16 July

Contemporary era

1969

Launch of Apollo 11

On 16 July 1969, the Apollo 11 mission launched toward the Moon.

Contemporary era

1945

Trinity nuclear test

On 16 July 1945, the United States detonated the first atomic bomb in the Trinity test.

From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

622

Start of the Islamic calendar

On 16 July 622, the Islamic calendar's starting point, the Hijra, is set.