16 October 1990

The Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in Bidnija.

In Laos's deadliest air accident, Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashed into the Mekong River, resulting in the deaths of all 49 people aboard.

A man drove his vehicle through the window of a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, and opened fire, killing 23 people before fatally shooting himself.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would be jointly awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ, sparking international controversy.

With the success of Project 596, China became the world's fifth nuclear power.

The first novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was published in the United Kingdom.

A four-day air battle over Taiwan ended with a decisive American victory, destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft and military facilities.

The Holocaust: The Gestapo conducted a raid on the Roman Ghetto, capturing 1,259 members of the Jewish community, most of whom were sent to Auschwitz.

Roy and Walt Disney (pictured) founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, which eventually grew to become one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world.

Margaret Sanger (pictured) established the United States' first family planning clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

Authorities of the British Raj partitioned the Bengal Presidency, separating the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.

Brigham Young University was founded in Provo, Utah, United States.

The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in Kingston, Ontario, in Canada.

Most of the Palace of Westminster in London was destroyed in a fire caused by the burning of wooden tally sticks.

The Sixth Coalition attacked French forces led by Napoleon in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, with over 500,000 troops involved.

War of the First Coalition: The two-day Battle of Wattignies concluded with Jean-Baptiste Jourdan leading French forces to victory over Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Jadwiga (pictured) was officially crowned as "King of Poland" instead of "Queen" to reflect the fact that she was a sovereign in her own right.

Storm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss.

Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a murder extradition warrant.

The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attend.

The Skye Bridge in Scotland is opened.

George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20.