eso ha pasado un 16 Jullo

1942 : First day of the roundup of the Vel 'd'Hiv


On 16 and 17 July 1942, took place the biggest roundup of Jews in France. 13,152 people of all ages were arrested, mainly by French police and gendarmerie. A portion of those arrested were taken to the Drancy camp and others at the Velodrome d'Hiver in the XVth district where they stayed five days without food or water before being sent to French camps and then Auschwitz. A few children could be saved before the departure. Otherwise, among those arrested these two days, only 25 people returned from the death camps.

1945 : First test of an atomic bomb in New Mexico


On July 16, 1945, an atomic bomb was successfully tested for the first time in Alamogordo, New Mexico. After the work of Albert Einstein on nuclear chain reactions and research by Enrico Fermi on atom fission, the U.S. Army set up a project to build a nuclear bomb, the Manhattan Project directed by Robert J. Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves, with the help of Hans Bethe, Edward Teller and Fermi among others, in Los Alamos.

1969 : Apollo 11 is launched


On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida on a Saturn 5 rocket. Its purpose is to make the first man on the moon. The crew of Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins.

1990 : Earthquake in tne Philippines


On July 16, 1990, an earthquake of moment magnitude 7.7 hit the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Over 1000 people were killed, especially from the collapse of buildings.

1999 : John-John crashed with his plane


On July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy, Jr. crashed in the sea with the aircraft he pilots. He traveled with his wife and his sister-in-law. Their bodies were found on July 21. Kennedy was flying in poor conditions while he was still unskilled.

Cita del día : 16 Jullo

Enrico Fermi
It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge.

Cumpleaños : 16 Jullo

Joshua Reynolds, Pintor inglés (1723)
Samuel Huntington, Político estadounidense (1731)
Camille Corot, Pintor francés (1796)
Roald Amundsen, Explorador noruego, primero en llegar al Polo Norte y Polo Sur (1872)
Frits Zernike, Físico holandés, Premio Nobel (1888)
Trygve Lie, Diplomático noruego, 1o Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas (1896)
Barbara Stanwyck, Actriz americana (1907)
Ginger Rogers, Actriz, cantante y bailarina americana (1911)
Irwin Rose, Biólogo estadounidense, Premio Nobel de Química (1926)
Guy Béart, Cantante francés (1930)
Yasuo Fukuda, Político japonés (1936)
Pierre Koffmann, Jefe de cocina francés (1948)
Miguel Indurain, Ciclista español (1964)
Will Ferrell, Comediante estadounidense (1967)
Stefano Garzelli, Ciclista italiano (1973)
Jamie Oliver, Tecladista de Gales (Lostprophets) (1975)
Jesse Jane, Actriz porno estadounidense (1980)
Justine Joli, Actriz porno estadounidense (1980)
Moussa Dembélé, Futbolista belgo (1987)
Gareth Bale, Futbolista galés (1989)

Nos han dejado un 16 Jullo

Go-Uda, Emperador de Japón (1324)
Giuseppe Crespi, Pintor italiano (1747)
Elie Metchnikoff, Microbiólogo ruso, Premio Nobel de Medicina (1916)
Patrick Dewaere, Actor francés (1982)
Heinrich Böll, Escritor alemán, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1985)
Herbert von Karajan, Conductor austriaco (1989)
Julian Schwinger, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1994)
John F. Kennedy, Jr., Editor de revista (1999)
Maurice De Bevere (Morris) , Dibujante belgo (Lucky Luke) (2001)
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