Saturday, July 16, 3988 is a Saturday. It is day 198 of 3988 (54.1% through the year), ISO week 28, in Q3.
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On July 16, 3988, we mark the 1975th anniversary of several historical events, although none occurred on this specific date prior to the year 2000. The day is also a celebration of several saints, including André de Soveral, Gondulphus of Tongeren, Helier, Blessed Irmgard of Chiemsee, and Marie-Madeleine Postel. The moon is in its Waning Gibbous phase, and the zodiac sign is Cancer. Looking back at significant events that occurred on July 16 in previous years, we recall that in 2013, a contaminated Midday Meal in India resulted in the deaths of at least 23 students. In 2008, a tainted milk powder scandal in China affected an estimated 300,000 victims, mostly infants. Other notable events include a magnitude-6.6 earthquake in Japan in 2007, the open...
On July 16, 3988, we mark the 1975th anniversary of several historical events, although none occurred on this specific date prior to the year 2000.
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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
Saturday, July 16, 3988 falls on a Saturday.
in 716,505 days (in 1961 years, 8 months, 21 days). It is day 198 of 3988 with 168 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Saturday, July 16, 3988 is written as XVI.VII.MMMCMLXXXVIII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waning Gibbous (approx. 85% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Cancer.