Date: March 17, 2016
The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations. Date: May 20, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day…
The Kenyan Army suffers its worst defeat ever in a battle with Al-Shabaab Islamic insurgents in El-Adde, Somalia. An estimated 150 Kenyan soldiers are killed in the battle. Date: January 15, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 2016 π On This Day (Today)…
New Zealand politician Steven Joyce is hit by a flung rubber dildo in a Waitangi Day protest. Date: February 5, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 5 π Events on this day in 2016 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Berlin Christmas Market Vehicular Attack Kills 12, Injures…
The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming. Date: April 22, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 2016 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Madagali Suicide Bombings Kill 57, Injure 177 – December 9, 2016Scott Kelly and…
An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, killing five people and injuring 36. Date: March 19, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 19 π Events on this day in 2016 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Kansas Shootings Kill 3, Injure 14 in Newton and Hesston,…
Tara Air Flight 193, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, crashes, with 23 fatalities, in Solighopte, Myagdi District, Dhaulagiri Zone, while en route from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport. Date: February 24, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 2016 π On…