EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 16
Friday, October 16, 2026
Day 288 of 2026 | Week 42 | 71 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Storm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss.
Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people.
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.
The magnitude 7.1 Hector Mine earthquake strikes Southern California
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a murder extradition warrant.
Eighty-four football fans die and 180 are injured in a massive crush at a match in Guatemala City.
The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attend.
The Skye Bridge in Scotland is opened.
George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20.
Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Monégasque F1 racing driver
French concert violinist
English writer (Heartstopper)
French tennis player (WTA Finals 2022; French Open doubles 2016)
American jazz bassist
Hungarian soccer midfielder (26 caps; Hamburger SV
Australian motorcycle racer (MotoGP World Champion 2007
British singer (UK X Factor - "That's My Goal")
French rugby union fly-half (77 Tests; Toulouse
Hong Kong-Singaporean Canto-pop singer ("My Memories are Not My Own")
Canadian actress (Alice
American actor (Shout; Baywatch)
American avant-garde jazz guitarist (Meltframe) and composer (Belladonna)
American basketball guard (record 508 WNBA games
Australian Rugby League player
🎯 yow.com Connection
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