Here are the historical accounts of shark attacks that took place on January 16:
| Date | Name | Sex | Age | Time | Country | Area | Location | Activity | Injury | Species | Sp_Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16-Jan-2013 | Paul Santos | M | 43 | 17h00 | USA | Hawaii | Kiholo Bay | Surfing | Left forearm bitten | tiger | 180 |
| 2 | 16-Jan-2009 | Tane Tokona | M | NEW ZEALAND | South Island | Karitane Beach | Surfing | No injury,shark bumped board with nose | ||||
| 3 | 16-Jan-1996 | Robert Rogowicz | M | 53 | 15h45 | USA | Hawaii | Ka’eleki’I Point Maui | Swimming | Lacerations to left foot & right shin | Tiger | |
| 4 | 16-Jan-1985 | small speedboat occupan: Paul McNally | NEW ZEALAND | South Island | Christchurch | Research | No injury to occupant shark bit boat | 236 | ||||
| 5 | 16-Jan-1965 | A.W.F. Patterson | M | 20 | 16h40 | South Africa | KZN | Country Club Beach Durban | Body surfing | Right thigh punctured | ||
| 6 | 16-Jan-1962 | Mr. Reynish & Mr. Meikle | NEW ZEALAND | South Island | Pigeon Bay Canterbury | Fishing | No injury to occupants hooked shark attacked boat SPI | Red | 190 | |||
| 7 | 16-Jan-1960 | Kenneth William Murray | M | 13 | 15h30 | Australia | New South Wales | Just below Roseville Bridge opposite Killarney picnic reserve Middle Harbor Sydney | Freediving | Fatal – right leg severed above knee surgically amputated but died 9 days later | Bull | |
| 8 | 16-Jan-1956 | Lester Burton | M | 33 | COSTA RICA | San Juan River | Swimming | Fatal – leg severed | ||||
| 9 | 16-Jan-1956 | Stephen Conedo | M | 18 | Australia | Queensland | Palm Island – (Torres Strait) | Diving | Lacerations to thighs, Badly mauled by shark | |||
| 10 | 16-Jan-1950 | Gilbert S. Hotta | M | Night | USA | Hawaii | Kahakuloa Maui | Fishing | Fatal -His remains were recovered from a “huge shark” caught 3 days later | |||
| 11 | 16-Jan-1944 | Boat | Australia | Western Australia | Cottesloe, Perth | Fishing | No injury, shark took day’s catch & struck boat | |||||
| 12 | 16-Jan-1930 | Servy LeRoux | M | 23 | 17h30 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Melkbaai False Bay | Swimming | Torso & arm bitten | White | 179 |
| 13 | 16-Jan-1920 | David Miller | M | 12 | 10h00 | Australia | New South Wales | Swimming | Fatal – Leg bitten. Fatal | |||
| 14 | 16-Jan-1884 | Mr. Meyer | M | South Africa | Eastern Cape Province | South Jetty Port Elizabeth | Swimming | Fatal – | ||||
| 15 | 16-Jan-1864 | Unknown | M | NEW ZEALAND | Stewart Island | Stewart Island | Boating – Boat filled with water | Fatal – |