July 16

What happened on July 16 in history

3 events fall on July 16, from 1054 to 1969. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on July 16

  1. 1054

    The Great Schism

    Papal legates excommunicate the patriarch in Hagia Sophia.

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  2. 1945

    The Trinity test

    The first nuclear device is detonated in the New Mexico desert.

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  3. 1969

    Apollo 11 launches

    A Saturn V lifts off from Florida carrying three men to the Moon.

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