Historical Events for 16th October 2026

1551 – English Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and former Lord Protector, is rearrested for treason and executed three months later
1852 – Dutch government recognizes Catholics’ right to organize
1913 – George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion” premieres at the Hofburg Theatre in Vienna, Austria
1967 – 13th General Conference on Weights and Measures in Paris ends after redefining the second using a cesium-beam atomic clock
1969 – New York Mets’ Cleon Jones is awarded first base when shoe polish on the ball proves he is hit by a pitch; he then scores on a home run in the World Series
1972 – Two members of the Official Irish Republican Army are shot dead by the British Army in County Tyrone
1995 – Allan Donald takes 8-71 as South Africa defeats Zimbabwe
2021 – NASA probe Lucy launches on a mission to fly by eight Trojan asteroids circling the Sun

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