Haritina Korotkevich, Russian heroine (born 1882)

Haritina Evstafievna Korotkevich was a Russian soldier who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the Russo-Japanese War. Volunteering to serve disguised as a man under the pseudonym Khariton Korotkevich, she soon gained a reputation as a fearless leader as a woman in her own right. She was killed by shellfire on the front line during the Siege of Port Arthur.

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