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16 October in history.

5 moments from 1843 to 2002: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

" Roy O. Disney (1893–1971), the American businessman; partner and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company with his brother Walt Disney . This 1965 photograph shows Roy Disney and his brother with Florida's Governor W. Haydon Burns (1912–87), announcing plans to create a Disney th…

1923

Walt and Roy Disney start their studio. Brothers Walt and Roy Disney founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood. It grew into one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world.

Wikipedia: Roy O. Disney

Photo: Florida Development Commission / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 16 October

  1. Sir William Rowan Hamilton .

    1843

    William Rowan Hamilton invents quaternions

    Mathematician William Rowan Hamilton came up with quaternions, a new kind of number system that works in three dimensions.

    Wikipedia: William Rowan HamiltonWikipedia: Quaternion

    Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Cambridge, Girton College. 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.

    1869

    Girton College opens its doors to women

    Girton College was founded in Cambridge, becoming England's first residential college for women.

    Wikipedia: Girton College, Cambridge

    Photo: Adam Cuerden / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. A Háry János ősbemutatójának plakátja.

    1926

    Kodály's opera Háry János premieres

    Zoltán Kodály's Hungarian folk opera Háry János was performed for the first time at the Royal Hungarian Opera House in Budapest.

    Wikipedia: Háry JánosWikipedia: Zoltán KodályWikipedia: Hungarian State Opera House

    Photo: Paulini Béla, Harsányi Zsolt / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. 2002

    Alexandria gets a great library again

    The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opened in Egypt, honouring the famous ancient Library of Alexandria.

    Wikipedia: Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.