Let Yet Kone massacre
2022
During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar..
September-16
Historical Events on September 16
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Death of Mahsa Amini
The death of Mahsa Amini occurred, which sparked worldwide protests.
2022
2021 Luxian earthquake
A 6.0 Mw  earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88.
2021
2015 Illapel earthquake
A 8.3 Mw  earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina.
2015
Siege of KobanĂ®
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.
2014
Washington Navy Yard shooting
2013
A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C..
One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269
One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people.
2007
Nisour Square massacre
Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad.
2007
Camorra
The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
2005
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
2004
Space Shuttle Atlantis
1996
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir..
1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions
The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn FĂ©in and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
1994
Manuel Noriega
The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ends in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering.
1992
Black Wednesday
Black Wednesday: The British pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark.
1992
Dostyk
The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge.
1990
Montreal Protocol
1987
The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion..
1982 Lebanon War
Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.
1982
East Germany balloon escape
Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon.
1979
1978 Tabas earthquake
The 7.4 Mw  Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people are killed.
1978
Shavarsh Karapetyan
Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir.
1976
Papua New Guinea
1975
Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia..
Cape Verde
Cape Verde, Mozambique, and SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe join the United Nations.
1975
Mikoyan MiG-31
The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.
1975
Hussein of Jordan
King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September.
1970
Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center)
The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.
1966
Malaysia
1963
Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore is soon expelled from this new country..
Hurricane Esther
The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.
1961
Typhoon Nancy (1961)
Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.
1961
SUPARCO
Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.
1961
Xerox 914
The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
1959
TCN
1956
TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts..
Juan PerĂłn
The military coup to unseat President Juan PerĂłn of Argentina is launched at midnight.
1955
Zulu-class submarine
A Soviet Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
1955
American Airlines Flight 723
American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people.
1953
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
1945
10th Army (Wehrmacht)
1943
World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno..
World War II
World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
1940
Wall Street bombing
The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
1920
World War I
World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
1914
General Motors
The General Motors Corporation is founded.
1908
Land Run of 1893
1893
Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma..
The Cornell Daily Sun
The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York.
1880
Robert College
Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
1863
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of Sciences, reports a direct refraction experiment verifying David Brewster's hypothesis that photoelasticity (as it is now known) is stress-induced birefringence.
1822
Cry of Dolores
With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.
1810
Siege of Savannah
1779
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins..
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
1776
Campo Maior, Portugal
In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two-thirds of its inhabitants.
1732
James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.
1701
Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)
Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower.
1620
Owain Glyndŵr
1400
Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers..
Pope Honorius I
Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council.
681