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📅 Oct 16, 1846
Ether Anesthesia Is Demonstrated Publicly in Boston
The first public use of ether anesthesia took place in Boston on October 16, 1846, changing surgery forever.
🔖Medicine
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📅 Oct 16, 1945
The Food and Agriculture Organization Is Founded
On October 16, 1945, 42 countries signed the founding constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Quebec City, Canada.
⛳Canada
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📅 Oct 16, 1946
The Nuremberg Sentences Are Carried Out
Ten Nazi leaders condemned at Nuremberg were hanged on October 16, 1946, the first executions by an international tribunal.
⛳Germany
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📅 Oct 16, 1964
China Explodes Its First Atomic Bomb
China exploded its first atomic bomb at Lop Nur on October 16, 1964, becoming the fifth country with nuclear weapons.
⛳China
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📅 Oct 16, 1973
The Arab Oil Embargo Triggers the Energy Crisis
The Arab oil embargo began on October 16, 1973, after an OPEC price rise, and oil prices roughly quadrupled within months.
⛳Kuwait ⛳Saudi Arabia
🔖Middle East
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📅 Oct 16, 2021
China Launches Shenzhou 13 With Three Astronauts
Shenzhou 13 launched on October 16, 2021, carrying three astronauts for six months aboard the Tiangong space station.
⛳China