| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia (Day 2) | Serbia | National Holiday |
| Birth date of Kim Jong Il | North Korea | Public Holiday |
| Restoration of the State | Lithuania | National Holiday |
| Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum | Uganda | Public Holiday |
| National Almond Day | - | Unofficial (Food & Drinks) |
| National Do A Grouch a Favor Day | - | Unofficial (Weird & Obscure) |
| National Caregivers Day | - | Unofficial (Work & Occupation) |
| Elizabeth Peratrovich Day | United States (Alaska) | Local Observance |
| Great Backyard Bird Count | - | Unofficial (Activity & Action, Animals) |
Historical Events on February 16
- 1852: Starting out as a wagon manufacturer before they would eventually start making automobiles, Studebaker Brothers Wagon Company is established on this day.
- 1862: Fort Donelson in Tennessee was captured by Union General Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War.
- 1874: The Silver Dollar become legal United States tender.
- 1918: Lithuania becomes an independent state.
- 1933: Prohibition ends in the United States thanks to the Blaine Act.
- 1937: In the U.S., a patent is given to Wallace H. Carothers for nylon.
- 1945: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines during Would War II.
- 1959: Fulgencio Batista is overthrown on the 1st of January, thereby allowing Fidel Castro to become the Premier of Cuba on this day.
- 1960: Operation Sandblast is begun by the United States Navy using a USS Triton submarine.
- 1968: The first 911 emergency telephone systems go into service in Haleyville, Alabama on this day.
- 1978: The first computer BBS (bulletin board system) system is created—CBBS in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1987: The trial of a suspected Nazi guard dubbed “Ivan the Terrible” who worked at a Treblinka extermination camp begins in Jerusalem on this day.
- 1998: Over 200 people are killed when China Airlines Flight 676 crashes near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in the city of Taiwan.
- 2005: Due to a labor dispute between the NHL and the NHLPA, the entire regular season and playoffs were canceled.
- 2006: The very last MASH Unit (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is decommissioned by the U.S Army.
- 2013: 80 people are killed and another 190 are injured when a bomb goes off at a market in Hazara Town, Pakistan.
Famous Birthdays on February 16
- German-American actress and dancer, Vera Ellen is born in 1921.
- English actress June Brown is born in 1927.
- American actor, director and producer, LeVar Burton is born in 1957.
- American author Natalie Angier is born in 1958.
- American rapper and actor, Ice T is born in 1958.
