On the Number 16 (Part 1)

On the Number 16

16 in Mathematics

The 8th even number = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16

The 9th composite number = 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16

The 4th square number = 1, 4, 9, 16 (4² = 16)

The 4th power of 2 = 2⁴ = 2x2x2x2 = 16

The 3rd centered pentagonal number = 1, 6, 16, 31, 51, 76, 106

The 7th 2-highly polygonal number = 1, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 21, 28

Sum of the 1st four odd numbers = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16

Sum of the 2nd & 7th odd numbers = 3 + 13 = 16
Sum of the 2nd & 6th prime numbers = 3 + 13 = 16
Sum of the 2nd & 5th lucky numbers = 3 + 13 = 16
Sum of the 4th & 7th Fibonacci numbers = 3 + 13 = 16

Sum of the 3rd & 5th even numbers = 6 + 10 = 16
Sum of the 2nd & 5th composite numbers = 6 + 10 = 16
Sum of the 3rd & 4th triangular number = 6 + 10 = 16

10)

Sum of the 1st & 7th even numbers = 2 + 14 = 16

11)

Sum of the 1st & 8th odd numbers = 1 + 15 = 16
Sum of the 1st & 6th lucky numbers = 1 + 15 = 16
Sum of the 1st & 4th Mersenne numbers = 1 + 15 = 16
Sum of the 1st & 5th triangular number = 1 + 15 = 16

12)

Sum of the 3rd & 6th odd numbers = 5 + 11 = 16

13)

Sum of the 3rd & 4th triangular number = 6 + 10 = 16

14)

Product of the 1st & 4th even numbers = 2 x 8 = 16

15)

Product of the 2nd even & 2nd square numbers = 4 x 4 = 16

16)

Difference in the 10th and 2nd odd numbers = 19 - 3 = 16

17)

Difference in the 9th and 1st even numbers = 18 - 2 = 16

18)

Difference in the 5th and 3rd square numbers = 5² + 3² = 25 - 9 = 16
Difference in the 8th and 4th lucky numbers = 25 - 9 = 16

19)

Difference in the 10th and 6th prime numbers = 29 - 13 = 16

20)

Difference in the 6th and 3rd abundant numbers = 36 - 20 = 16

21)

Difference in the 6th and 5th pentagonal numbers = 51 - 35 = 16

22)

The last two digits of the 6th cube number = 216

23)

Square 16 = 256

24)

Square root of 16 = 4

25)

Cube root of 16 = 2.5198421

26)

ln 16 = 2.772588722 (natural log to the base e)

27)

log 16 = 1.204119983 (logarithm to the base 10)

28)

Sin 16^o = 0.275637355
Cos 16^o = 0.961261695
Tan 16^o = 0.286745385

29)

Factorial 16 =16! = 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 x 9 x 10 x 11 x 12 x 13 x 14 x 15 x 16
= 20922789888000 ( sequence of factorials)

30)

1/16 expressed as a decimal = 0.0625

31)

The 40th & 41st digits of pi, π = 16
The 68th & 69th digits of pi, π = 16

32)

The 219th & 220th digits of phi, φ = 16
The 236th & 237th digits of phi, φ = 16
(Note: The number 1.6 appears as the beginning of φ = 1.61803)

33)

The 94th & 95th digits of e = 16
The 232nd & 233rd digits of e = 16
(e = 2.7182818284 5904523536...)

34)

Binary number for 16 = 00010000
(Decimal & Binary Equivalence; Program for conversion)

35)

ASCII value for 16 = DLE
(Hexadecimal # & ASCII Code Chart)

36)

Hexadecimal number for 16 = 10
(Hexadecimal # & ASCII Code Chart)

37)

Octal number for 12 = 020
(Octal #, Hexadecimal #, & ASCII Code Chart)

38)

The Greek-based numeric prefix hexadeca- means 16.

39)

A Hexadecagon, sometimes called a hexakaidecagon is a polygon
with 16 angles and 16 sides.
The interior angle of a dodecagon = 150^o.

40)

The Latin-based numeric prefix sedeci- means 16.

41)

The adjective "hexadecimal" means "based on the number 16".
"Hexadecimal" is much more common than the preferable "sexdecimal".

42)

The noun and adjective "hexakaidecad" means "a group of 16 members."

43)

Base 16: The compound noun and adjective "base sixteen"
means "a number notation system based on the number 16."
The modern sexadecimal or base sixteen positional
number notation system uses the numerals
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F to represent the integers 0-15.

44)

The Roman numeral for 16 is XVI.

45)

Shi Lì is the Chinese ideograph for 16.

46)

is the Babylonian number for 16.

47)

is the Mayan number for 16.

48)

16 in different languages:
Dutch: zestien, French: seize, German: sechszehn, Hungarian: tizenhat,
Italian: sedici, Spanish: dieciseis, Swahili: kumi na sita, Swedish: sexton

49)

One pound = 16 ounces (weight)
(Units of measure)

50)

One pint = 16 ounces (volume)

51)

One cup = 16 tablespoons (volume)

52)

One Rupee = 16 Annas (India coinage: 1835-1957)

53)

The Greeks used the width of 16 fingers to find one foot.
(Units of length)

54)

Sextodecimos— The page size of a book composed
of printer's sheets folded into 16 leaves or 32 pages.

55)

There are 16 syllables in each line of a sloka
a couplet of Sanskrit verse. (Bhagavad Gita sloka)

56)

Semiquaver is the British term for sixteenth note.
sixteenth note is a note having the time duration
of 1/16 of the time duration of a whole note.

57)

Hebrew numerology, Gematria: THB (to shine, gleam) adds to 9 + 5 + 2 = 16
"Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father." — John, I:9.
(Hebrew words adding to 16; Gematria Server)

16 in Science & Technology

58)

Atomic Number of Sulfur (S) = 16 (16 protons & 16 electrons).
Sulfur is a pale yellow, odourless, brittle solid, which is insoluble in water
but soluble in carbon disulphide. Sulfur is essential to life. It is a minor
constituent of fats, body fluids, and skeletal minerals. Sulfur is found in
meteorites, volcanoes, hot springs, and as galena, gypsum, Epsom salts,
and barite. It is recovered commercially from "salt domes" along the Gulf Coast
of the USA. Jupiter's moon Io owes its colours to various forms of sulphur.

59)

Atomic Weight of Oxygen (O) = 16 (15.9994).
Oxygen is a Group 16 element. While about 20% of the atmosphere is oxygen gas,
the atmosphere of Mars contains only about 0.15% oxygen. Oxygen is the third most
abundant element found in the sun, and it plays a part in the carbon-nitrogen cycle,
one process responsible for stellar energy production. Oxygen in excited states is responsible
for the bright red and yellow-green colours of the aurora. About 66% of the human body,
and 90% of water, is oxygen. The gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. Liquid and solid
oxygen are pale blue and strongly paramagnetic (contains unpaired electrons).

60)

Molecular weight of methane, CH₄ = 16.043 gm/mole.

61)

Organic Molecules with melting point = 16^oC:
Acetic acid, CH₃COOH, MP = 16.6^oC
Methacrylic acid, C₄H₆O₂, MP = 16^oC

62)

The 16th amino acid in the 141-residue alpha-chain of Human Hemoglobin is Lysine (K)
The 16th amino acid in the 146-residue beta-chain of Human Hemoglobin is Glycine (G)
Single-Letter Amino Acid Code
Alpha-chain sequence of human hemoglobin:
VLSPADKTNVKAAWGKVGAHAGEYGAEALERMFLSFPTTKTYFPHFDLSH
GSAQVKGHGKKVADALTNAVAHVDDMPNALSALSDLHAHKLRVDPVNFKL
LSHCLLVTLAAHLPAEFTPAVHASLDKFLASVSTVLTSKYR
Beta-chain sequence of human hemoglobin:
VHLTPEEKSAVTALWGKVNVDEVGGEALGRLLVVYPWTQRFFESFGDLST
PDAVMGNPKVKAHGKKVLGAFSDGLAHLDNLKGTFATLSELHCDKLHVDP
ENFRLLGNVLVCVLAHHFGKEFTPPVQAAYQKVVAGVANALAHKYH

63)

The 16th amino acid in the 153-residue sequence of sperm whale myoglobin
is Lysine (K) [A.B. Edmundson, Nature 205, 883-887 (1965)]
Sequence alignment of myoglobin from 26 species by Margaret O. Dayhoff
[Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure (1978), p. 235]
shows conservation of Lys-16 in all 26 species (including human, badger,
chicken, dog, rabbit, horse, bovine, sheep, pig, opossum, platypus,
red kangaroo, European hedgegog, California gray whale, and sperm whale).

64)

The 16th amino acid in the 32-residue sequence of calcitonin
is Leucine (L) in 9 species and Phenylalanine (F) in human.
Sequence alignment of calcitonin by Margaret O. Dayhoff
[Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, Vol. 5, Suppl. 3 (1978), p. 149]
European J. Biochem. 269, 780-791 (2002)

65)

The 16th amino acid in the 29-residue sequence of glucagon is Serine (S).
Sequence alignment of glucagon by Margaret O. Dayhoff
[Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, Vol. 5, Suppl. 1 (1973), p. S-52]
shows conservation of Ser-16 in human, rabbit, and rat.
Duck glucagon has Threonine-16 instead of Serine-16.

66)

The 16th amino acid in the 124-residue enzyme Bovine Ribonuclease
is Serine (S). It is next to Serine-15 and Threonine-17.
[C. H. W. Hirs, S. Moore, and W. H. Stein, J. Biol. Chem. 235, 633 (1960)]

67)

Melanotropin beta
from Spiny Dogfish has 16 amino acids
with molecular weight of 1939 daltons
Sequence: DGDDYKFGHFRWSVPL (16th residue is Leucine)
Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, Vol. 5, Suppl. 3 (1978), p. 152
[H.P.J. Bennett, et. al., Biochem. J. 141, 439-444 (1974)]

68)

Chemical painkillers known as endorphins and enkephalins are produced naturally in the body.
Four groups of endorphins, alpha, beta, gamma, and sigma, have been identified.
Alpha-endorphin has 16 amino acids with the sequence:
Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-Thr-Ser-Glu-Lys-Ser-Gln-Thr-Pro-Leu-Val-Thr
N. Ling, R. Burgus, R. Guillemin, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 73, 3042-6 (1976)
Residues in: Beta-endorphin 31, Gamma-endorphin 17, Sigma-endorphin 27.

Fourth of July

69) Fourth of July
Climbing Rose
Hybridized by
Tom Carruth, 1999
(Roller Coaster x Altissimo)
Red & white striped
Fragrance: sweet apple
10-16 petals
70) Rhapsody in Blue
Shrub
Bred in England, 1999
by Frank R. Cowlishaw
(Summer Wine x Seedling)
Mauve & mauve blend
Strong fragrance
16 petals

Rhapsody in Blue

71)

Messier object M16
is some 7,000 light years distant in the constellation Serpens,
close to the borders to Scutum & Sagittarius, and in the
next inner spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy from us.
This stellar swarm is only about 5.5 million years old
with star formation still active in the Eagle Nebula.
While Philippe Loys de Chéseaux discovered
this cluster in 1745-6, Charles Messier, on his
independent rediscovery of June 3, 1764, mentions
that these stars appeared "enmeshed in a faint glow",
suggestive of the nebula.

72)

The New General Catalog (NGC) is a listing of nearly 8,000 non-stellar objects,
such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, compiled by J.L.E. Dreyer (1887).
NGC 16 is a small round galaxy in the constellation Pegasus.

73)

16 Psyche is a type M asteroid (magnitude 10)
It was discovered on March 17, 1882 by A. de Gasparis in Naples, Italy.
Diameter of 264 km with an absolute magnitude of 5.99V. Chondrite meteorites

74)

16-bit refers to the number of bits that can be processed or transmitted
in parallel, or the number of bits used for single element in a data format.
A 16-bit microprocessor can process data and memory addresses that are
represented by 16 bits. In a graphics device, such as a scanner or
digital camera: specifies the number of bits used to represent each pixel.

75)

Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon,
the first of the US Air Force multi-role fighter aircraft,
is the world's most prolific fighter with more than 2000
in service with the USAF and 2000 operational with 23 other
countries. The F-16 can fly more than 500 miles (860 km),
deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself
against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point.
It was first deployed in January 1979.
Speed: 1500 mph, Length: 49'5" (14.8 m)
Height: 16 ft (4.8 m), Wingspan: 32'8" (9.8 m).

76)

A-16 Mixer allows the music performer to create
a custom monitor mix tailored to his/her individual needs.
Designed for use in live performance or in the studio,
the A-16 Personal Mixer gives each performer control over
channel volume, grouping, pan, stereo spread, and master volume.

16 in Mythology & History

81)

16 Symbolism: Happiness, love, luxury, sensuality, when debased,
destruction, subversion, weakness. In the cabala the path of glory
and victory for the righteous. Pythagorean lucky number.
Number of Buddhist arhats, also houses of destruction in Nyalwa,
which has eight hot and eight cold. Sixteen-string Jack:
A highwayman. Nickname of John Rann, an 18th-century bandit, noted
for his fine clothes. The allusion is to the ribbons at his knees.
— Gertrude Jobes, Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore and Symbols
Scarecrow Press, New York, 1962, Part 2, p. 1463

82)

16 petals in the Throat Chakra (Vishuddhi Chakra)
It is the chakra associated with expression through voice.
The word Vishuddhi means cleansing, purifying. Also has effect
on the Thyroid and the parathyroid gland. It has the attributes
of communications and expression. Its color is Blue.

84)

The 4x4 Magic Square of Jupiter has 16 squares (side sum = 34, total sum = 136).

16	3	2	13
5	10	11	8
9	6	7	12
4	15	14	1

Albrecht Dürer's
Melencolia I (1514)

Magic Squares
MathWorld: Magic Squares
The Sator Magic Square
History of Magic Squares
Magic Squares (Dan Sewell Ward)
Gaudi Magic Square in Barcelona
Magic Square Database
Symbolism in Melencolia I
Dürer's Art
Dürer Biography
Michelangelo & Dürer
Braque & Dürer

85)

The 16th day of the year = January 16
(January 16 Birthdays: Ethel Merman 1909,
Robert Service 1874, Dizzy Dean 1910)

86)

P is the 16th letter of the English alphabet .

87)

Ayin is the 16th letter
of the Hebrew alphabet,
and means "Eye",
with a numeric value of 70.

88)

Pi (Π, π) is the 16th letter
of the Greek alphabet
with numeric value of 80.

89)

Taa is the 16th letter
of the Arabic alphabet.

90)

16th President
of the United States
is Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
who served (1861-1865).
Lincoln was on the 16¢ stamp
(Scott# 821) issued
on Oct. 20, 1938,
Washington D.C.
in the Presidential Series.

91)

16th State to enter the Union is Tennessee (June 1, 1796)

92)

Stanford Bronze Plaque 16
is on the ground to the right of
Stanford University's Memorial Church.
It is dedicated to the Class of 1916.
The first graduating class at Stanford was 1892.
In 1980, Stanford Provost Don Kennedy strolled
around the Inner Quad and calculated that it
would take 512 years for the bronze class plaques
embedded in the walkways to circle the entire
area ending with the Class of 2403.
(Photo by Peter Y. Chou, April 2005)

16 in Geography

113)

Cities located at 16^o latitude:
La Paz, Bolivia: 16^o 30' S latitude & 68^o 9' W longitude
Brasilia, Brazil: 15^o 52' S latitude & 47^o 55' W longitude
Da Nang, Vietnam: 16^o 4' N latitude & 108^o 13' W longitude

114)

Cities located at 16^o longitude:
Vienna, Austria: 48^o 15' N latitude & 16^o 22' E longitude

115)

16 is not yet used as the code for international direct dial phone calls.

116)

Belt Pkwy East 16th Street Subway Overpass, New York City.
The tracks carry the ancient Brighton lines, today known as the "D" & "Q" lines.

117)

16th Arrondissement Paris:
Predominantly a high-class residential and commercial district, the sixteenth is Paris'
western most arrondissement. Tourism is prevalent but as it is confined to the Trocadéro
quarter and the Arc de Triomphe in the north, the 16th has a calm town rather than city feel.
(Official site: Mairie du 16e)

118)

The American Jewish Historical Society is located at
15 West 16th Street, New York, New York 10011.
Founded in 1892, its mission is to foster awareness and appreciation
of the American Jewish heritage and to serve as a national scholarly
resource for research through the collection, preservation and
dissemination of materials relating to American Jewish history.

119)

Yeshiva University Museum is located at
15 West 16th Street, New York, New York 10011.
Founded in 1973, the museum's exhibits have celebrated the culturally diverse
intellectual and artistic achievements of 3,000 years of Jewish experience.

120)

Italian Wine Merchants is located at
108 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003.
Conceptualized by Sergio Esposito along with partners Joe Bastianich
and Mario Batali, it is the country's premier specialty wine store.

121)

Cajun Club is part of a formal wall mural on the corner
of West 16th Street and 8th Avenue, behind a subway stop in Manhattan.

136)

U.S. Highway 16 is an east-west United States highway between
Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Highway's eastern terminus is at a junction with Interstate 90,
duplexed with I-190, north of Rapid City, South Dakota.
Western terminus is the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
US-16 in Wyoming; Historical US-16 in Michigan

137)

Interstate 16 Georgia spurs out of town en route to Savannah
International Airport and Pooler to junction Interstate 95.
The eastbound carriageway defaults onto Montgomery Street
northbound for downtown Savannah.

138)

King's Highway 16
in Ontario, Canada
(1919-present)
Southern terminus:
Hwy 2 junction in Johnstown
Northern terminus:
Hwy 31 junction in Ottawa
Length: 78.1 km (1997).

16 in Sports and Games

139)

Whitey Ford, ace pitcher of the New York Yankees (1950-1967)
wore uniform #16 which was retired in 1974.
Cy Young Award (1961) with a 25-4 record.
Lifetime record of 236-106 (.690)
World Series records for 10 wins & 94 strikeouts.
Led the AL in wins 3 times, in ERA & shutouts twice.
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974.
Photo: Whitey Ford #16 (Yankees Fantasy Camp, 1997)
Retired Uniforms of New York sports

140)

Retired Baseball Uniform Number #16:
Ted Lyons #16 (1987), Chicago White Sox (player 1923-46, manager 1946-48)
Hal Newhouser #16(1997), Detroit Tigers (1939-1953)

141)

Baseball's 16th All-Star Game was played at Ebbets Field,
Brooklyn, New York, on July 12, 1949.
The American League beat the National League 11-7. Stan Musial and Ralph Kiner
each drove in two National runs with homers, but Eddie Joost singled in two runs
for the Americans and Joe DiMaggio singled and doubled in three more to lead the
Anerican attack. For the second year in a row, Vic Raschi shut out the National
stars for the last three innings. The game was notable as the first to include
black players: (Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe) for the
National League, and Larry Doby for the American League.
Total Baseball, 4th Ed., Viking, NY (1995), p. 259
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 2766)

142)

Baseball's 16th World Series (1919): Cincinnati Reds defeats Chicago White Sox 5-3
This was the infamous Chicago "Black Sox" scandal.
Eight White Sox players were accused in throwing the series & banned for life:
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson; pitchers Eddie Cicotte & Claude "Lefty" Williams;
infielders Buck Weaver, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, Fred McMullin, and
Charles "Swede" Risberg; and outfielder Oscar "Happy" Felsch.
White Sox History; 1919 Black Sox Movie
Total Baseball, 4th Ed., Viking, NY (1995), p. 311
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 2644)

143)

Grover Alexander is ranked in 1st place with pitching 16 shutouts in a single season (1916).
George Bradley had 16 shutouts in pitching before 1893.
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, pp. 35-36)

144)

Ron Perranoski (1913), Jim Konstanty (1950), Tom Johnson (1977), & Dick Radatz (1964)
are ranked in 4th place with 16 wins in relief pitching for a single season.
[1st: Roy Face (1959) 18, 2nd: Bill Campbell (1976) & John Hiller (1974) 17]
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 36)

145)

Joe Sewell is ranked in 1st place with fewest strikouts per at bat: .016 lifetime.
(2nd: Willie Keeler .019, 3rd: Lloyd Waner .022, 4th: Nellie Fox .023, 5th: Tommy Holmes .024)
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 43)

146)

Rollie Fingers is ranked in 2nd place with pitching in World Series games: 16.
(1st: Whitey Ford 22, 3rd: Allie Reynolds & Bob Turley 15, 5th: Clay Carroll 14)
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 54)

147)

Frank Gifford wore uniform #16
as halfback & flanker for
the New York Giants (1952-1964).
Won NFL Player of the Year (1956),
pacing the Giants to a league championship.
7-time Pro-Bowler: 1953-1956, 1958-1959, 1963
Totaled 9,862 yards. Record of 3,609 yards rushing,
367 receptions and 484 touchdown points.
Statistics, Hall of Fame 1977, Gifford Photos

148)

Joe Montana wore uniform #16
as quarterback for
the San Francisco 49ers (1979-1992)
& Kansas City Chiefs (1993-1994)
Led 49ers to 4 Super Bowl wins,
Named Super Bowl MVP 3 times.
8-time Pro-Bowler: 1981, 1983-85, 1987, 1989-90, 1993
Totaled 3409 completions, 40,551 yards,
273 Touchdowns, 92.3 passer rating.
367 receptions and 484 touchdown points.
Statistics, Hall of Fame 1977,
Super Bowl XXIII (1989) Montana Photos

149)

NFL Super Bowl XVI (1982):
San Francisco 49ers defeats Cincinnati Bengals 26-21
at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
January 24, 1982; Attendance: 81,270
MVP: Quarterback Joe Montana
World Almanac & Book of Facts 2005, p. 921

150)

16 points is the lowest score by 3 winners of NFL's Super Bowl:
Super Bowl III (1969): New York Jets defeats Baltimore Colts 16-7
Super Bowl V (1971): Baltimore Colts defeats Dallas Cowboys 16-13
Super Bowl IX (1975): Pittsburgh Steelers defeats Minnesota Vikings 16-6
World Almanac & Book of Facts 2005, p. 920

151)

16 Touchdowns in a season by AFL Rushing Leaders:
1975 O.J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills, 1817 yards, 329 attempts, 16 TD
2002 Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins, 1853 yards, 383 attempts, 16 TD
World Almanac & Book of Facts 2005, p. 922

152)

16 Touchdowns in a season by NFL Rushing Leaders:
1968 Leroy Kelly, Cleveland Browns, 1239 yards, 248 attempts, 16 TD
World Almanac & Book of Facts 2005, p. 923

153)

16 NFL games are played in a football season since 1978
The best season record are held by the San Francisco 49ers (15-1-0) in 1984
and the Chicago Bears (15-1-0) in 1985. Both went on to win Super Bowls XIX & XX.
49ers defeated Miami Dolphins 38-16 (1985) & Bears defeated New England 46-10 (1986).
World Almanac & Book of Facts 2005, pp. 918-921

154)

2nd highest field goals, no misses in a NBA game is 16
by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia at Baltimore, March 19, 1967
(1st: Wilt Chamberlain 18, Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, at Pittsburgh, Feb. 24, 1967)
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 859

155)

3rd highest average, rebounds per game, career is 16.2
by Bob Pettit, Milwaukee 1954-55, St. Louis 1955-56 to 1964-65 (12849/792)
(1st: Wilt Chamberlain 22.9, 2nd: Bill Russell 22.5)
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 862

156)

2nd most three-point field goal attempts in a NBA Playoff game is 16
by Reggie Miller, Indiana vs. Milwaukee, May 11, 1999.
(1st: Rex Chapman 17, Phoenix at Seattle, April 25, 1997)
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 867

157)

Most free throws attempts in one quarter of a NBA Playoff Finals Game is 16
by Shaquille O'Neal, L.A. Lakers vs. Indiana, June 9, 2000
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 877

158)

Most steals in a 6-game NBA Final Series is 16 by Julius Erving, Philadelphia 1977,
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles 1980, and Larry Bird, Boston 1986
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 879

159)

Most blocked shots in a 5-game NBA Final Series is 16
by Jack Sikma, Seattle 1979
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 879

160)

16th Wimbledon Men's Tennis:
Wilfred Baddeley beats Joshua Pim (4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2) in 1892.

161)

16th Wimbledon Women's Tennis:
B. Bingley Hillyard beats C. Cooper Sterry (6-2, 6-3) in 1899.

162)

16th Kentucky Derby was won by Riley in 2:45
with Jockey Isaac Murphy aboard (May 14, 1890).

163)

16th Preakness Stakes was won by Refund in 2:49
with Jockey F Littlefield aboard (May 11, 1888).

164)

16th Belmont Stakes was won by Forester in 1:56
with Jockey Jim McLaughlin aboard (June 8, 1882).

165)

16th U.S. Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 298
at Philadelphia Cricket Club PA (June 18, 1910)

16 in Postage Stamps, Coins, & Collectibles

101)

16¢ stamps of the United States:
Curtiss "Jenny" biplane Scott# C2, Green (Issued July 11, 1918)	Air Service Emblem Scott# C5, Dark blue (Issued Aug. 17, 1923)
Airmail Special Delivery Scott# CE1, Dark blue (Issued Aug. 30, 1934)	Airmail Special Delivery Scott# CE2, Red & blue (Issued Feb. 10, 1936)

102)

Postage Stamps with Denominations of 12 (Scott Catalogue # cited)
Note: Stamps were downloaded from the web or scanned and
resized in same proportion as originals. Some stamps were retouched
in Adobe Photoshop for brightness & contrast, centering or perforations.

Argentina #35— 16 centavos Manuel Belgrano Green Issued 1878 to honor Argentine heroes Rouletted Set of 3 values (Scott #35-37)	Austria #463— 16 groschen Gesäuse Valley Chestnut brown Issued 1946 Austrian landscape Set of 27 values (Scott #455-481)
China #261— 16¢ Reaping rice Olive green Issued 1923 Types 1913-1919 Re-engraved Set of 22 values (Scott #248-269)	China #357— 16¢ Sun Yat-sen Olive gray Issued March 1939 Hong Kong printing Set of 15 values (Scott #349-363)
China #2689— $16 Man overlooking fields Issued on June 7, 1989 to honor Ch'u Ts'u Collection of Poems 722-481 B.C. "The steed will not gallop itself into servitude; The phoenix has no appetite for slave food" (Scott #2686-2689)	China #2728— $16 River in Winter Issued on June 27, 1990 to honor Yueh Fu's Classical Poetry Lyrics from Tzu-yeh folk songs "Winter Song at Midnight" Set of 4 values (Scott #2725-2728)
China #2732— $16 Potted Plants Celtis sinensis pers Multicolored Issued July 20, 1990 Set of 4 values (Scott #2729-2732)	China #2764— $16 Ch'ing Dynasty teapot Rectangular, flower motif Light blue & multicolored Jan. 18, 1991 Set of 5 values (Scott #2760-2764)
Japan #C5— 16.5 sen Plane over Lake Ashi Yellow Green Issued Oct. 6, 1929 Set of 5 values (Scott #C3-C7)	Japan #C9— 16 yen Southern Green Pheasant Gray Issued Jan. 10, 1950 Set of 5 values (Scott #C9-C13)
Hungary #B128— 16 fillé + 16 fillé Semi-postal issue Allegory for Art Dark violet Dec. 31, 1940 Set of 4 values (Scott #B126-129) Surtax for pension & assistance for artists	Russia #3294— The Lute Player by Caravaggio 16 kopecks Ocher Dec. 29, 1966 Set of 5 values (Scott #3290-3294) Treasures from the Hermitage, Leningrad
Philippines #389— 16 centavos Magellan landing in the Philippines (1521) Dark blue Feb. 15, 1935 Set of 14 values (Scott #383-396)	Philippines #399— 16 centavos The Temples of Human Progress Blue Nov. 15, 1935 to honor the inauguration of the Philippine Commonwealth. Set of 5 values (Scott #397-401)
Bulgaria #1131— 16 stotinki Costume from Pleven Pale lilac, brown violet & buff Issued January 28, 1961 Set of 6 values Regional costumes (Scott #1130-1135)	China #2805— Sugar Apple $16 August 10, 1991 Set of 4 values Fruits in natural color (Scott #2802-2805)
Canada #CE1— Airpost Special Delivery 16¢ Bright ultramarine July 1, 1942 Trans-Canada Airplane and Aerial View of a City

Great Britain #1062-1066— 16 pence (issued July 31, 1984) Bicentenary of the First Mail Stagecoach Run, Bath and Bristol to London. Bath, 1784; Exeter, 1816; Norwich, 1827; Holyhead & Liverpool; Edinburgh 1831 18th century drawings by British painter James Pollard (1792-1867) Stamps designed by Keith Bassford & Stanley Paine, engraved by Csezlaw Slania.

103)

There are 200 cards in Wings: Friend or Foe
Card #16 is "Wyverne MK.2", British Turbo-Prop Fighter (Topps 1952)

104)

There are 160 cards in World on Wheels (Topps 1953)
Card #16 is "Pierce Arrow 1911 Station Wagon"

105)

Card #16 of Flags of the World: Haiti (Topps 1956)

106)

There are 64 cards in Firefighters (Bowman, 1952)
Card #16 is "Engine-Searchlight Combination"

16 in Books & Quotes

179)

"Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb
on Hiroshima... The force from which the sun draws its power has
been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East."
Harry S Truman (1884-1972),
First announcement of the atomic bomb, August 6, 1945
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 17th Edition, Justin Kaplan (Ed.)
Little, Brown, & Co., Boston, 2002, p. 705

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"Age? "Sixteen. The very flower of youth."
("Anni? Sedecim. Flos ipsus")
Terence (Publius Terentius Afer) (190-158 B.C.)

191)

Volume 16 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
is titled "The Beats: Literary Bohemians in Postwar America"
in two volumes— (pp. 1-357) Part 1: A-L & Part 2: M-Z (pp. 361-718)
Edited by Ann Charters, Gale Research Co., Detroit, 1983
Part 1: The 37 authors include Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), Paul Blackburn, William S. Burroughs, Jr.,
Neal Cassady, Gregory Corso, Robert Creeley, Diane DiPrima, Robert Duncan, Bob Dylan, William Everson,
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary.
Part 2: The 30 authors include Norman Mailer, Michael McClure, Frank O'Hara, Charles Olson,
Peter Orlovsky, Kenneth Patchen, Kenneth Rexroth, Gary Snyder, Carl Solomon, Jack Spicer,
Anne Waldman, Alan Watts, Lew Welch, Philip Whalen, William Carlos Williams, and 7 Appendices
"A Beat Chronology (1944-1969)", "Essays on the Beat Generation", "Periodicals of the Beat Generation".

16 in Art, Music, Film

234)

Sixteen Tons by Ernie 'Tennessee' Ford was #4 in the Billboard Top Hits of 1955
It was a hit cowboy song by Frankie Laine

Some people say a man is made outta mud.
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood.
Muscle and blood, skin and bones;
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong.

You load sixteen tons an' what do you get?
Another day older deeper and debt.
St. Peter don't you call me I cause can't go:
I owe my soul to the company store.

Well, I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine.
I picked up a shovel, I walked out to the mine.
I loaded sixteen tons of Number 9 coal,
An' the store boss said: "Well, bless my soul."

You load sixteen tons an' what do you get?
Another day older deeper and debt.
St. Peter don't you call me I cause can't go:
I owe my soul to the company store.

Well, I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain.
Fightin' an' trouble are my middle name.
I was raised in the canebreak by an old mama lion,
Can't no high-toned woman makes me walk the line.

You load sixteen tons an' what do you get?
Another day older deeper and debt.
St. Peter don't you call me I cause can't go:
I owe my soul to the company store.

Well, if you see me comin', better step aside.
A lotta men didn't; a lotta men died.
One fist of iron, the other of steel.
If the right one don't get you, then the left one will.

You load sixteen tons an' what do you get?
Another day older deeper and debt.
St. Peter don't you call me I cause can't go:
I owe my soul to the company store.

235)

Sixteen Candles is a song by Luther Dixon and Allyson Khent
First performed by The Crests (1958),
and peaked at Billboard position #2 in 1958.
Later recorded by Roy Orbison, The Platters, & The Jackson 5.

Happy birthday, happy birthday, baby
Oh, I love you so
Sixteen candles make a lovely light
But not as bright as your eyes tonight

Blow out the candles,
make your wish come true
For I'll be wishing that you love me too

You're only sixteen
But you're my teenage queen
You're the prettiest,
loveliest girl I've ever seen
Sixteen candles in my heart will glow
For ever and ever, for I love you so

You're only sixteen
But you're my teenage queen
You're the prettiest,
loveliest girl I've ever seen
Sixteen candles in my heart will glow
For ever and ever, for I love you so

The Crests had only one million seller, Sixteen Candles,
a record that came under attack. It was charged (in Congress) that
Dick Clark had played the song only four times in ten weeks and
it went nowhere, but then once he owned it, he played it 27 times
in less than three months and "it took off like a rocket."

236)

Sweet Sixteen is a song by Billy Idol (1987)

I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen,
And I'll do anything
For little run away child

Gave my heart an engagement ring.
She took ev'rything.
Ev'rything I gave her,
Oh sweet sixteen.

Built a moon
For a rocking chair.
I never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in.

Well I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh I'll do anything
For little runaway child

Well, memories will burn you.
Memories grow older as people can
They just get colder
Like sweet sixteen

Oh, I see it's clear
Baby, that you are
All through here
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen,
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in.
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in.

And I do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I do anything
For little run away girl.

Yeah, sad and lonely and blue.
Yeah, gettin' over you.
How, how do you think it feels
Yeah to get up in the morning, get over you.
Up in the morning, get over you.
Wipe away the tears, get over you,
Get over, get over...

My sweet sixteen
Oh runaway child
Oh sweet sixteen
Little runaway girl.

Gave my heart an engagement ring
She left everything
Everything I gave her
Sweet sixteen
Built a moon
For a rocking chair,
Never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh

Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in.
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in.

And I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I'll do anything
For little runaway child.

Do anything
For my sweet sixteen
I'll do anything
For little runaway girl
Little runaway girl
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh.

237)

Sixteen Candles (1984) is a 93-minutes comedy
film written and directed by John Hughes.
Cast: Molly Ringwald (Samantha), Justin Henry (Mike Baker),
Michael Schoeffling (Jake), Anthoy Michael Hall (Ted, the Geek).
Plot: A high school sophomore (Samantha) about to turn 16 suffers
from every embarrassment possible as she approaches her birthday.
James Monroe, The Movie Guide, Perigee Book, NY, 1992, p. 857

238)

Sweey Sixteen is a 106-minutes color film (2002) directed by Ken Loach.
Cast: Martin Compston, William Ruane, Annmarie Fulton,
Michelle Abercromby, Michelle Coulter, Gary McCormack.
Plot: Determined to have a normal family life once his
mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a
tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

239)

Sixteen Fathoms Deep is a feature length film (1934)
by Monogram Pictures Corp. It was adapted from the magazine story
"16 Fathoms Under" by Eustace L. Adams published in American Magazine
(November 1932). The film was released again in 1948.
Cast: Lon Chaney, Jr. Sally O'Neil, George Regas, Maureice Black,
Si Jenks, Jack Kennedy, Constantine Romanoff, and Richard Alexander.
Richard Bertrand Dimmitt, A Title Guide to the Talkies (1965), p. 1579

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16th Motion Picture Academy Awards (Oscars) in 1943:
Best Picture: Casablanca, MGM
Best Director: Michael Curtis, Casablanca
Best Actor: Paul Lukas, Watch on the Rhine
Best Actress: Jennifer Jones, The Song of Bernadette
Supporting Actor: Charles Coburn, The More the Merrier
Supporting Actress: Katina Paxinou, For Whom the Bell Tolls
The World Almanac and Book of Facts (2005), p. 328

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Numerology: words whose letters add up to 16:

ALLAH: 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 8 = 16

BOOK: 2 + 6 + 6 + 2 = 16

BOYS: 2 + 6 + 7 + 1 = 16

DISK: 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 16

HAWK: 8 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 16

JAIN: 1 + 1 + 9 + 5 = 16

JUNG: 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16

KIN: 2 + 9 + 5 = 16

LEFT: 3 + 5 + 6 + 2 = 16

MARK: 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 16

MIST: 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 16

NOW: 5 + 6 + 5 = 16

OAR: 6 + 1 + 9 = 16

ONE: 6 + 5 + 5 = 16

OSLO: 6 + 1 + 3 + 6 = 16

SIX: 1 + 9 + 6 = 16

STAFF: 1 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 6 = 16

SUTRA: 1 + 3 + 2 + 9 + 1 = 16

TIN: 2 + 9 + 5 = 16

WELL: 5 + 5 + 3 + 3 = 16