Date: May 28, 2016
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes KaikΕura, New Zealand, at a depth of 15Β km (9 miles), resulting in the deaths of two people. Date: November 14, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 14 π Events on this day in 2016 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Fort McMurray Wildfire…
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…
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…
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800. Date: October 7, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 7 π Events on this day in 2016 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Obama Announces Iran Nuclear Deal January 17, 2016Quetta Government Hospital Terror Attack…
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Date: August 12, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 12 π Events on this day in 2016 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Aktobe, Kazakhstan…
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their split in 1054. Date: February 12, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 12 π Events on this day in 2016 π On This Day (Today)…