October 16th
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- 1942 Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal results in devastating loss, killing approximately 40,000 people south of Calcutta, India.
- 1701 The Collegiate School is founded in Killingworth, CT. It would later move to New Haven and be renamed Yale College.
- 1829 America's first modern hotel, the Tremont Hotel, opens in Boston, MA, offering 170 rooms at $2 a day, including four meals.
- 1923 Walt Disney Company is founded, later becoming a major player in the entertainment industry worldwide.
