October 16th (1949) was a Sunday. 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, 1949
» Nikolaos Zachariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece, announces a "temporary cease-fire", effectively ending the Greek Civil War.
» The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic are established.