1620
The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth on September 16, 1620
(Old Style; wider calendar-dating uncertainty) carrying wider 102 wider Pilgrim passengers and wider 30+ wider crew under wider Master Christopher Jones.
On this day
September 16
Cities around the world keep their histories on dates. Here is what happened on September 16 across the 4 editorial events Pyflo has so far catalogued for this date.
4 events
3 centuries
3 countries
1810
León is the largest city in Guanajuato state
the historic, modern center of Mexican leather, footwear production — over 70% of Mexican shoe, leather-goods production comes from León, and the surrounding Bajío industrial region; the modern León industrial sector also includes major automotive and appliance manufacturing.
1811
Chihuahua was the site of the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
the priest who launched Mexican independence with the Grito de Dolores on September 16, 1810 — on July 30, 1811 after his capture and forced march from Coahuila; the Hidalgo monument on Plaza Hidalgo marks the location, and the Calabozo de Hidalgo in the Palacio de Gobierno…
1985
Jaraguá do Sul
WEG S.A. was founded September 16, 1961 by Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva, and Geraldo Werninghaus at Jaraguá do Sul.
Drawn from the Pyflo Atlas — an interactive timeline of 1,601 editorial events reaching back to 2100 BCE, each pin a deep link into a city's full story. Watch history play out on the map →