2022 Batang Kali landslide
2022
A landslide occurs at a camp at an organic farm near the town of Batang Kali in Selangor, Malaysia, trapping 92 people and killing 31..
December-16
Historical Events on December 16
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Pakistani Taliban
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants attack an Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 150 people, 132 of them schoolchildren.
2014
2013 Metro Manila Skyway bus accident
A bus falls from an elevated highway in the Philippines capital Manila killing at least 18 people with 20 injured.
2013
Zhanaozen massacre
Zhanaozen massacre: Violent protests by oil workers take place in Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan, leading to 16 people dead and 100 injured by the security forces.
2011
1992 deportation of Hamas members
Deportation of Hamas members: Israeli authorities began deporting hundreds of Palestinians suspected to be members of Hamas across the Lebanese border.
1992
Romanian revolution
1989
Romanian Revolution: Protests break out in Timișoara, Romania, in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor László Tőkés..
Jeltoqsan
Jeltoqsan: Riots erupt in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, in response to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's dismissal of ethnic Kazakh Dinmukhamed Kunaev, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, and his replacement with Gennady Kolbin, an ethnic Russian from the Russian SFSR.
1986
Aeroflot Flight 2022
Aeroflot Flight 2022 crashes in the Soviet Union's (now Russia) Volokolamsky District, killing all 51 aboard, including four Lithuanian doctors.
1973
Constitution of Bangladesh
The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was enacted.
1972
Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India respectively.
1971
Bahrain
1971
The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day..
Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.
1968
United Airlines
A United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground.
1960
Curtiss C-46 Commando
A Miami Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in Elizabeth, New Jersey, killing all 58 aboard including dancer Doris Ruby.
1951
World War II
World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.
1944
The Holocaust
1942
The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz..
1920 Haiyuan earthquake
The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
1920
World War I
World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.
1914
First Balkan War
First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
1912
Rugby union
In Rugby Union, The "Match of the Century" is played between Wales and New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park.
1905
Tonkin campaign
1883
Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel..
Wales national rugby union team
Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.
1882
First Boer War
Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
1880
Battle of Nashville
American Civil War: The Battle of Nashville ends as the Union Army of the Cumberland under General George H. Thomas routs and destroys the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General John Bell Hood, ending its effectiveness as a combat unit.
1864
American Civil War
American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints General Joseph E. Johnston to replace General Braxton Bragg as commander of the Army of Tennessee.
1863
Charlotte Jane
1850
The Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand..
Great Trek
Great Trek: Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
1838
Benjamin W. Edwards
Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
1826
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri.
1811
East India Company
British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.
1782
Articles of Confederation
1777
Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation..
American Revolution
American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
1773
Seven Years' War
Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.
1761
HĹŤei eruption
Most Recent Eruption of Mount Fuji.
1707
Convention Parliament (1689)
Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.
1689
Interregnum (England)
1653
English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland..
Imjin War
Seven-Year War: Battle of Noryang: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought between the China and the Korean allied forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive allied forces victory.
1598
1575 Valdivia earthquake
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.5Mw  strikes Valdivia, Chile.
1575
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama passes the Great Fish River at the southern tip of Africa, where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
1497
Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.
1431
An Lushan
755
An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Yanjing, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Tang dynasty of China..
Pepin of Herstal
Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom.
714
Digest (Roman law)
The Digest, the great collection of all Roman jurists' law, is issued together with a new official law textbook for legal schools, The Institutes.
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