October 16th (1909) was a Saturday. It's the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 76 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 16th October, 1909
» William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold a summit, a first between a U.S. and a Mexican president, and they only narrowly escape assassination.