October 16th (1975) was a Thursday. It's the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 76 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 16th October, 1975
» The Balibo Five, a group of Australian television journalists based in the town of Balibo in the then Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), are killed by Indonesian troops.
» Rahima Banu, a two-year old girl from the village of Kuralia in Bangladesh, is the last known person to be infected with naturally occurring smallpox.
Famous Birthdays on October 16 in 1975
» Mahmood Al Zarooni, Emirati horse rider and trainer