Anna B. Eckstein, German peace activist (born 1868)

Anna Bernhardine Eckstein was a German champion of world peace, who trained as a teacher and campaigned for peace across the world. She gathered six million signatures on a petition and, in 1913, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The outbreak of the First World War interrupted her plans but her ideas influenced the Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928.

October 16 is the 289th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 76 days remain until the end of the year.