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  • Iceland Súðavík Avalanche Destroys Homes, Kills 14 – January 16, 1995
    1995 events

    Iceland Súðavík Avalanche Destroys Homes, Kills 14 – January 16, 1995

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    An avalanche hits the Icelandic village Súðavík, destroying 25 homes and burying 26 people, 14 of whom died. Date: January 16, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • 1998 events

    Guatemala School Trip Attack and Robbery, January 16, 1998

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    In Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala, thirteen American students on a school trip are attacked and robbed at gunpoint; five were raped. Date: January 16, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Bill Clinton Awards Theodore Roosevelt Posthumous Medal of Honor January 16, 2001
    2001 events

    Bill Clinton Awards Theodore Roosevelt Posthumous Medal of Honor January 16, 2001

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    US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War. Date: January 16, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassinated in Kinshasa, Second Congo War January 16, 2001
    2001 events

    Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassinated in Kinshasa, Second Congo War January 16, 2001

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    Second Congo War: Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in Kinshasa. Date: January 16, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • UN Security Council Imposes Arms Embargo on Taliban, al-Qaeda January 16, 2002
    2002 events

    UN Security Council Imposes Arms Embargo on Taliban, al-Qaeda January 16, 2002

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    War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban. Date: January 16, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day…

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  • Space Shuttle Columbia Launches Final Mission STS-107, January 16, 2003
    2003 events

    Space Shuttle Columbia Launches Final Mission STS-107, January 16, 2003

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    The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry. Date: January 16, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Sworn In as Liberia’s First Female President January 16, 2006
    2006 events

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Sworn In as Liberia’s First Female President January 16, 2006

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    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state. Date: January 16, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • TEV-DEM Established for Democratic Confederalism in Syria January 16, 2011
    2011 events

    TEV-DEM Established for Democratic Confederalism in Syria January 16, 2011

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    Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism. Date: January 16, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Mali War Begins: Tuareg Militias Rebel for Independence, January 16, 2012
    2012 events

    Mali War Begins: Tuareg Militias Rebel for Independence, January 16, 2012

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    The Mali War begins when Tuareg militias start fighting the Malian government for independence. Date: January 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Ouagadougou Terrorist Attacks Kill 23, Injure 33 Hostages January 16, 2016
    2016 events

    Ouagadougou Terrorist Attacks Kill 23, Injure 33 Hostages January 16, 2016

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    Thirty-three out of 126 freed hostages are injured and 23 killed in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on a hotel and a nearby restaurant. Date: January 16, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

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