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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.

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

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Joshua Reynolds, Pittore inglese (1723)
Samuel Huntington, Uomo politico americano (1731)
Camille Corot, Pittore francese (1796)
Roald Amundsen, Esploratore norvegese, primo a raggiungere Polo Nord e Polo Sud (1872)
Frits Zernike, Fisico olandese, premio Nobel (1888)
Trygve Lie, Diplomatico norvegese, primo Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite (1896)
Barbara Stanwyck, Attrice americana (1907)
Ginger Rogers, Attrice, cantante e ballerina americana (1911)
Irwin Rose, Biologo americano, Premio Nobel per la Chimica (1926)
Guy Béart, Cantante francese (1930)
Yasuo Fukuda, Uomo politico giapponese (1936)
Pierre Koffmann, Capo cuoco francese (1948)
Miguel Indurain, Ciclista spagnolo (1964)
Will Ferrell, Comico americano (1967)
Stefano Garzelli, Ciclista italiano (1973)
Jamie Oliver, Tastierista gallese (Lostprophets) (1975)
Jesse Jane, Attrice porno americana (1980)
Justine Joli, Attrice porno americana (1980)
Moussa Dembélé, Calciatore belgo (1987)
Gareth Bale, Calciatore gallese (1989)

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Go-Uda, Imperatore del Giappone (1324)
Giuseppe Crespi, Pittore italiano (1747)
Elie Metchnikoff, Microbiologo russo, Premio Nobel per la Medicina (1916)
Patrick Dewaere, Attore francese (1982)
Heinrich Böll, Scrittore tedesco, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1985)
Herbert von Karajan, Direttore d'orchestra austriaco (1989)
Julian Schwinger, Fisico americano, premio Nobel (1994)
John F. Kennedy, Jr., Editore di rivista (1999)
Maurice De Bevere (Morris) , Fumettista belgo (Lucky Luke) (2001)
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