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October 16th is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.  There are 76 days remaining
until the end of the calendar year.  October 16th is Boss's Day in the United States and International Credit Union Day.

Births
1925
- Angela Lansbury, actress, singer (Murder, She Wrote)
1946 - Suzanne Somers, actress, author (Three's Company, Step by Step)

Deaths
1959
- George C. Marshall, U.S. Secretary of State
1992 - Shirley Booth, theatre actress (Come Back, Little Sheba)
2007 - Deborah Kerr, actress (The King and I)

Events
1875
- Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
1946 - 10 high-ranking Nazi officials were executed by hanging for their war crimes during World War II.
1962 - United States President John F. Kennedy learns that U.S. spy planes have detected missile bases in Cuba, triggering
the Cuban Missle Crisis.
1978 - Pope John Paul II is elected after the October 1978 Papal conclave.
1987 - Jessica McClure, an 18-month old who became known as "Baby Jessica", is rescued from a well in Midland, Texas
after being trapped since
October 14th, 1987.
1995 - The Million Man March occurs in Washington, D.C. to unite in self-help and self-defense against economic and social
ills plaguing the African American community.
2002 - United States President George W. Bush signs a congressional resolution authorizing him the use of force in Iraq.
Calendar
January
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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