October 16

October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by October 15, and succeeded by October 17. Following October 16, there are 76 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"Ambrosia may be extracted even from poison; elegant speech even from a fool; virtue even from an enemy; and gold from dross."

Events

• 1875 – The Founders meet to discuss the By-laws of the future Theosophical Society.
• 1880 – Mrs. Alice Gordon invites the Founders, Mr. and Mrs. Sinnett and Major S. to a picnic at her home; phenomenon of duplicating a handkerchief occurs; A. O. Hume sends over to Mme. Blavatsky his first letter for transmission to the Masters of Wisdom.

Births

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Deaths

• 1931 – Charles Johnston, Sanskrit scholar and Theosophist, married to H. P. Blavatsky's niece Vera Vladimirovna de Zhelihovsky (b. 1867)

Holidays and observances

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External links

• This Date in Wikipedia