16th April: Today In History

Today is Saturday, April 16th, the 107 day of 2016. There are 259 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events:

1853   The first passenger rail opens in India

1912   Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.

1919   Mohandas Gandhi's day of prayer and fasting

Birthdays:

1867   Wilber Wright (Airplane Inventor)

1889   Charlie Chaplin (Actor)

1927   Pope Benedict XVI (Leader of the Roman Catholic Church)

1947   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball Player)

1965   Jon Cryer (Actor)

1965   Martin Lawrence (Actor)