Historical Events on July 16

execution of the Romanov family — 1918 murder of Nicholas II of Russia and his family

Trinity — 1945 first detonation of a nuclear weapon

Uruguay v Brazil 1950 — 1950 FIFA World Cup Match

1960 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1960

1966 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1966

1977 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1977

1978 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

1983 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1983

2000 Austrian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held 2000 ion Austria

2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake — earthquake struck Niigata prefecture, Japan on 16 July 2007

2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt — July 2016 attempted military junta coup in Turkey