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File:VT April 16 memorial closeup.jpg|Memorial to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
File:VT April 16 memorial closeup.jpg|Memorial to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
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| ; '''[[Emancipation Day]]''' in [[Washington, D.C.]]
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| '''[[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen {{nowrap|Margrethe II's}} birthday]]''' in Denmark
| '''[[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen {{nowrap|Margrethe II's}} birthday]]''' in Denmark
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| [[Calendar of saints|Feast day]] of '''[[Bernadette Soubirous|Saint Bernadette Soubirous]]''' ([[Catholic Church|Catholicism]])
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|[[1582]] – Spanish [[conquistador]] [[Hernando de Lerma]] founded the settlement of '''[[Salta]]''' in Argentina.
|[[1582]] – Spanish [[conquistador]] [[Hernando de Lerma]] founded the settlement of '''[[Salta]]''' in Argentina.
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|[[1746]] – Forces of the [[House of Hanover]] defeated the [[Jacobitism|Jacobites]] at the '''[[Battle of Culloden]]''', the final confrontation of the [[Jacobite Rising of 1745|Jacobite Rising]].
|[[1746]] – Forces of the [[House of Hanover]] defeated the [[Jacobitism|Jacobites]] at the '''[[Battle of Culloden]]''', the final confrontation of the [[Jacobite Rising of 1745|Jacobite Rising]].
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| [[1818]] – The [[United States Senate]] ratified the '''[[Rush–Bagot Treaty]]''', which laid the basis for a demilitarized boundary between the U.S. and [[British North America]].
| [[1847]] – [[New Zealand Wars]]: A minor [[Māori people|Māori]] chief was accidentally shot by a junior [[British Army]] officer in the [[Whanganui|Petre]] settlement of New Zealand's [[North Island]], triggering the '''[[Wanganui Campaign]]'''.
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|[[1853]] – The first passenger line of what would become '''[[Indian Railways]]''', the state-owned railway company of India, opened between Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]) and [[Thane]].
| [[1853]] – The first passenger train of the '''[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]''', a predecessor of the modern-day [[Indian Railways]], travelled from [[Mumbai|Bombay]] to [[Thane|Tanna]].
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| [[1881]] – Famed lawman '''[[Bat Masterson]]''' of the [[American Old West]] engaged in his last gun battle before later becoming a journalist.
| [[1881]] – Famed lawman '''[[Bat Masterson]]''' of the [[American Old West]] engaged in his last gun battle before later becoming a journalist.
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| many CN tags (16); trivial pop culture
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|[[1925]] – A group of [[Bulgarian Communist Party]] members '''[[St Nedelya Church assault|assaulted]]''' the [[St Nedelya Church]] in [[Sofia]], Bulgaria, during the funeral service of General Konstantin Georgiev, killing 150 people and injuring about 500 others.
|[[1925]] – A group of [[Bulgarian Communist Party]] members '''[[St Nedelya Church assault|assaulted]]''' the [[St Nedelya Church]] in [[Sofia]], Bulgaria, during the funeral service of General Konstantin Georgiev, killing 150 people and injuring about 500 others.
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|[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: After the [[Invasion of Yugoslavia|Axis invasion of Yugoslavia]] ten days earlier, [[Ante Pavelić]] declared a new government in Croatia to be led by the fascist '''[[Ustashe]]'''.
|[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: After the [[Invasion of Yugoslavia|Axis invasion of Yugoslavia]] ten days earlier, [[Ante Pavelić]] declared a new government in Croatia to be led by the fascist '''[[Ustashe]]'''.
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| [[1945]] – [[World War II]]: Nearly one million Soviet soldiers began the '''[[Battle of the Seelow Heights]]''' against the "Gates of Berlin".
| [[1945]] – [[World War II]]: Nearly one million Soviet soldiers began the '''[[Battle of the Seelow Heights]]''' against the "Gates of Berlin".
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| [[1947]] – Thousands of tons of [[ammonium nitrate]] in the port of [[Texas City, Texas]], '''[[Texas City disaster|exploded]]''', killing 581 people, which later led to the first ever [[class action lawsuit]] against the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]].
| [[1947]] – Thousands of tons of [[ammonium nitrate]] in the port of [[Texas City, Texas]], '''[[Texas City disaster|exploded]]''', killing 581 people, which later led to the first ever [[class action lawsuit]] against the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]].
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| [[1947]] – American financier and presidential adviser [[Bernard Baruch]]<!-- ''(pictured)''--> first described the post–[[World War&nbsp;II]] tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as a "'''[[Cold War|cold war]]'''".
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|* [[1948]] – The '''[[OECD]]''', an [[Intergovernmental organization|intergovernmental economic organisation]], was founded as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation to help administer the [[Marshall Plan]].
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|[[2003]] – The '''[[Treaty of Accession 2003|Treaty of Accession]]''' was signed in [[Athens]], admitting ten new [[European Union member state|member states]] into the [[European Union]], including several countries of the former [[Eastern Bloc]].
|[[2003]] – The '''[[Treaty of Accession 2003|Treaty of Accession]]''' was signed in [[Athens]], admitting ten new [[European Union member state|member states]] into the [[European Union]], including several countries of the former [[Eastern Bloc]].
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|'''[[Easter]]''' (Eastern Christianity, 2023);
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| '''[[Divine Mercy Sunday]]''' ([[Catholic Church|Catholicism]], 2023)<!--one week after Western Easter-->
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|* [[1917]] – '''[[Vladimir Lenin]]''' returned to [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] from Switzerland, where he joined the [[Bolsheviks|Bolshevik movement]] in Russia.
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* [[1799]] – [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] attack at the '''[[Battle of Mount Tabor (1799)|Battle of Mount Tabor]]''' in present-day Israel.
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* [[1818]] – The [[United States Senate]] ratified the '''[[Rush–Bagot Treaty]]''', which laid the basis for a demilitarized boundary between the U.S. and [[British North America]].
* [[1912]] – American '''[[Harriet Quimby]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> became the first woman to fly across the [[English Channel]].
* [[1912]] – American pilot '''[[Harriet Quimby]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first woman to fly across the [[English Channel]].
* [[1917]] – [[World War I|World {{nowrap|War I}}]]: Several French army corps began '''[[Second Battle of the Aisne|a massive assault]]''' against the German-occupied [[Chemin des Dames]] ridge, south of [[Laon]], France.
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* [[1917]] – '''[[Vladimir Lenin]]''' returned to [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] from Switzerland, and joined the [[Bolshevik]] movement in Russia.
* [[1917]] – [[World War I]]: '''[[Second Battle of the Aisne|A massive assault]]''' by several French army corps against the German-occupied [[Chemin des Dames]] ridge began south of [[Laon]], France.
* [[1919]] – [[Polish–Soviet War]]: The [[Polish Land Forces|Polish army]] launched the '''[[Vilna offensive]]''' to capture [[Vilnius]] (now in Lithuania) from the [[Red Army]].
* [[1963]] – [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] wrote his '''[[Letter from Birmingham Jail]]''' in response to [[A Call for Unity|an open letter]] written by white clergymen four days earlier.
* [[1963]] – In response to [[A Call for Unity|an open letter]] written by white clergymen, [[Martin Luther King&nbsp;Jr.]]<!-- ''(pictured)''--> wrote the '''[[Letter from Birmingham Jail]]''' in defence of the strategy of [[nonviolent resistance]] against racism.
* [[2007]] – In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman '''[[Virginia Tech shooting|killed]]''' 32 people and wounded over 20 more before committing suicide at the [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia]]<!-- ''(memorial pictured)''-->.
* [[2001]] – India and Bangladesh began '''[[2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes|a six-day conflict]]''' over [[Bangladesh–India border|their disputed border]], which ended in a stalemate.
* [[2007]] – In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman '''[[Virginia Tech shooting|killed]]''' 32 people and wounded over 20 more before committing suicide at the [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia]] ''(memorial pictured)''.
* Born/died: | '''[[Fructuosus of Braga]]'''<!--Portuguese bishop/saint--> |d|665| '''[[John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke]]'''<!--English nobleman--> |d|1375| '''[[Tabinshwehti]]'''<!--Burmese king--> |b|1516| '''[[Francisco Goya]]'''<!--Spanish painter--> |d|1828| '''[[Harry Chauvel]]'''<!--Australian army officer--> |b|1865| '''[[John Millington Synge]]'''<!--Irish playwright--> |b|1871| '''[[Farran Zerbe]]'''<!--American coin dealer--> |b|1871| '''[[Gertrude Chandler Warner]]'''<!--American writer--> |b|1890| '''[[William T. Stearn]]'''<!--British botonist--> |b|1911| '''[[Joan Bakewell]]'''<!--English journalist--> |b|1933| '''[[Johnnie Lewis]]'''<!--Liberian jurist--> |b|1946| '''[[R. Carlos Nakai|R.&nbsp;Carlos Nakai]]'''<!--Native American musician--> |b|1946| '''[[Yasunari Kawabata]]'''<!--Japanese Writer--> |d|1972| '''[[Khalil al-Wazir]]'''<!--Palestinian leader--> |d|1988| '''[[Johnny Peirson]]'''<!--Canadian ice hockey player--> |d|2021
* Born/died: '''[[Tabinshwehti]]''' (b.&nbsp;1516){{·}} '''[[Molly Brant]]''' (d.&nbsp;1796){{·}} '''[[Ponnambalam Ramanathan]]''' (b.&nbsp;1851){{·}} '''[[John Millington Synge]]''' (b.&nbsp;1871)

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'''[[April 16]]''': '''[[Education and Sharing Day]]''' in the United States (2019)
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* [[1520]] – '''[[Revolt of the Comuneros|A revolt of citizens]]''' in [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], Castile, opposed to the rule of the foreign-born [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles&nbsp;I]] began when the royal government attempted to unseat radical city councilors.
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* [[1862]] – Slavery in [[Washington, D.C.]], ended when the '''[[District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act]]''' became law.
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* [[1945]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: British and Canadian forces concluded the '''[[Liberation of Arnhem]]''' in the Netherlands from German occupation.
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* [[1520]] – Citizens of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]], who were opposed to the rule of the foreign-born [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|{{nowrap|Charles V}}]], '''[[Revolt of the Comuneros|rose up in revolt]]''' when the royal government attempted to unseat radical city councilors.
* [[1948]] – The '''[[OECD|Organisation for European Economic Co-operation]]''', headquartered in Paris, was founded.
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* [[1862]] – [[Slavery in the United States|Slavery]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], ended when the '''[[District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act]]''' became law.
* [[2014]] – The ferry '''[[MV Sewol|MV&nbsp;''Sewol'']]''' ''(pictured)''<!-- please reword when "(pictured)" is removed --> '''[[Sinking of MV Sewol|capsized and sank]]''' off [[Donggeochado]], South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from [[Danwon High School]].
* [[1919]] – [[Polish–Soviet War]]: The [[Polish Land Forces|Polish army]] launched the '''[[Vilna offensive]]''' to capture [[Vilnius]] (now in Lithuania) from the [[Red Army]].
{{Born and died list| '''[[Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)|Frederick&nbsp;I, Duke of Austria]]''' |d|1198| '''[[Molly Brant]]'''<!--Native American leader--> |d|1796| '''[[Ponnambalam Ramanathan]]'''<!--Sri Lankan lawyer--> |b|1851}}
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* [[1947]] – American financier and presidential adviser [[Bernard Baruch]] ''(pictured)'' first described the post–[[World War&nbsp;II]] tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as a "'''[[Cold War|cold war]]'''".
* [[2014]] – The South Korean ferry {{MV|Sewol}} '''[[Sinking of MV Sewol|sank]]''' {{convert|1.5|km|abbr=on}} offshore of [[Donggeochado]], [[Jindo County]], with around 300 of the 476 onboard killed.
'''[[John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke]]''' (d.&nbsp;1375){{·}} '''[[Francisco Goya]]''' (d.&nbsp;1828){{·}} '''[[Khalil al-Wazir]]''' (d.&nbsp;1988)
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  • Battle of Culloden painted by David Morier
    Battle of Culloden painted by David Morier
  • Harriet Quimby
    Harriet Quimby
  • Memorial to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
    Memorial to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
    Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Bernard Baruch
    Bernard Baruch

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Blurb Reason
; Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C. DC is only a small part of the article; it doesn't seem right to feature this
Queen Margrethe II's birthday in Denmark unreferenced section (Ancestry)
Feast day of Saint Bernadette Soubirous (Catholicism) too many citations needed
1582 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founded the settlement of Salta in Argentina. refimprove
1746 – Forces of the House of Hanover defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden, the final confrontation of the Jacobite Rising. refimprove section
1818 – The United States Senate ratified the Rush–Bagot Treaty, which laid the basis for a demilitarized boundary between the U.S. and British North America. refimprove section
1853 – The first passenger train of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, a predecessor of the modern-day Indian Railways, travelled from Bombay to Tanna. Unreferenced section
1881 – Famed lawman Bat Masterson of the American Old West engaged in his last gun battle before later becoming a journalist. many CN tags (16); trivial pop culture
1925 – A group of Bulgarian Communist Party members assaulted the St Nedelya Church in Sofia, Bulgaria, during the funeral service of General Konstantin Georgiev, killing 150 people and injuring about 500 others. refimprove
1941 – World War II: After the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia ten days earlier, Ante Pavelić declared a new government in Croatia to be led by the fascist Ustashe. section missing summary
1945 – World War II: Nearly one million Soviet soldiers began the Battle of the Seelow Heights against the "Gates of Berlin". refimprove section
1947 – Thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate in the port of Texas City, Texas, exploded, killing 581 people, which later led to the first ever class action lawsuit against the U.S. government. refimprove
1947 – American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as a "cold war". multiple issues
* 1948 – The OECD, an intergovernmental economic organisation, was founded as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation to help administer the Marshall Plan. Lack of referencing
2003 – The Treaty of Accession was signed in Athens, admitting ten new member states into the European Union, including several countries of the former Eastern Bloc. no footnotes
Easter (Eastern Christianity, 2023); 12 citation needed tags and uncited section tag
Divine Mercy Sunday (Catholicism, 2023) Orange tagged for notability
* 1917 – Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd from Switzerland, where he joined the Bolshevik movement in Russia. Date not in article

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April 16

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