July 16: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 622The Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina began; this event was taken as the start of the Islamic calendar.
2. 1661Stockholms Banco in Sweden issued Europe's first banknotes.
3. 1951J. D. Salinger's famous novel 'The Catcher in the Rye' was published.
4. 1965The Mont Blanc Tunnel opened, connecting France and Italy beneath the Alps.
5. 1994Fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 began striking Jupiter.

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