founder of several companies that developed consumer electronics in the 1970s and early 1980s.
2020 — Maxim Martsinkevich, Russian social activist and media personality (born 1984) ↗(6 years ago)more
Maxim Sergeyevich Martsinkevich, better known as Tesak, was a Russian neo-Nazi activist, media personality, vlogger, and the leader and co-founder of the Restruct movement which manifested in post-Soviet countries.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (260) | 2^2 × 5 × 13 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (106) | 2 × 53 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 16092026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +1.41° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 88 days |