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| October 16th, 2005 (October 16 2005) | Death | "Len" Dresslar, American singer and voice actor (born in 1925) | |
| October 16th, 2005 (October 16 2005) | Death | Eugene "Porky" Lee, American child actor (born in 1933) | Lee Child Quotes |
| October 16th, 2005 (October 16 2005) | Death | David Reilly, American singer (God Lives Underwater) (born in 1971) | |
| October 16th, 1995 (October 16 1995) | Event | The Million Man March occurs in Washington, DC. | |
| October 16th, 1985 (October 16 1985) | Birth | Casey Stoner, Australian motorcycle racer and 2007 MotoGP World Champion | |
| October 16th, 1975 (October 16 1975) | Event | The Balibo Five, a group of Australian television journalists based in the town of Balibo in the then Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), are killed by Indonesian troops. | |
| October 16th, 1975 (October 16 1975) | Birth | Kellie Martin, American actress | |
| October 16th, 1975 (October 16 1975) | Birth | Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer | |
| October 16th, 1975 (October 16 1975) | Birth | Jacques Kallis, South African cricketer | |
| October 16th, 1965 (October 16 1965) | Birth | Steve Lamacq, British journalist and disc jockey | |
| October 16th, 1945 (October 16 1945) | Event | The Food and Agriculture Organization was founded in Quebec City, Canada. | |
| October 16th, 1925 (October 16 1925) | Birth | Angela Lansbury, English-born actress | |
| October 16th, 1905 (October 16 1905) | Event | The Partition of Bengal (India) occurred. | |
| October 16th, 1875 (October 16 1875) | Event | Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah. | |
| October 16th, 1865 (October 16 1865) | Death | Andres Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (born in 1781) | Philo Quotes |
| October 16th, 1855 (October 16 1855) | Birth | Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (died in 1931) | |
| October 16th, 1815 (October 16 1815) | Birth | Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (died in 1905) | |
| October 16th, 1795 (October 16 1795) | Birth | William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (died in 1876) | |
| October 16th, 1775 (October 16 1775) | Event | Portland, Maine burnt by the British. | |
| October 16th, 1755 (October 16 1755) | Death | Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (born in 1725) | |
| October 16th, 1655 (October 16 1655) | Death | Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (born in 1591) | Solomon Quotes |
| October 16th, 1555 (October 16 1555) | Death | Hugh Latimer, English Protestant (martyred) | |
| October 16th, 1555 (October 16 1555) | Death | Nicholas Ridley, English Protestant (martyred) | |
| October 16th, 1535 (October 16 1535) | Birth | Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (died in 1585) | |
| October 16th, 1355 (October 16 1355) | Death | Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death | |
