April 16 in history: • 556 – Emperor Justinian I approved and consecrated Pope Pelagius I. → go there • 1912 – American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. → go there • 1917 – World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south of Laon, France. → go there • 2001 – India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate. → go there • 2014 – The ferry MV Sewol capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High School. → go there Died 1689: Aphra Behn Wiki link Born 1946: R. Carlos Nakai Wiki link Died 2021: Johnny Peirson Wiki link Pictured: Harriet Quimby.