Monday, July 16, 2238 is a Monday. It is day 197 of 2238 (54% through the year), ISO week 29, in Q3.
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On Monday, July 16, 2238, we mark the 197th day of the year, with the moon in its Waxing Crescent phase and the zodiac sign being Cancer. Today is also a day to commemorate several historical figures, including André de Soveral, Gondulphus of Tongeren, Helier, Blessed Irmgard of Chiemsee, and Marie-Madeleine Postel. Looking back at historical events on this day, we recall significant incidents such as the 2013 tragedy in Bihar, India, where contaminated Midday Meals led to the deaths of at least 23 students, and the 2008 tainted milk powder scandal in China, which affected an estimated 300,000 victims. Other notable events include a magnitude-6.6 earthquake off the coast of Japan in 2007, the opening of Millennium Park in Chicago in 2004, and a blo...
On Monday, July 16, 2238, we mark the 197th day of the year, with the moon in its Waxing Crescent phase and the zodiac sign being Cancer.
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Historical Milestones
At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a Midday Meal that was contaminated with pesticide.
Bihar →A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with 54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and six deaths.
2008 Chinese milk scandal →A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing a leak of radioactive gases from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant.
2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake →Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the world's largest rooftop gardens, opened to the public.
Millennium Park →A faction of the armed forces of São Tomé and Príncipe led by Major Fernando Pereira overthrew the government of Fradique de Menezes in a bloodless coup d'état.
Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe →Fragments of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 began colliding with the planet Jupiter , with the first impact causing a fireball that reached a peak temperature of 24,000 kelvin.
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 →A 7.8 MS earthquake struck the densely populated Philippine island of Luzon, killing an estimated 1,621 people.
Surface-wave magnitude →A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter operated by British Airways crashed in thick fog in the Celtic Sea, killing 20 of the 26 people on board.
Sikorsky S-61 →South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries sustained during his capture, but it is generally assumed he was killed on the orders of military official...
Army of the Republic of Vietnam →The Catcher in the Rye (cover pictured), an American coming-of-age novel by J. D. Salinger, was published by Little, Brown.
The Catcher in the Rye →Korean War: A Korean People's Army unit massacred 31 prisoners of war of the U.S. Army on a mountain near the village of Tuman.
Korean War →Uruguay won the decisive match of the fourth FIFA World Cup, defeating Brazil 2–1 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
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Questions & Answers
Monday, July 16, 2238 falls on a Monday.
in 77,369 days (in 211 years, 10 months). It is day 197 of 2238 with 168 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Monday, July 16, 2238 is written as XVI.VII.MMCCXXXVIII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waxing Crescent (approx. 13% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Cancer.