What happend on 16th July

15.07
17.07
1782

First performance of Mozart's opera The Abduction from the Seraglio.

1779

American Revolutionary War: United States forces led by General Anthony Wayne capture Stony Point, New York from British troops.

1769

Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first mission in California. The mission later evolves into the city of San Diego.

1661

The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Bank of Stockholm.