A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China kill 108 people and injure 38 others, the biggest mass murder in China in decades. Date: March 16, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern is premiered, together with her earlier Johannes-Passion, at Hamburg's Michaeliskirche, performed by soloists, choir and orchestra from the Mariinsky Theatre combined with NDR choir and orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev. Date: March 16, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2002…

American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah by being run over by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer while trying to obstruct the demolition of a home. Date: March 16, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control. Date: March 16, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed in a fire. Date: March 16, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batter in history to score 100 centuries in international cricket. Date: March 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia. Date: March 16, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

Two suicide bombers detonate their explosives at a mosque during morning prayer on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing 24 and injuring 18. Date: March 16, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30. Date: March 16, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929). This follows the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing that it will cut its target interest rate to 0–0.25%. Date: March 16, 2020 Read more on…