100% verified The same day, three eras.
16 October
Contemporary era
1964
First Chinese nuclear test
On 16 October 1964, China detonated its first atomic bomb.
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Contemporary era
1793
Execution of Marie Antoinette
On 16 October 1793, Queen Marie Antoinette was guillotined in Paris.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1555
Martyrdom of Latimer and Ridley
On 16 October 1555, the Protestant bishops Latimer and Ridley were burned at Oxford.
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- Encyclopaedia Martyrs d'Oxford (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5