Events for the 16th of October from Wikipedia:
• 1836: Great Trek: Afrikaner voortrekkers repulse a Matabele attack, but lose their livestock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vegkop
• Birth (1919) of Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author (d. 2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Winsor
• Death (1799) of Veerapandiya Kattabomman Indian activist (b. 1760) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veerapandiya_Kattabomman
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Events for the 15th of October from Wikipedia:
• 1923: The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Rentenmark
• Birth (1992) of Vincent Martella, American actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Martella
• Death (892) of Al-Mu'tamid, Muslim caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mu%27tamid
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