Today: September 16, 2024

On this day: September 16

Events that happened on September 16.

• September 16, 1932: 24-year-old British actress Peg Entwistle commits suicide by jumping off the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles.
• September 16, 1957: Actress Rhea Mitchell is strangled to death by one her tenants.
• September 16, 1959: The first successful photocopier is introduced to the world.
• September 16, 1977:
  • T. Rex lead singer Marc Bolan dies in a car collision.
  • The first episode of the sci-fi TV series "Logan's Run" is aired on CBS.
  
• September 16, 1978: 25,000 people are killed when an earthquake hits the Iranian city of Tabas.
• September 16, 1979: Golf: The United States wins the 1979 Ryder Cup at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
• September 16, 1981: The first episode of the stop motion TV series "Postman Pat" airs on BBC One.
• September 16, 1982: NBA player Bill Robinzine commits suicide at the age of 29.
• September 16, 1984: The first episode of Miami Vice is aired.
• September 16, 1986: The BTK killer murders 28-year-old Vicki Lynn Wegerle in Wichita.
• September 16, 1987: Julie Weflen (28) goes missing under suspicious circumstances in Spokane, Washington.
• September 16, 1992: Gary Neville makes his debut for Manchester United.
• September 16, 1993: The TV show "Frasier" is aired for the first time.
• September 16, 1994:
  • A Danish tour guide called Louise Jensen is raped and murdered by three British soldiers in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
  • Britain lifts a broadcasting ban on Sinn Fein.
  
• September 16, 1996: The first episode of reality court show "Judge Judy" is aired.
• September 16, 1999: The reality competition TV show "Big Brother" is aired for the first time.
• September 16, 2000: Russian model Alexandra Petrova is shot dead at her apartment in Cheboksary, Russia.
• September 16, 2001: US President George W. Bush uses the term "war on terrorism" for the first time.
• September 16, 2002:
  • Rapper Missy Elliott releases her single "Work It".
  • The first episode of the talk show "Dr. Phil" is aired on TV.
  • Pink releases the song "Family Portrait".
  
• September 16, 2003: The video game "The Simpsons: Hit & Run" is released for the PlayStation and Xbox.
• September 16, 2004:
  • Downfall (2004) is released.
  • Kenneth Bigley, Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong are kidnapped by an Islamic extremist group in Iraq.
  
• September 16, 2005: Pride & Prejudice (2005) is released.
• September 16, 2006: The first two episodes of the children's television series "Handy Manny" are aired on Playhouse Disney.
• September 16, 2007:
  • Leona Lewis releases the song "Bleeding Love".
  • The final episode of "Drake & Josh" is aired on Nickelodeon.
  
• September 16, 2008:
  • Financial crisis: The Federal Reserve bails out the finance and insurance corporation "American International Group".
  • The emails of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin are hacked.
  
• September 16, 2011:
  • Snapchat is founded by Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy.
  • LMFAO release the song "Sexy and I Know It".
  
• September 16, 2013: A gunman kills twelve people at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
• September 16, 2016: The biographical political thriller Snowden (2016) is released in movie theaters.
• September 16, 2019: Dulce Maria Alavez (5) goes missing from a playground in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
• September 16, 2021:
  • Two men are charged with the 2019 murder of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee.
  • The final episode of the police procedural comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is aired on NBC.
  
• September 16, 2022: FedEx warns of a global recession, citing a drop in demand for global packages.
• September 16, 2023:
  • English comedian and actor Russell Brand is accused of rape, sexual assault, and abuse.
  • Libya floods: The death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna.
  

Is it that long ago already?

One week has already passed since September 9, 2024:

• Actor James Earl Jones passes away at the age of 93.

One month has passed since August 16, 2024:

• The sci-fi horror film "Alien: Romulus" is released.
• A Missouri woman named Lisa Jeanine Findley is arrested on federal charges of trying to extort Elvis Presley's family out of millions.
• Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes the new prime minister of Thailand following the dismissal of Srettha Thavisin.

Half a year has passed since March 16, 2024:

• Rugby: Ireland win the 2024 Six Nations Championship.

Nine months have passed since December 16, 2023:

• Matthew Perry's death is ruled accidental due to the acute effects of ketamine.
• Soccer: Bournemouth vs. Luton is abandoned after Tom Lockyer collapses and suffers a cardiac arrest in the 58th minute.
• UFC 296: Leon Edwards defeats Colby Covington.