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Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes. Date: May 28, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Hong Kong's High Court bans elected politicians Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from the city's Parliament. Date: November 15, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Kalamazoo County Shootings Kill Six, Injure Two, February 20,…
Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory. Date: August 24, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Ouagadougou Terrorist Attacks Kill 23, Injure 33 Freed Hostages -…
NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe visited 101955 Bennu and returned with samples in September 2023. Date: September 8, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Pedro Sánchez Resigns as…
The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan. Date: April 14, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2016Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Sign Ecumenical Declaration, February 12, 2016EgyptAir Flight 804 Crashes into…